M24 Light Tank
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | General Chaffee
(British Army) |
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| Type | Light Tank |
Radio Equipment | SCR-506/508/528/538 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Cadillac Motor
Car division of General Motors Corp., Massey Harris Co. |
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| Crew | 5 |
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| Production Quantity | 4731 |
Production Period | April. 1944 - August 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 18400 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.793 kg/cm² |
| Length w/Gun | 5.03 m |
Length /Hull | 5.56 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0.53 m |
Height | 2.77 m |
| Width | 3.00 m |
Ground clearance | 0.46 m |
| Fire height | 1.85 m |
Turret ring diameter | 1.50 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 75 mm Gun M6 L/40 on M64 Mount (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 48 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual or hydraulic) |
Elevation | +15° to -10° (manual - with stabilizer)
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| Traverse speed (360°) | 24°/sec |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x .50 caliber MG HB M2 (12.7 mm) (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 440 |
2 x .30 caliber MG M1919A4 (7.62 mm) (3) |
3750 |
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1 x 2" (51 mm) Mortar M3 (smoke) (4) |
12 |
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1 x .45cal (9 mm) M1 sub-machine gun (5) |
1200 |
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| Location | 1: turret - 2: AA,commander cupola
- 3: bow, coaxial - 4: turret roof - 5: turret inside |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 25 mm / 45° |
28 mm / 88°(front) 19 mm / 88° (rear) |
19 mm / 48° |
13 mm / 0°(front) 10 mm / 0°(rear) |
| Superstructure | 25 mm /
30 ° |
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19 mm /
90° |
13 mm /
0° |
| Turret | 38 mm / 30-90° |
25 mm / 65° (right) 25 mm / 70° (left) |
25 mm / 90° |
25 mm / 0-22° |
| Mantlet | 38 mm /
30-90° |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | 2 x Cadillac Series 44T24 |
Type & Displacement | 2 x V8, 5.7 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2 x 148 hp at 3200 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 16.1 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Twin Hydramatic: 8 forward, 4reverse |
Steering | Controlled differential & Steering levers |
| Brakes | Mechanical, external contracting |
Fuel Capacity | 420 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bar |
Road wheels | 5 individually sprung dual/track |
| Track return rollers | 3 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 13-tooth front drive |
| Idler Sprockets | Dual compensating at rear of track |
Shock absorbers | On first 2 and last 2 road wheels/track |
| Track Type | T72: Center guide, single pin, rubber bushed, steel, parallel grouser | ||
| Width | 410 mm |
Pitch | 140 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 75 |
Track ground contact | 2.8512 m |
| Track Type | T85E1: Center guide, double pin, rubber bushed, rubber, chevron | ||
| Width | 360 mm or 419 mm* |
Pitch | 140 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 75 |
Track ground contact | 2.8512 m |
(*) with extended end connectors
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 56 km/h on road 40 km/h off road |
Range | 281 km on road 161 km off road |
| Mileage | 311 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 31° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.40 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.91 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 14m |
| Sources | |||
| AFV Database | Vehicles.com | - |
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Drawings |
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