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M8 Scott 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage in Action Le M8 fut seulement utilisé par l' US Army en Europe de l' Ouest, en Italie et dans le Pacifique. Alors que le M8 fut mis en service en 1944. Les light et medium tank battalions furent supprimés et refondus en un seul composite battalion composé d' une light tank company et de trois medium tank companies. Ces unités utiliseront des Shermans(105) pour jouer le rôle du M8 HMC et celui-ci disparu rapidement des effectifs des Tank Battalions. M8 was only used by US Army in Western Europe, Italy and in the Pacific. Whereas M8 was brought into service in 1944. The light and medium tank battalions were removed and remelted in only one composite battalion composed of a light tank company and three medium tank companies. These units will use Shermans(105) to play the role of M8 HMC and this one disappeared quickly from strengths of the Tank Battalions.
Le M8 HMC fut cependant encore utilisé comme canon d' assaut dans les cavalry reconnaissance squadrons. On comptabilisait 8 M8 HMC dans les escadrons attachés aux divisions blindées, et six dans chaque escadron non-divisionaires. Durant la campagne d' Europe de l' Ouest, chacun des corps possédaient un groupe de reconnaissance de cavalerie, se composant de plusieurs escadrons. Ces unités de cavalerie jouèrent un rôle vital. