Panzer (seit 1945) - USA: Bücher - Geschichte und Modelle

US-Panzer - nach 1945 (Typenkompass)

Hatten die USA ihre Panzer im Ersten Weltkrieg noch aus Großbritannien und Frankreich bezogen, waren sie im Zweiten Weltkrieg bereits selbst zum Hauptproduzenten aufgestiegen.
Aufgrund des nachfolgenden Kalten Krieges blieben sie das auch. Die Kampfpanzer, die die Vereinigten Staaten von da an bauten, gehörten immer zu den weltbesten. Daran hat sich bis heute nichts geändert.
Alexander Lüdeke, Fachmann auf dem Gebiet von Panzern, stellt in diesem Typenkompass alle Modelle vor, die in den USA von 1945 bis heute erschienen sind - vom M4 Sherman über den M48 Patton bis zum M1 Abrams, ihrem aktuellen »Main Battle Tank«.

Seiten aus dem Buch "US-Panzer - nach 1945"

Jeder Typ wird anhand eines Fotos, einer historischen Beschreibung und eines technischen Datenblatts vorgestellt.

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Autor:	Alexander Lüdeke
Ausführung:	128 Seiten, 20.5 x 14 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	130 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Deutsch
Verlag:	Motorbuch Verlag (D, 2018)
Serie:	Typenkompass
ISBN:	9783613040601

M103 Heavy Tank, 1950-74 (Osprey)

The T43 design represented the pinnacle of U.S. Army tank engineering of the late 1940s. The heavy tank proved fairly popular with its crews, who above all respected the powerful armament it carried. The outbreak of war in Korea brought a rush order in December 1950 which led to a complete production run of 300 vehicles.
After 1951, the Marine Corps alone retained confidence in the heavy tank program, investing its scarce funds in the improvements necessary to bring about its fielding after a hurried production run in midst of the 'tank crisis' of the year 1950-51. The eventual retirement of the M103 in 1972, over 20 years after manufacture and after 14 years of operational service, demonstrated the soundness of its engineering. It may have been the unwanted 'ugly duckling' of the Army, which refrained from naming the M103 alone of all its postwar tanks. For the Marine Corps, it served the purpose defined for it in 1949 until the automotive and weapons technology of the United States could produce viable alternatives.

This book describes the development, technology, variants and use of the M103 Heavy Tank.

Contents: Introduction - Design & Development - Operational History - Variants - Bibliography - Index.

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Autor:	Kenneth W. Estes
Ausführung:	48 Seiten, 25 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	Fotos und Zeichnungen (in s/w und Farbe)
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2013)
Serie:	New Vanguard (197)
ISBN:	9781849089814

Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Tactical Vehicles

In the past two decades the modern U.S. Army underwent an enormous and unprecedented transition from a Cold War doctrine towards counter-terrorism assymetrical warfare. Within this transition the vehicle pool of the U.S. Army changed constantly since the NATO mission of defending Central Europe in the late 1980s to the ongoing U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan 2007.

This publication grants a full overview over the U.S. tactical vehicle fleet in service during USAREUR days in Europe up to the present Operation Iraqi Freedom, providing a never before published comprehensive survey into the motor pool of the world's leading superpower.

Chapters:
1. Introduction
2. Light Tanks and Main Battle Tanks
3. Armored Infantry Fighting Vehicles and Armored Personnel Carriers - Tracked
4. Armored Personnel Carriers - Wheeled
5. Amphibious Vehicles
6. Light Trucks
7. Medium Trucks
8. Heavy Trucks
9. Engineer Vehicles and Mine Protected Vehicles
10. Armored Recovery Vehicles, Cranes and Material Handling Equipment
11. Artillery and Air Defence
12. Special Forces and All-Terrain Vehicles
13. Miscellaneous Vehicles
14. Camouflage and Markings.

