New American Tank
1 Received Fxiiiay, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON, Nov, 4. The Army disclosed today that it produced a sensationally new versatile and hard-hitting" tank whieh will be named "Fatton" after America 's great tank commander, General George Fatton. The tank is similar to the last war's "Sherman" medium model but is equlpped with 90 millimetre armour piercing cannon, can travel at 30 miles an.^ hour, can ford streams So deep that the entire engine is siihmerged and; can operate in temperatures 60 befow zero. One great improvement is the elimination of complicated driving devices whieh are replaced hy a single: "wohhle stick" comhining the funetion of steering and geaf changing.
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Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1948, Page 5
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111New American Tank Chronicle (Levin), 6 November 1948, Page 5
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