American Mechanized Support

ARMORED CAR M8 "Greyhound"

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M8 Greyhound

DIMENSIONS

Mass (mt):
22.96

 Length (m):
6		 Width (m):
2.53		 Height (m):
2.86

TIME PERIOD:
1942 (M8 Greyhound)
to
End of War
     Seeing the successful use of armored cars by Britain, the US Army began in 1940 to design its own armored car.  The Greyhound, a six-wheeled scout car armed with a 37mm L/57, was the product of this.  Highly successful in its patrol and reconnaissance duties, over 8,000 were built during the war.

M8 "GREYHOUND" ARMORED CAR

Max. Speed:   88kph

 Range:  560km
Front Bottom Front Driver Hull, Side Hull, Rear Hull, Deck Gun Shield Turret Front Turret Side
17mm 20mm 17mm 17mm 7mm 7mm 7mm 7mm
37mm L/57 Tank Gun Max. Range:  910m Mx. Penetrate:  97mm
.30 Browning Coaxial Machine Gun Max. Range:  450m Medium Machine Gun
.50 Browning Pintle-Mount Machine Gun Max. Range:  640m Heavy Machine Gun

 

HALF-TRACK PERSONNEL CARRIER M3

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M3 Half-track

DIMENSIONS

Mass (mt):
10.2

 Length (m):
6.35		 Width (m):
2.22		 Height (m):
2.25

TIME PERIOD:
1940 (M3 Half-track)
to
End of War (M3A2)
     A simple vehicle initially intended for speedy reconnaissance across rugged terrain, the M3 was adapted into an armored personnel carrier.  Popular and widely used (41,169 built by end of production in mid-1944), the M3 was also converted into a various self-propelled gun carriages and artillery towing vehicles.

HALF-TRACK M3

Max. Speed:   72kph

 Range:  300km
Front Bottom Front Driver Hull, Side Hull, Rear Hull, Deck Gun Shield Turret Front Turret Side
10mm 10mm 7mm 7mm 7mm
.30 Browning Pintle-Mount Machine Gun Max. Range:  450m Medium Machine Gun

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