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M 47 E/M was the M used by the German's?
sgtreef
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Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017 - 04:33 AM UTC
Hi all.
I was wondering with all of them 47 Patton's the Germans bought, did they ever use the M version?
I can't seem to find out.
Thanks
Bravo1102
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Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017 - 04:43 AM UTC
The M47M postdates German use. So many went to the Germans, but as the Bundeswehr re equipped with other tanks they were passed on to others and those participated in the "M" upgrades. Additionally there were others that were supplied out right by the U.S. that served in Spain, Turkey etc who updated rather than replace.

But no "M" in Bundeswehr service. The Germans never updated the engines in their M48A2 either and they lasted much longer in service.
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Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017 - 05:17 AM UTC
The Germans were already getting the M48 A1 in 1957 and the M48 A2C in 1959 started to replace the M47s.
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Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017 - 03:21 PM UTC
Thanks both, guess they will now. LOL


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