The end of WW2 and the early Cold War years saw the need for a more powerful tank than the Sherman and Pershing tanks. The first Patton tanks (M46) were converted Pershings which saw service in Korea. As the Cold War intensified, the M47 with a more effective 90mm gun and turret went into mass production (9000 built) and countered the Soviet build up.
| ISBN: | 9781848847613 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2012 |
| Author: | Michael Green |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 207 pages |
| Series: | Images of War |
| Genres: |
Military vehicles |