M47 Patton Tank - Side View
Driving southeast from Reno, Nevada, I encountered the small town of Hawthorne, about one third of the way to Las Vegas. A city block into the town, I was surprised to see by the road a paved lot with a tank on display, together with enough weapons to start a small war. I promptly did a 180 turn to go back and stop for a few snapshots. This turned out to be the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, in Hawthorne, Nevada. On August 30, 2017.
The M47 Patton medium tank entered US service in 1952, as a development of the earlier M46 Patton tank. The M47 was soon replaced in US service by the M48 Patton tank and was retired from the US military by the early 1960s. Used also by many allied nations. Some of the allies used this type in combat, but the US never did.
M47 Patton Tank - Side View
Driving southeast from Reno, Nevada, I encountered the small town of Hawthorne, about one third of the way to Las Vegas. A city block into the town, I was surprised to see by the road a paved lot with a tank on display, together with enough weapons to start a small war. I promptly did a 180 turn to go back and stop for a few snapshots. This turned out to be the Hawthorne Ordnance Museum, in Hawthorne, Nevada. On August 30, 2017.
The M47 Patton medium tank entered US service in 1952, as a development of the earlier M46 Patton tank. The M47 was soon replaced in US service by the M48 Patton tank and was retired from the US military by the early 1960s. Used also by many allied nations. Some of the allies used this type in combat, but the US never did.