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Autor:	Carl Schulze
Ausführung:	160 Seiten, 29.5 x 21 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	416 Farbfotos
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Tankograd Publishing (D, 2007)
ISBN:	9783936519044

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.

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Autor:	U.S. Army War Department
Ausführung:	190 Seiten, 23 x 15.5 x 1.1 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	zahlreiche Fotos und Zeichnungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Periscope Film (USA, 2013)
ISBN:	9781940453088

US Battle Tanks 1946-2025

Dieser zweite Band einer zweiteiligen illustrierten Geschichte behandelt die Entwicklung und den Einsatz von Kampfpanzer der US-Armee und des US Marine Corps vom Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis heute. Der Militärhistoriker Steven J. Zaloga analysiert, wie die USA ihre Panzertruppen während des Kalten Krieges und darüber hinaus an neue militärische Herausforderungen und technologische Fortschritte anpassten.
"US Battle Tanks 1946-2025" basiert auf Material aus Ospreys Reihen New Vanguard und Duel und untersucht wichtige Panzermodelle. Es behandelt die Einführung der Patton-Serie, experimentelle Entwürfe wie den T95 und das gescheiterte MBT-70-Programm. Zudem wird der M1 Abrams vorgestellt - ein bewährtes Design, das sich als erfolgreichster amerikanischer Panzer der Nachkriegszeit erwies und noch heute im Einsatz ist.
Veröffentlicht in Zusammenarbeit mit dem AUSA Book Program, das Literatur über die Geschichte der US-Armee, Militärstrategie und Sicherheitspolitik fördert.

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Einleitung
Kapitel 1: Das Erbe des Krieges
Kapitel 2: Der Panzerkrieg in Korea
Kapitel 3: US-Panzer zu Beginn des Kalten Krieges
Kapitel 4: Panzer des Kalten Krieges: Die Generation der 1960er-Jahre
Kapitel 5: US-Panzer im Einsatz 1965-1975
Kapitel 6: US-Panzer nach Vietnam
Kapitel 7: Operation Desert Storm
Kapitel 8: Das Ende des Kalten Krieges
Kapitel 9: Die neue Weltunordnung
Fazit

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Autor:	Steven J. Zaloga, Association of the United States Army
Ausführung:	272 Seiten, 25.5 x 20 x 2.7 cm, gebunden
Abbildungen:	150 farbige und s/w-Abbildungen, 75 Zeichnungen in Farbe
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2024)
ISBN:	9781472865687

US Cold War Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles - Rare Photographs from Wartime Archives (Images of War)

To counter the Soviet threat and that of their client States during the Cold War years 1949-1991, the American military deployed an impressive range of main battle tanks (MBTs) and armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs).
The Patton series of medium MBTs (including the M46, M47 and M48) supplemented by the M103s Heavy Tank initially formed the core of the US tank fleet. In 1960 the M60 MBT with its British designed 105mm gun entered service and, in turn, was replaced by the M1 Abrams in 1980.

In support were armoured reconnaissance vehicles, progressively the M41 Bulldog (1951); the M114 (1961), the M551 Sheridan (1967) and M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (1981). The armoured personnel carrier (APC) range included the ubiquitous M113 and its replacement the M2 Bradley, cousin of the M3.

Expert author Michael Green covers all these vehicles and their variants in this informative and superbly illustrated Images of War series work.

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Autor:	Michael Green
Ausführung:	220 Seiten, 24.5 x 19 x 1.8 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	reich illustriert
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Pen & Sword Books Ltd (GB, 2019)
Serie:	Images of War
ISBN:	9781526727213

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.

Details

Autor:	Chris McNab
Ausführung:	80 Seiten, 25 x 18.5 x 0.3 cm, kartoniert
Abbildungen:	zahlreiche farbige und s/w-Abbildungen
Sprache:	Englisch
Verlag:	Osprey Publishing (GB, 2019)
Serie:	Duel
ISBN:	9781472836120