M3 Half Track

by Michael Rucker

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$500

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Title

M3 Half Track

Artist

Michael Rucker

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Photograph - Photo

Description

The M3 Half-track, known officially as the Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3, was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War. Derived from the M2 Half Track Car, the slightly longer M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 units and more than 50,000 derivative variants manufactured (most of which were interim designs).
The design was based on the Citroen-Kégresse half-track. The developers attempted to use as many commercial parts as possible. There were also several dozen variants for different purposes. The M3 and its variants were supplied to the U.S. Army and Marines, as well as British Commonwealth and Soviet Red Army forces, serving on all major fronts throughout the war. Although at first unpopular, it was used by most of the Allies at some point in the war.

Type Half-track armored personnel carrier
Place of origin United States
Service history
Wars World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
Suez Crisis
Six Day War
1973 Arab-Israeli War
Lebanese Civil War
Production history
Manufacturer Autocar
Diamond T
White Motor Company
Specifications (M3[1])
Weight 20,000 lb (9.07 metric tons)
Length 20 ft  2 5⁄8 in (6.17 m) with roller
Width 6 ft  5 1⁄4 in (1.96 m)
Height 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
Crew 1
Passengers 12
Armor 0.25–0.50 in (6–12 mm)
Engine White 160AX
147 hp (110 kW) at 3,000 rpm
Power/weight 16.2 hp/metric ton
Transmission Spicer 3461 constant mesh
Suspension Front: semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf spring
Rear: Vertical volute spring
Fuel capacity 60 US gallons (230 litres)
Operational
range
200 mi (320 km)
Speed 45 mph (72 km/h) on road
Steering
system
Steering wheel

Self-propelled guns[edit]

A T48 57 mm GMC / SU-57 in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Poklonnaya Hill Victory Park

A M3 GMC on the Bougainville Island, in the Solomon Islands, November 1943
T12/M3 75 mm GMC – M3 based Gun Motor Carriage equipped with the M1897A5 75 mm gun. These vehicles were fitted with the M2A3 gun carriage and shield.[11]
M3A1 75 mm GMC – The M2A2 gun carriage was substituted for the A3, as stocks were exhausted. Later variants featured a purpose-built gun shield (59 rounds).[11]
T19 105 mm HMC – M3 based Howitzer Motor Carriage equipped with the M2A1 105 mm howitzer (8 rounds).[12]
T19/M21 81 mm MMC – M3-based Motor Mortar Carriage equipped with the M1 mortar (81 mm)(97 rounds), designed to allow the mortar to be fired from within the vehicle.[13]

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