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M41 Walker Bulldoglarger figure on 2 of 5
Measured figures
Hull
Single source5.81 m (19 ft 1 in) (hull)[source]
Length
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| Specification | M41 Walker Bulldog | VT-4 |
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| Type | Light tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1953–1969 (US Armed Forces) 1961–present (foreign users)[source] | 2017–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See § Operators[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
10.10 m (33.1 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Bay of Pigs Invasion Guatemalan Civil War 1964 Brazilian coup d'état Vietnam War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Ogaden War Sino-Vietnamese War Somali Civil War 2006 Thai coup d'état 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict[source] | War against the Islamic State Boko Haram insurgency 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Designed | 1944[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Cadillac[source] | Norinco Heavy Industries Taxila[source] |
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| Unit cost | USD $162,000 (secondhand, FY1988) (equivalent to $369,596 in 2024)[source] | $4.9 million[source] |
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| Produced | 1951 –1954[source] | 2017–present[source] |
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| No. built | 5,467[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | Welded steel 25.4 mm (1.00 in) turret front 25 mm (0.98 in) turret sides and rear 12.7 mm (0.50 in) turret top 31.7 mm (1.25 in) at 30° hull upper glacis plate 25.4 mm (1.00 in) at 45° hull lower glacis plate 19 mm (0.75 in) hull rear 9.25 mm (0.364 in) hull floor[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 76 mm M32A1 rifled cannon (65 rounds)[source] | ZPT-98A 125 mm (4.9 in) smoothbore gun, 38 rounds (22 in the autoloader )[source] |
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| Secondary armament | .30 caliber M1919A4 coaxial machine gun (5,000 rounds) .50 caliber Browning M2 roof-mounted machine gun (2,175 rounds)[source] | 1 × RWS 12.7 mm (0.50 in) AA HMG 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) coaxial MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 21.2 hp (15.8 kW)/tonne[source] | 23 hp/tonne[source] |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | torsion bars[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 0.45 m (1.5 ft)[source] | 43 cm (1 ft 4.93 in)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 530 L (140 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Norinco[source] |
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| Armour | — | composite armour and Explosive reactive armour (ERA)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | Ch1000B automatic (6 FWD/2 REV)[source] |
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