The Patton Family - Magnificent or Mediocre?

Watch my video on the M26 Pershing:    • Patton Part 2: The T20 Series   Support me (a human!) on Patreon:   / redwrenchfilms   George S. Patton Jr was an incredible, influential general. However, the vehicles names after him… were not. 3 mediocre attempts at a capable medium tank in the 40s and 50s led to American designers completely rethinking the vehicle, resulting in - finally - a capable design. Join me for a deep dive into the Patton family - the M46, M47 and M48. Footage from The Tank Museum:    • M47 - The Most Boring Tank Ever? | Tank Ch...   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:58 The M26 Pershing… 02:25 M26E2 04:44 The M46 Patton 06:30 Korean Tank Crisis 07:06 Failure of T42 08:20 The M47 Patton II 11:28 T48 - A New Hope 12:35 The M48 Patton III 15:10 M48A1 16:30 M47 Goes Global 17:25 M48A2 18:45 Outro All content is presented in historical context for educational purposes. All footage is owned by its copyright holder and is used in this channel under "fair use". Music by Epidemic Sound