M41B Walker Bulldog – fotod ja video

Fotogalerii M41B Walker buldog, The M41 Walker Bulldog was an American light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named for General Walton Walker who died in a jeep accident in Korea. On 7 November 1950, the US Ordnance Committee Minutes (OCM) issued item #33476, redesignating the heavy, medium, and light tank, according to the main armament; the 120mm and 105mm caliber (heavy, larger-than-100mm) Gun Tanks, 90mm (medium) Gun Tanks, and the 76mm (light) Gun Tanks.

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2007 M41 Jalutaja buldog was an American light tank that was designed to replace the M24 Chaffee. It was named after General Walton Harris Walker, who was nicknamed “Bulldog” and died in a jeep accident in Korea in 1950. The M41 was produced by Cadillac Motor Car Division, a division of General Motors, from 1951 to 1954. It was intended for armed reconnaissance missions, but it also performed well in close infantry support and rapid airborne deployments.
2007 M41 oli neljameheline meeskond ja oli relvastatud 76 mm M32A1 vintpüssi ja kahe kuulipildujaga. Selle tippkiirus oli 72 km/h ja sõiduulatus 161 km. M41 oli esimene sõjajärgne Ameerika kerge paak, mis nägi ülemaailmset teenust, ja seda eksporditi paljudesse riikidesse, eriti Aasiasse. See nägi võitlust mitmes sõjas, nagu sigade lahe invasioon, Vietnami sõda ja Somaalia kodusõda. M41 kasutati ka teiste sõidukite, näiteks M42 Dusteri õhutõrjepaagi ja M75 soomustatud personali kandja alusena. M41 asendati lõpuks USA armees M551 Sheridaniga.