The M47 Patton is an American medium tank (also known as the 1st generation main battle tank) from the Cold War period. The first prototypes of this car were built in 1950, and serial production was carried out in the years 1951-1954. In total, around 8,500 tanks of this type were built. The drive was provided by a single engine Continental AV1790-5B with 810 HP. The total length of the car was 8.68 meters and 3.38 meters wide. The combat weight was 48.6 tons. The main armament was the 90mm M36 cannon, and the additional armament was 3 Browning machine guns, 7.62mm and 12.7mm.
The M47 Patton tank was developed for the US Army as a modernization of the M46 also called Patton. The main difference between the two cars was the use of an all-new turret on the M47, which was armed with a 90mm gun, but of a different type to the M46. In connection with the Korean War, the M47 Patton tank was put into production very quickly and was manufactured at the Detroit Arsenal and the American Locomotive Company. It is worth noting that the M47 Patton was quickly withdrawn from service in the US Army and replaced by the M48 tank, but was widely used in allied countries such as Belgium, France, Greece, West Germany and South Korea. Several versions of this tank were also created, including: the M47 (basic production version), the M47M (a version with a different engine and a modernized SKO) and the M47E2 (a version with a 105 mm gun).
The MAN 630 (popular name: Emma) is a West German off-road truck from the post-war period. The first prototypes appeared in the mid-1950s, and serial production started in 1958. About 20,000 vehicles of this type were built in its course. The drive was provided by a single engine with a capacity of 8.3 liters and 136 HP. The maximum speed on the road was 68-70 km / h. The MAN 630 was developed for the needs of the West German Bundeswehr, established in 1955, which in the mid-1950s sought to obtain a universal and possibly cheap-to-operate universal truck with a carrying capacity of 5 tons. The car also received a multi-fuel engine, which significantly facilitated its operation - especially under potential frontline conditions. The vehicle, in the basic version, was a classic transport truck, but specialized versions also appeared, such as: a truck tractor, a field kitchen or a Pershing I mobile rocket launcher. Most of the MAN 630 trucks were withdrawn from service in the 1980s and 1990s. The main foreign recipients were Belgium and Turkey.
The Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 is a West German tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) from the Cold War period. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in the late 1950s, and the car entered service in the Bundeswehr in 1960. In total, about 2,200 vehicles of this type were built. The combat weight of the vehicle was approx. 14.5 tons. It was armed with a 20mm HS 820 cannon and a 7.62mm MG3 machine gun. The drive was provided by a single Rolls-Royce B-81 engine with a capacity of 220 HP. The Schützenpanzer Lang HS.30 was designed and put into production for the needs of the Bundeswehr established in 1955 as a new, basic IFV for the West German mechanized infantry. Based on the experience of World War II, the aim was to create a vehicle that would be able to support the attacking infantry with its own fire and that would provide a relatively good cover against small-caliber weapons or artillery fragments. It was also supposed to fight lightly armored enemy vehicles. These assumptions clearly differed from those applied by the Americans when creating the M113 car. At that time, therefore, the concept of the vehicle was not a rule in NATO armies. The HS.30, however, had many disadvantages that could not be eliminated - first of all, it had a weak engine, emergency cooling and transmission system, and a poor suspension. All this resulted in the initial order of more than 10,000 cars being drastically reduced. In the 1970s, the HS.30 was replaced by Marder wagons.