- Doug_Kibbey
How far could the gun be traversed on these?
- oldtopThe M56 was never ment to be a tank, it was a desperate effort to make an anti-tank weapon air transportable, much like the Ontos, at the time there was not a single MBT that could be moved by air in service with the U.S military, the BAT wasn't cutting it and everybody knew the air-moble tank in the U.S. inventory was the "tin can M41".
- Roy_A_LingleHi Doug! Hi Folks!
- Doug_Kibbey
How far could the gun be traversed on these?
Traverse 30 degrees left and right.
Elevation +15 degrees.
Depression -10 degrees.
Max recoil 1.1 meters.
29 rounds carried
Ammo similar to that used on the M48 but with reduced charge.
Ammo types muzzle velocity
APC-T 853 m/s
HEAT 853 m/s
AP-T 914 m/s
TP-T 941 m/s
HE 823 m/s
WP 823 m/s
HEAT-T 1.219 m/s
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- Neil_BaumgardnerWhat happened to the Patton Museum's M56?
I am have seen M56s at APG, Fort Bragg and the Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles.
Neil
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