M44 Armored Utility Vehicle
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Armored Utility Vehicle |
Radio Equipment | ? |
| Manufacturer(s) | Cadillac Motor
Car Division of General Motors Corp. |
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| Crew | 27 |
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| Production Quantity | 6 |
Date of first acceptance | 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 23000 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.57 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.51 m |
Length w/Gun | 6.51 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.54 m |
| Width | 3.038 m |
Ground clearance | 0.465 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 1 x .50 caliber MG HB M2 (12.7 mm)
(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 550 |
| Traverse | 360° (manual) |
Elevation | Manual |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | - |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x .30cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1000 |
| Location | 1: Flexible in roof AA mount - 2:
bow |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & Cast
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 13 mm / 22-90° |
9.53 mm / 90° |
9.53 mm / 37° |
7.94 mm / 0° 9.53-6.4 mm / 0° (sponsons) |
| Sponsons | 15.9 mm
/ 80° (lower) 9.53 mm / 30° (upper) |
13 mm /
90° |
13 mm /
90° |
9.53 mm
/ 8° (front) 9.53 mm / 0° (centre) 9.53 mm / 20° (sides) |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Continental R-975-C4 |
Type & Displacement | R9, 15.9 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 460 hp at 2400 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 20 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 900T Torqmatic: 3 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | Controlled differential & Steering levers |
| Brakes | Mechanical, external contracting |
Fuel Capacity | 946 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Torsion bar |
Road wheels | 6 independently sprung dual/track |
| Track return rollers | 4 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 14-tooth front drive |
| Idler Sprockets | Dual adjustable at rear of track |
Shock absorbers | On first 2 and last 2 road wheels/track |
| Track Type | Center guide, single pin, cast steel chevron | ||
| Width | 530 mm |
Pitch | 150 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 83 |
Track ground contact | 3.787 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 51 km/h on road |
Range | 290 km on road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 31° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.10 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.61 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.91 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 13 m |
| Sources | |||
| AFV Database | Vehicles.com | - |
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