The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [8] [9] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II-vintage M24 Chaffee tanks. [6]

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Compared to M24 Chaffee, the M41 was a much bigger tank, a direct consequence of the main gun's breech block length. The turret was enlarged, with a turret ring 2 inches (50 cm) wider, requiring a longer hull, (19.9 ft vs 16.06 ft or 5.9 m vs. 5.03 m), wider (10.5 vs 9.10 ft or 3.2 vs 3 m), but slightly lower (8.9 vs 9.1 ft or 2.77 vs 2.71 m).

English: The M41 Walker Bulldog, 76-mm Gun Tank, M41, an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. The War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam.

In later years, it happened that South Vietnamese M41A3 tanks of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam Army - PT-76 or T-54. The South Vietnamese M41A3s frequently showed then that they could be used effectively against such opponents if used rationally. ARVN tanks were painted American OD, i.e. FS34087.