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More than 11,700 Patton Tanks were built between 1952 and 1959. The M48 A5 had a British 105 mm gun powered by a 750 horsepower diesel engine. It weighed 107,997 pounds, or 54 tons, measured 30 feet 6 inches in total length with gun, 11 feet 11 inches in width, and 10 feet 1 inch in height, had a top speed of 40 mph, a range of 258 miles, and fuel consumption of 1 to 2 gal. per mile. Its ammunition types included heat high explosive anti-tank, high explosive plastic, canister with thousands of small darts, and white phosphorus. The M48 A5 was used by Greece, Iran, Israel, Jordan, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, and Turkey.
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