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Tanks, 76-MM Gun M41 and M41A1 Walker Bulldog - Field Manual (FM17-80)

The M41 Walker Bulldog was a U.S. light tank developed to replace the M24 Chaffee. While the M24 Chaffee was a successful design, its main gun was not effective enough against well armored opposition. Although the primary mission of a light tank was scouting, the U.S. Army wanted one with more powerful armament. The development of the new tank, T37, began in 1947. The vehicle was designed to be air-transportable, and the desired anti-tank capabilities were provided by installing a long 76-mm gun with an advanced rangefinder. In 1949, with the adoption of a less ambitious rangefinder, the project's designation was changed to T41. Production started in 1951 at Cadillac's Cleveland Tank Plant, and by 1953 the tank replaced the M24 in the United States Army.

Initially the M41 was nicknamed "Little Bulldog", then renamed "Walker Bulldog" after General Walton Walker, who was killed in a jeep accident in Korea in 1950. The Walker Bulldog saw limited combat with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, but for the most part, the conflict served as a testing ground to work out the tank's rangefinder. In 1954, the M41A1 variant was produced with a hydraulic turret traverse instead of an electrical one. The more compact system allowed for increased ammunition.
Created in 1956, this field manual reveals a great deal about the M41 and M41A1's design and capabilities. Intended as a manual for those charged with operation and maintenance, it details the sighting equipment, crew formations, firing duties and more. Originally labeled restricted, this manual was declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book form. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.

Dettagli

Autore:	U.S. Army War Department
Formato:	190 pagine, 23 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto e disegni
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Periscope Film (USA, 2013)
ISBN:	9781940453088

US Battle Tanks 1946-2025

Questo secondo volume di una storia illustrata in due parti ripercorre la concezione e l'utilizzo dei carri armati da combattimento dell'esercito americano e del Corpo dei Marines, dalla fine della Seconda Guerra Mondiale fino a oggi. Lo storico militare Steven J. Zaloga esamina come gli Stati Uniti abbiano adattato le loro forze corazzate durante la Guerra Fredda e successivamente, di fronte alle sfide militari e ai progressi tecnologici.
"US Battle Tanks 1946-2025" si basa sulle serie New Vanguard e Duel di Osprey ed esplora le principali evoluzioni dei carri americani. Copre l'introduzione dei carri Patton, dei progetti sperimentali come il T95 e il fallimento del programma MBT-70. Il libro mette inoltre in evidenza l'M1 Abrams, un carro efficace che è diventato il più performante del dopoguerra e rimane in servizio ancora oggi.
Pubblicato in collaborazione con il programma di libri dell'AUSA, che sostiene opere sulla storia dell'esercito americano, la strategia militare e la sicurezza.

Indice
Introduzione
Capitolo 1: L'eredità della guerra
Capitolo 2: La guerra dei carri in Corea
Capitolo 3: I carri americani all'inizio della guerra fredda
Capitolo 4: I carri della guerra fredda: la generazione degli anni 1960
Capitolo 5: I carri americani in combattimento dal 1965 al 1975
Capitolo 6: I carri americani dopo la guerra del Vietnam
Capitolo 7: Operazione Tempesta nel Deserto
Capitolo 8: Fine della guerra fredda
Capitolo 9: Il nuovo disordine mondiale
Conclusione

Dettagli

Autore:	Steven J. Zaloga, Association of the United States Army
Formato:	272 pagine, 25.5 x 20 x 2.7 cm, copertina rigida
Illustrazioni:	150 foto in B&N e in colori, 75 disegni in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2024)
ISBN:	9781472865687

Walker Bulldog vs T-54 : Laos and Vietnam 1971-75 (Osprey)

During the Vietnam War, both the United States and the Soviet Union supplied all manner of weapon systems to the opposing sides, including tanks and armoured vehicles. Two tanks in particular took momentary prominence in the later years of the conflict. On the South Vietnamese side, it was the US M41 Walker Bulldog; for the communist North Vietnamese, the Soviet-supplied T-54 main battle tank was the core of their armoured power.

In their first major engagement, during Operation Lam Son 719 (February-March 1971), it was the Walker Bulldog in the ascendant, but in later battles the T-54s inflicted heavy losses on their lighter opponents, taking the advantage through their superior manoeuvrability and gunnery.
Illustrated with full-colour artwork as well as rare and revealing photographs from both sides, this book studies these two iconic tanks in Vietnamese service, examining how their differing designs and fighting doctrines affected their performance in this unique theatre of combat.

Dettagli

Autore:	Chris McNab
Formato:	80 pagine, 25 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	riccamente illustrato con foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	inglese
Editore:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Collana:	Duel
ISBN:	9781472836120

US-Panzer - nach 1945 (Typenkompass)

While the USA had bought its tanks from Great Britain and France in the First World War, it had already become the main producer itself by the Second World War.
Due to the subsequent Cold War, it remained so. The battle tanks that the United States built from then on were always among the best in the world. This has not changed to this day.
Alexander Lüdeke, an expert in the field of tanks, presents all the models that have appeared in the USA from 1945 to today in this Typenkompass - from the M4 Sherman to the M48 Patton to the M1 Abrams, their current "Main Battle Tank".

Pagine del libro "US-Panzer - nach 1945"

Each type is presented with a photo, a historical description and a technical data sheet.

Dettagli

Autore:	Alexander Lüdeke
Formato:	128 pagine, 20.5 x 14 cm, brossura
Illustrazioni:	130 foto in B&N e in colori
Lingua:	tedesco
Editore:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
Collana:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613040601