Re: MBT's
Well what I have is:
"The first Tank Battalion turned over it's M46s and M39s to the Armys 6th Tank Battalion on 17 March [1955] and embarked for Pendelton and a new issue of M48A1 tanks."
"The initial order of M48s in 1952 also reflected 28 of the eventual 74 flame-tank variants, the M67 (formerly T66) ..."
"The flame-tank development remains a singular case of Marine Corps tank procurement of a separate weapon within the Army material system. In November 1949 the Commandant advised the Army that he considered the Armys plans to develop a trailer-type flame-tank unsatisfactory."
"The 421 medium M48A1 tanks would enter the M48A3 overhaul program in December 1962 at a rate of 25 per month, and the Anniston and Red River Army Depots also upgraded the 73 M67A1s [1268 liters of flame fuel] to M67A2 [1457 liters of flame fuel] at the rate of 5 per month."
"USMC inventory M48A3 1967 - Authorized 457 - Possessed 409"
No place in his book is the M48A2 mentioned, but I'll look into it.
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