M41A3 Walker Bulldog Light Tank - Fort George G Meade, MD
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M41A3 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
Waymark Code: WMDRK8
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2012
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The M41 Walker Bulldog was a US light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. While the M24 Chaffee was a successful design, its main gun was not effective enough against well armored opponents. Although the primary mission of a light tank was scouting, the US Army wanted one with more powerful armament. The development of the new tank, T37, began in 1947. The vehicle was designed to be air-transportable, and the desired anti-tank capabilities were provided by installing a long 76 mm gun with an advanced rangefinder. In 1949, with the adoption of a less ambitious rangefinder, the project's designation was changed to T41. Production started in 1951 at Cadillac's Cleveland Tank Plant, and by 1953 the new tank completely replaced the M24 in the United States Army. Initially it was nicknamed "Little Bulldog", then renamed "Walker Bulldog" after General Walton Walker, who was killed in a jeep accident in Korea in 1950. On 7 November 1950, the US Ordnance Committee Minutes (OCM) issued item #33476, redesignating the heavy, medium, and light tank, according to the armament; the 120mm (heavy) gun tanks, 90mm (medium) gun tanks, and the 76mm (light) gun tanks.
Armament: 1-76mm main gun; 1-.50 caliber machine gun; 1-.30 caliber machine gun
Crew: 4
Max Speed: 45 mph
Source: Wikipedia
Location restrictions:
Located at Fort George G Meade Museum, 4674 Griffin Avenue, Fort George G Meade, MD (301) 677-6966. Further information can be obtained at http://www.ftmeade.army.mil/museum/index.html.
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