M17 Half track
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| M17 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage | |
|---|---|
 The M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage, which is similar to M17. | |
| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1945 |
| Used by | Soviet Union |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | International Harvester |
| Manufacturer | International Harvester |
| Produced | 1943–1944 |
| No. built | 1000 |
| Specifications (without winch[1][2]) | |
| Mass | 19,700 lb (8,900 kg) loaded |
| Length | 20 feet 2 3⁄16 inches (6.15 m) |
| Width | 7 feet 3 inches (2.21 m) |
| Height | 6 feet 5 1⁄4 inches (1.96 m) to top of cab |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | Hull: 6 mm (0.24 in) Windscreen visor: 12.7 mm (0.50 in) |
Main armament | 4 × 0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun in a M45 Quadmount |
| Engine | IHC RED-450-B 141 hp (105 kW) |
| Suspension | beam axle on leaf springs (front) tracks on vertical volute springs (rear) |
Operational range | 200 mi (321.9 km) |
| Speed | 42 mph (68 km/h) |
Development
Production history
Service history
See also
References
Citations
- ↑ "TM-9-2800-1 Standard Military Motor Vehicles". US War Dept. 1 Sep 1943. Retrieved 31 Dec 2014.
- ↑ Berndt (1993), p. 152.
Bibliography
- Berndt, Thomas (1993). Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles. Iola, WI: Krause Publications. ISBN 0-87341-223-0. Search this book on
- Zaloga, Steven (1994). M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940–73. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-85532-467-9. Search this book on
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