This tank is equipped with a 90 millimeter gun with fume extractor, optical range finder and ballistic computer. This was an interim measure for the M48 tank. The M47 was exported in large numbers and this particular M47 tank was a NATO loan to Italy.
Specs | Detail |
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Weight | 92,880 lbs |
Crew | 5 |
Armament | one 90 millimeter M36 gun two 30 caliber machine guns one 50 caliber machine gun |
Top speed | 37 mph |
Range | 100 miles on 270 gallons of gasoline |
Ammunition | 71 rounds of 90mm 3,440 rounds of 50 cal 180 rounds of 45 cal 4,125 rounds of 30 cal 90 rounds of 30 cal carbine 8 smoke grenades 12 ground signals |
Engine | Continental model AV-1760-5b 12-cyl gasoline 810 horsepower |

