M48 is a splendid target for binoculars. The cluster’s densest portion covers about half a degree, but by including stragglers, the full span nearly doubles in size.

The M48 was also designed with a single-piece casting M48 turret, which offered 120mm (4.7 inches) of armor at the front, yet was just 76mm thick at the sides. It was not ballistically well-shaped ...

Given the haste with which the M48 was developed, it's perhaps inevitable that there were some flaws with the design. Its 12-cylinder engine, ran on regular gas, which made it volatile as well as ...