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Marakasi WOT | WarThuner | M46 | _____________________________________________ M46 ( Eng . Medium Tank M46) - US Medium Tank second half of the 1940s . Also had the name " General Patton " (English . General Patton) in honor of George Patton , commonly shortened to " Patton ." The first tank , created in the United States after the Second World War , M46 was developed in 1948-1949 and was a modernized tank M26 wartime . M46 differs from its predecessor in the first place and the new power plant is the first in a line of " Patton " - medium and the US main battle tanks , made ​​before the beginning of the 1980s [1]. M46 series was produced in 1949-1951 , only 1,168 were produced tanks of this type in two versions . M46 chassis was also used in the development of a number of specialized armored vehicles, none of which was not , however, put into serial production . M46 is actively used by US troops in the Korean War of 1950-1953 , and operated by the US forces in Europe . Until 1952 M46 was the main tank of the US, but with the advent of more advanced tank M47 « Patton II», obtained by setting the towers experienced T42 tank on a modified chassis M46, was soon supplanted them in the army and completely withdrawn from service at the end of 1950 - the beginning of the 1960s [2]. For export M46 is not supplied , except for temporary transfer of eight tanks Belgium for crew training [3]. _______________________________________________ Record - Bandikam