M46 Patton KR

M46 Patton KR is a tier 8 medium tank from USA in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

M46 Patton KR stats at a glance

The M46 Patton KR has 1160 hit points , 101.6mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 48.3 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.3:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the M46 KR can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 2.4:1. The M46 KR has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How M46 KR compares to its peers

There are 90 tier 8 medium tanks in WoT, including the M46 KR. Its 1160 HP places it in the top 27% for hit points among same-tier medium tanks (peer average: 1109). Frontal hull armor of 101.6mm ranks in the top 28% for the class (peer average: 86mm). Top forward speed of 48.3 km/h is faster than 20% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• M46 KR vs 122 TM — tier 8 medium tank from China
• M46 KR vs 59-Patton — tier 8 medium tank from China
• M46 KR vs AAT60 — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• M46 KR vs Alembic — tier 8 medium tank from USA
• See full tier 8 medium tank tier list — all 90 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

The first M46 tanks that landed in Korea belonged to the 6th Medium Tank Battalion. The vehicles, known as “Ripper Pattons”, were later allocated to the 8th Army and used by infantry forces as support vehicles. However, in 1950 and 1951, the M46 also saw action in several tank battles. By June 1951, the front line had stabilized and the mobile stage of combat action had finished, so the army started to use the vehicles in an artillery role. Along with other U.S. tanks that fought in Korea, M46 tanks were painted with "Tiger Face" markings.

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