| The needs of the Korean War were such that existing vehicles had to be used, so the T42 was never produced as a standardized vehicle. The T42 hull
had been made up of flat plates but the M46 hull was better ballistically. The T42 turret was put into production as it was such an advance that it was
decided to produce a composite tank with this turret and to standardize it without going through the process of testing. The M46 hull and chassis was
modified and the two were married. It entered production as the M47. Thus this tank was essentially an emergency vehicle created out of existing
components but even with the short cuts taken, the vehicle never became available for use in Korea, the original intention. This was the vehicle issued
to US Regular Army units in the United States and later to some National Guard units.
As it was considered an interim design when M48s became available they replaced the M-47's which were passed on to friendly nations.
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