1.Specifications

Dimensions: Hull length: 21ft, with gun forward 30ft 6 in
Width: 11ft 11in
Height: 10ft 1 in
Ground Clearance: 16 in
Track Width :28 in

Weights: Total: 52 tons
107,997 lbs [M48A5]
Hull: 20 tons
Turret: 18 tons
Engine/Transmission: 6 tons
Engine cover: 2 tons
Track: 2 tons each
Basic load: 2 tons


Performance: Range: 258 miles / 463 km
Top speed: 40 mph / 48 km/h
Fuel consumption: 1 g/mi road, 2 g/mi offroad
Fording: 1.2 m
Vertical Obstacle: 0 .9 m
Gap Crossing: 2.59 m

Powerplant: Engine: Continental AVDS
1790 cu in 690 horsepower
Transmission Alison CD-850

Armament: Main gun: 90 mm rifled cannon 64 rds
105mm /51 cal M68 rfled gun with 54 rounds [M48A5]
Tank Commander: .50 cal M2 HB machine gun 3000 rds
Coax: 7.62mm M73 machine gun 10,000 rds
Ammunition: HEAT (High Explosive Anti-Tank)
HEP (High Explosive Plastic)
Canister
WP (White Phosphorus)
Beehive

Armor: Homogeneous cast steel
Hull Front; 120 mm
Hull Side, front: 76 mm
Hull Side, rear: 51 mm
Hull rear: 44 mm
Hull floor: 25 mm
Turret Front: 110 mm
Turret Side: 76 mm
Turret Rear: 50 mm

Crew: 4 (driver, gunner, loader, TC)

Used by Greece (714 M48A5), Iran, Israel (400 M48A5), Jordan, South Korea (950 M48A5K), :Lebanon (90A1&A5), Morocco (224 M48A5), Norway (38 remaining A5s awaiting disposal), Pakistan (280 M48A5), Portugal(86 M48A5), Spain (164 M48A5E), Taiwain (309 M48A5, 158 M48H), Thailand (100 M48A5), Tunisia, Turkey (578 M48A2C, 179 M48T-5, 1369 M48A5T1, 750 M48A5T2).