Black, Yellow, with Reds all over: The M46 Patton

[@guylelanglois6642]

My father drove an easy eight in Korea. I showed Mr Stark a picture of my dad standing in front of a m-26 while he was in Korea on our visit to your museum this June. Thanks again for the personal tour Mr Stark. Great video Hank!

[@aliillegali7949]

I actually worked on this tank while I still worked at BAIV, I reverse engineered the exhaust cover, gun mount, radiobox and ready round racks. Such a cool vehicle that definitely deserves a spot in the museum.

[@Gundoctor913A]

Fantastic Video! Your editing is slick. Also, the narrator/presenter speaks fluently and intelligently with excellent inflection and tone. I could watch/listen to this kat narrate anything. Looking forward to many more videos gentlemen, keep it up!

[@computergeek1507]

Great Video, my Grandpa was a M46 Tank Commander in Korea and want to know more about his experience.

[@Legitpenguins99]

5 miles per hour on the ground? I can't imagine the speeds it reaches in the air!

[@Kottery]

I'm glad you went over the purpose of the tiger paint scheme. I've always believed it to be a superstition thing as you mentioned. Not that I expected Chinese troops to flee at the sight of it. However the explanation of it being more likely a morale boosting thing for us in the aftermath of multiple losses makes more sense. Really the only explanation I need is that it looks cool as fuck.

[@s.marcus3669]

Poor M-46; never gets any love! Tanks for another great video, keep 'em coming!

[@michaelwray1097]

This video is excellent! The editing is sublime

[@RickWilcox-t2z]

Great editing on this one, loved the interior shots and very informative.

[@cestiff7177]

Excellent historical content. Can't wait to come again.

[@WayneMoyer]

"We Americans aren't very good at naming tanks" about the M46 and M47 Patton. Which would go on with the M48 and M60. Nicely said.

[@jameslacroix5344]

Excellent work Hank!

[@VintageWanderer]

Great video and cool editing. Cheers.

[@philbosworth3789]

Great and informative video. Loved it

[@alephalon7849]

Your content material and presentation are already good, but your editing makes it entertaining!

[@davidk7324]

Thanks for this, well done. I learned a lot. A nice complement to Indy Neidell's Korea series.

[@aliensounddigital8729]

Love the editing in these video. Very cool.

[@NMMV_USA]

Thanks so much!

[@nitzerebbhead]

Great video. Can't wait to be able to visit the museum again.

[@Perfusionist01]

This is one of your best videos yet. Lots of good information about an almost-forgotten tank. From the photos, I have always thought that the 6th Tank Battalion M46s used a darker Engineer sand-yellow versus the chrome yellow seen on your tank and too many models. It could be because the black-and-white film of the era cause yellows to appear darker. There are few original color shots of the M46s in the "Operation Ripper" paint. By the way, this paint was only used for a limited time. Such a complicated and "unmilitary" paint scheme was later covered over by good old Olive-Drab.

[@NMMV_USA]

Thank you, that means a lot :-)

[@larrybrown1824]

Wow! Excellent video!!!

[@NMMV_USA]

Thank you very much!

[@michaelmanning5379]

Terrific title for the video.

[@chris_hisss]

Excellent presentation on this excellent restoration! Thank you all!

[@NMMV_USA]

Thank you!

[@kenibnanak5554]

If I am ever a big winner of the Powerball or the Mega Millions, there are 3 American tanks I would want sitting in my underground bunker garage in perfect running condition. An M-3 Stuart export model with the diesel engine that did not resemble a Ronson lighter as much as the gasoline variant did, an M-3 Medium (tempted to want an M-6, but they are hard to find) American version with the37mm, and an M-46 Patton.If I had to have a 4th one I would opt for one of the Super Shermans with a modern engine and an AMX-13 turret. :)

[@Gryphon_g.]

This is one of my absolute favorites from the museum. It holds a special place in my heart since it was the first tank I have ever ridden in. Amazing work at the museum 👍.

[@GryphonGarcia]

You are me!

[@dennisswaim8210]

I always loved the Pershing but felt it was a shame it was so under powered. The M-46 rectified that. But the rapid pace of armor development left it behind as well as the M-47. The M-48 was a vast improvement, but even with that the limits of the 90mm began to tell as well. Fortunately the M-48 could be upgunnd with the 105. Great series of AFVs culminating with the M-60.

