Description.
A tankSponsor.
The development and United States procurement of the M47 was sponsored by the United States Department of Defense through the United States Army Tank Automotive Command.Contractors.
This tank was manufactured at the Detroit Tank Plant by the Defense Division of Chrysler Corporation (now General Dynamics Land Systems Division), Detroit, Michigan, and by the American Locomotive Company (now ALCO Products Incorporated); Schenectady, New York, United States of America. Major subcontractors included Continental Motors (now Teledyne Continental), General Motors Corporation, Allison Transmission Division and Watervliet Arsenal.Licensees.
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Production of the M47 ended in late 1953; the tank remains in service with a number of nations around the world.Total Produced.
A total of 8,576 M47 tanks was built: Detroit Arsenal manufactured 5,481 and American Locomotive manufactured the remaining 3,095.Application.
A tank for the projection of power as well as defensive missions.Price Range.
Through international arms merchants, an M47 modernized to M47M standards lists for about $290,000 in 1997 United States dollars.Crew.
Five: commander, gunner, loader, driver, machine gunner.Armor.
Conventional rolled homogeneous with a maximum thickness of 11.5 centimeters (4.52 inches) on the mantlet.|
Dimensions. The following data are for the last production standard. |
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Length |
8.51 meters |
27.92 feet |
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Width |
3.51 meters |
11.52 feet |
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Height |
3.35 meters |
10.99 feet |
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Fuel capacity |
875 liters |
232.71 gallons |
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Weight |
46.17 tonnes |
50.89 tons |
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Performance. The maximum speed and range figures are on a metalled road. |
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Maximum speed |
48 kilometers per hour |
29.8 milers per hour |
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Maximum range |
130 kilometers |
80.73 statute miles |
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Step |
91.4 centimeters |
2.99 feet |
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Trench |
2.59 meters |
8.5 feet |
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Slope |
35% |
35% |
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Gradient |
60% |
60% |
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Fording |
1.22 meters |
4.0 feet |
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Engine.
The AV-1790-5B spark ignition engine was provided by Continental (now Teledyne Continental Motors); this air cooled engine of V-12 configuration is rated at 604.01 kilowatts (810 horsepower) at 46.67 revolutions per second (2,800 revolutions per minute). The power-to-weight ratio with this engine is 13.09 kilowatts per tonne (15.92 horsepower per ton). Wisconsin provided the model TFT two-cylinder spark ignition engine used for an auxiliary power unit.Gearbox.
The CD-850-4/4A/4B gearbox was provided by General Motors Corporation, Allison Transmission Division. This cross drive unit has two forward and one reverse gear ratios.Suspension and Running Gear.
This tank uses a torsion bar suspension with six dual tired road wheels and three track return rollers on each side. Hydraulic shock dampers are located at the first, second, fifth and sixth road wheel stations. An adjustable tensioning wheel is located between the last road wheel and the drive sprocket.Armament.
The main armament of the M47 is the M36 90 millimeter cannon fitted with several types of gas deflectors and a fume extractor. All NATO standard 90 millimeter ammunition, including an Armor Piercing Fin Stabilized Discarding Sabot round, can be fired from this cannon. A total of seventy-one 90 millimeter rounds are carried with 11 rounds in the turret bustle for ready use. Secondary armament includes a M1919A4E1 30 caliber machine gun in a coaxial mount and another in a bow mount. A 12.7 millimeter M2HB machine gun is mounted on the turret roof.Fire Control.
The gunner and commander are provided with an M20 dual mode (wide angle observation and ranging/sighting) periscope. The gunner is provided with an M12 stereoscopic ballistic computing rangefinder.No variants of the M47 were developed to production status.
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Source: Forecast International