Tank origin

Along with the M47 medium tank and the M103 heavy tank, the M41 Walker Bulldog was developed as part of an initiative to update the U.S. Army’s tanks after World War II. Approved for production in 1949 and later named for General W.W. Walker, it featured a 76mm main gun and all-steel welded hull and in many ways hewed close to the design of the M24 Chaffee, which it replaced. The M41 Walker Bulldog notably saw service in the Vietnam War.