NEW U.S. PATTON TANK IN ACTION
(10 a.m.) TOKYO, Sept. 3. America's most powerful lank, the Patton, has been thrown into action on the north-eastern front in Korea. It is America’s best answer to the Russian-made tank which the North Koreans are using. The Patton tank represents a radical departure from previous American i'esigns It is a compromise between former American designs for mobility and German and Russian emphasis on a tank with a high velocity cun and a thicker protective armour shell around the gun. The Patton tank carries a 90 m.m. gun.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 4 September 1950, Page 5
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94NEW U.S. PATTON TANK IN ACTION Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23349, 4 September 1950, Page 5
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