An M46 General Patton tank at the Bovington Tank Museum in Bovington

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The M46 was an American tank designed to replace the M26 Pershing and M4 Sherman. It was one of the Army's principal medium tanks of the early Cold War, with models in service from 1949 to the mid-1950s. It was not widely used by Cold War allies, being exported only to Belgium, and only in small numbers to train crews on the upcoming M47 Patton.

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Size: 7360px × 4912px
Location: Bovington, England
Photo credit: © Paul Briden / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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