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L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 3
M48 Pattonlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source120 centimetres (47 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | L9 bar mine | M48 Patton |
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| Crew | — | Four Commander Gunner Loader Driver[source] |
| Type | Anti-tank blast mine[source] | Medium tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1969–present[source] | 1952–present United States Army (historical) 1952–1987 United States Marine Corps (historical) 1954–1973[source] |
9.3 m (30 ft 6 in)[source]
Maximum; M48A5
Single sourceM48A5 30 mph (48 km/h)[source]
Operational; M48
Single sourceOperational; M48A1 with external fuel drums
Single sourceOperational; M48A2
Single sourceOperational; M48A3
Single sourceOperational; M48A5
Single sourceM48 113 km (70 mi) M48A1 217 km (135 mi) with external fuel drums M48A2 177.8 km (110.5 mi) M48A3 463 km (288 mi) M48A5 499 km (310 mi)[source]
Engine
Single sourceM48A3–M48A5 Continental AVDS-1790 V12, air-cooled, twin-turbo , diesel engine
Single sourceM48/M48A1 Continental AV1790 V12 , air-cooled , gasoline engine M48A2 Continental AV1790 fuel-injected , V12, gasoline engine
Single sourceM48/M48A1 Continental AV1790 V12 , air-cooled , gasoline engine 810 hp (600 kW) M48A2 Continental AV1790 fuel-injected , V12, gasoline engine 825 hp (615 kW) M48A3–M48A5 Continental AVDS-1790 V12, air-cooled, twin-turbo , diesel engine 750 hp (560 kW)[source]
Filling weight
Single source8.4 kilograms (19 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Filling |
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TNT[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Cold War 1958 Lebanon crisis Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Six-Day War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Yom Kippur War Turkish invasion of Cyprus Western Sahara War Lebanese Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Iran–Iraq War Battle of Mogadishu (1993) Kurdish–Turkish conflict 2007 Lebanon conflict 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designer | — | Chrysler Defense Engineering[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1950[source] |
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| Manufacturer | — | Chrysler , Fisher Body , Ford Motor Company , American Locomotive Company[source] |
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| Developed from | — | M47 Patton[source] |
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| Developed into | — | M60 tank[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | M48A3 US$309,090 (equivalent to $3,330,118 in 2025) (1981 )[source] |
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| Produced | — | M48/M48A1 1952–1956 M48A2 1955–1957 M48A3 1957–1961[source] |
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| No. built | — | 12,000 (all variants)[source] |
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| Variants | — | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | — | Upper glacis 110 mm (4.3 in) at 60° 220 mm (8.7 in) LoS Turret front 178 mm (7.0 in) at 0°[source] |
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| Main armament | — | M48–M48A3 90mm M41/T139 gun M48A5 105 mm M68/T254E2 gun[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | M48 .50 cal (12.7 mm) on M1 mount M48A1/A2/A3/A5 .50 cal (12.7 mm) in M1 commander's cupola M48/A1/A2/A3 M37/T153 machine gun M48A5 M219 (7.62mm NATO)[source] |
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| Power/weight | — | 16.6 hp (12.4 kW)/ tonne[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Allison CD-850-4A or CD-850-4B Two forward ranges One reverse[source] |
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| Suspension | — | Torsion bar suspension[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 16 in (0.41 m)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | M48 200 US gal (760 L ) M48A1 200 US gal internal 420 US gal (1,600 L )(with external fuel drums) M48A2 335 US gal (1,270 L ) M48A3/A5 300 US gal (1,100 L )[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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