Messier 47, an open star cluster in the constellation Puppis
M47 Patton | M47 Dragon | M47 |
These units, plus an independent tank destroyer squadron, amounted to 135 tanks; 24 M47 and M48 Pattons, about 15 M36B1s and the remainder Shermans.
The M47 Patton is an American tank, the second tank to be named after General George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Third Army during World War II and one of the earliest American advocates of tanks in battle.
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The composite tank, developed by the Detroit Arsenal, was named M47 Patton and entered production in 1951.