Type 61 (tank)
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The Type 61 tank is a main battle tank developed and used by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
A Type 61 tank on display at the GSDF Camp Zentsuji.
Type 61 tanks on the move in 1985 as part of a joint US/Japanese exercise.
Rear view of the turret.
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M47 Patton
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The M47 Patton was an American medium tank, a development of the M46 Patton mounting an updated turret, and was in turn further developed as the M48 Patton. It was the second American tank to be named
Type 61 (tank)
…hydraulic shock absorbers. At the beginning, Japanese engineers intended to adopt the cross drive system studied by observing the repair work of the M47 Patton of the American military which was done in Japan, but did not realize it. An M36 tank destroyer was rented around 1955 and was used as a reference…
M47 Patton on display at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood, Killeen, Texas
West German M47 in 1960.
M47 Patton outside of the California National Guard Armory in San Diego, California.
M47 Patton tank at Fort Meade, Maryland.