[@lilredwagon5311]

My mother's oldest brother was in the 63rd Heavy Tank Battalion of the 1st infantry division (big red one). He was a M46 tank driver from 49-53 and was in Grafenwoehr Germany. I can only guess that he was tasked with retraining the Wehrmacht in case the Russians wanted the rest Germany.

[@appledravia]

As someone who served in armor more recently you may find that the brightly covered paint jobs were for fast recognition from the air. (Friendly fire being the greater threat as the power shifted) Offensives make the battle lines and vehicle identification very difficult and Armies have often used flags, large top hull markings or the famous D-Day stripes for ID whenever they have air superiority. Compare the brightly colored German aircraft of early WWII to their later camouflage as Allied forces went from well camouflaged to brightly colored. In the Gulf War and Iraq invasion large infrared reflective panels were attached to coalition vehicles. These could be spotted to help identify with the use of night vision devices common among all the NATO armies.

[@lagoonlane]

Cool video effects

[@boppityboopity5716]

THAT INTRO WAS FIRE

[@NMMV_USA]

:-)

[@Sethoates101]

Good video

[@Sawyersmaple]

Great video. Love all the history.

[@NMMV_USA]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@danielmcelroy8533]

The track lock turn; my great uncle was a recoilless rifle gunner with the 45th ID in Korea and I remember him telling a story about his squad getting a ride on a tank and not knowing that was how the tank turned. This would become a problem for them when the tank turned in just such a manner and the motion launched them all off the tank and into the mud.

[@billballbuster7186]

Yes the Americans thought painting the fronts of theit tanks to look like Tigers woukd scare away the Chinese. It was not only the M46 the earlier M4, M24 and M26 also sported similar paintings. The M46 was not the star performer in Korea, that was the British Centurion Mk3 with better armor, better gun, more rugged and reliable. It had massive export sales and stayed in ftont line service until the 1990s with the IDF. While the M46 had tons of flaws, carried over to the newer M47 which sported a new turret. It was the M48 that eventually became the tank the US Army wanted in 1954.

[@davidhochstetler4068]

My grandpa (who is 95) commanded and did every other job on the M46 at the end of Korea and into the armistice until his tour was up. He talked about always being undercrewed, so the commander would have to fire the gun, and couldn’t run the 50 up top

[@itsmethelauri1183]

Ladies and gentlemen, HES BACK!

[@aidenschwartz]

Well after watching this I can understand a little bit why my grandfather was so pissed about the Korean War. He was with the 10th armored during WW2 and was recalled for the Korean War in 1950. He made lieutenant. Then he got sent home by the end of 1950.

[@alangalindo6304]

I actually got to see this same tank at the first division museum in Cagnity near chicago

[@Mountainlake1]

I went to your museum, i had a conversation about with another visitor about a Stewart tank with the driver hatch open, and i would like to know how many of your vehicles able to move under it own power.

[@boxerjoe1314]

Was just there about 3 weeks ago and was asking about the M4 with the same color scheme

[@JohnDoe-tv4zf]

I have this skin in war thunder

[@hettro-cv6082]

Good video, why yellow? A tiger is orange ?

[@NMMV_USA]

Thanks, and good question. Color options may have been limited at the time in Korea?

[@DarkShroom]

the thing about real tigers you know is they and most of their prey are color blind, they are hard to spot from their prey but they stand out to us.... if this had turned up in Europe it wouldn't have lasted long

[@markholmphotography]

Yeah but the Pershing had a better win - loss record than the Patton VS the T-34 in Korea.

[@jasonrusso9808]

How many of you are there?

[@NMMV_USA]

4

[@ThatsGot]

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[@js-fh4zz]

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[@joeshmoe9978]

📹🎬🏅

[@jamesocker5235]

crappy rear idler, closing in on the pretty m60

[@lesliebrown4704]

Who proof reads your closed captioning? It is horrible; Patton was spelled incorrectly many times as well as other names.

[@NMMV_USA]

It is not us. It is KZbin creating captions phonetically.

[@lesliebrown4704]

@@NMMV_USA Thank you for your response, your videos are exceptional - too bad KZbin has to screw them up. Will stop using their closed captioning. It detracts from your excellent work.