{"id":90974,"date":"2024-12-10T02:00:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=90974"},"modified":"2024-12-09T06:40:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T11:40:11","slug":"m47-the-most-boring-tank-ever-tank-chat-178","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/12\/10\/m47-the-most-boring-tank-ever-tank-chat-178\/","title":{"rendered":"M47 &#8211; The Most Boring Tank Ever? | Tank Chat #178"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fZPwe41UVZE?si=JNC8u7F7dbO6y3lc\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The Tank Museum<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished Aug 9, 2024<\/p>\n<p>The US built M47 probably isn&#8217;t the most interesting tank in history \u2013 but it was a vital part of NATO&#8217;s Cold War tank force.<\/p>\n<p>Rushed into production at the outbreak of the Korean War, it never saw active service with the US military and was quickly superseded by the M48.<\/p>\n<p>But large numbers were supplied to US Allies around the world \u2013 with Germany, Belgium, Italy, Portugal, Jordan, Pakistan and Austria being among the most significant users. <\/p>\n<p>Probably the most famous M47 crewman of all, Arnold Schwarzenegger, served on the tank during his National Service.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 | Intro<br \/>\n01:05 | M46 Sees Service in Korea<br \/>\n02:56 | Development Problems \u2013 And a Stop Gap<br \/>\n10:57 | Short Lived US service<br \/>\n12:47 | But An Export Success<br \/>\n15:24 | M47 plugs the gap for the US Army \u2013 goes on to serve abroad<br \/>\n15:46 | The Tank Museum&#8217;s M47 Restoration Project<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And now, we&#8217;re fundraising to our M47 tank running for TANKFEST 2025! Find out more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbngxWmx1YzEwZW9UWlVpd0xKU2t4ZDFkQUxPd3xBQ3Jtc0tsRlJJX2d0ZGk4WkRZdU96enVaWGNaS1hCa1JqTS1NbV9SY0NFbnVBMnc0LVBpcFl3Y3JzejhEQkFfN1hreFNId2RwRV92TkZ2dVdiMjJQdHpEMElSa1ZDN2JUZnl5NjVMNExGWk1nR2VpTGZKSWFtNA&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftankmuseum.org%2Fsupport-us%2Fm47-fundraiser&#038;v=fZPwe41UVZE\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tankmuseum.org\/support-us\/m47&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marine Corps History Division footage courtesy of the University of South Carolina&#8217;s United State Marine Corps Film Repository. To learn more about this project visit <a href=\"http:\/\/library.sc.edu\/marinecorps\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/library.sc.edu\/marinecorps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#tankmuseum #ChrisCopson<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tank Museum Published Aug 9, 2024 The US built M47 probably isn&#8217;t the most interesting tank in history \u2013 but it was a vital part of NATO&#8217;s Cold War tank force. 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