The T48 57 mm gun motor carriage was a self-propelled anti-tank gun produced by the Diamond T company in 1943 for the United States. The design incorporated a 57 mm gun M1, a US production of the British Ordnance QF 6 pounder, mounted on an M3 half-track. A total of 962 vehicles were produced from 1942 to 1943.

The T48 and M48(Mod A) tanks featured a remote controllable machine gun mount as the tank commander's weapon on a pedestal, which allowed him to fire the .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2HB machine gun from within the vehicle's turret. It used a 100-round ammunition box and could also be employed manually by the commander.

2017年9月14日 · The SU-57, or T48, was the only American or British vehicle to be used in combat solely by the Soviets. This refers to the T48 in its 57mm carrying form, and excludes converted vehicles, or units captured by the Wehrmacht.

2020年5月25日 · On 2 April 1953, the U. S. Amy standardized the T48 tank as the 90mm gun tank M48. At the same time, the new tank was officially nicknamed the “Patton 48” in honor of General George S. Patton, however, most American tankers simply referred to them as the “forty-eights” or “M48s.”

2016年6月9日 · The T48 was an American anti tank Half-Track mounted with a 57 mm gun. In Soviet service it was named SU-57. Variants: 1. Name: T48 Type: Tank Destroyer Origin: United States Year: 1942 Produced: 962 Length: 6.41 Meters Width: 1.96 Meters Height: 2.3 Meters Weight: 8600 Kilograms Speed: 72 km/h Crew: 5 Primary Armament:-57 mm M1 Secondary ...

2024年1月6日 · The T5 gun mount placed the top of the 57mm gun carriage M1 on top of a conical mount. The T48 was fitted with the small, demountable headlights after the 75mm GMC M3's large fender-mounted lights were damaged by muzzle blasts. The T48's hood was also reinforced to prevent damage from the firing of the gun.

The T48 Gun Motor Carriage was a United States-made self-propelled tank destroyer that was used by the USA, Britain, and the USSR during World War II from 1943 to 1945. From 1942 to 1943, 962 of the T48 Gun Motor Carriages were produced by the USA, and they were originally sent to the United Kingdom for the Western Desert Campaign .

The 90-mm gun tank T48 (figs. 1 through 4) is a heavily armored, full-track-laying, low silhouette combat vehicle mounting on 90-mm gun T139. One cal. .30 Browning machine gun M1919A4El and a cal. .50 HB Browning machine gun M2El or two cal. .30 machine gun T153 are mounted coaxially with the 90-mm gun in the combination gun mount Tl48 (par. 335).

57 mm Gun Motor Carriage T48. GENERAL DATA: Other Designation(s)-Type: Tank Destroyer. Radio Equipment? Manufacturer(s) Diamond T Motor Car Co. Crew: 5. Gun commander in rear; Gunner in rear; Driver in cab left; Assistant driver in cab right; Loader in rear ; …

The T48 57 mm Gun Motor Carriage was a self-propelled anti-tank gun produced by the Diamond T company in 1943 for the United States. The design incorporated a 57 mm gun M1, a US production of the British Ordnance QF 6 pounder, mounted on an M3 Half-track.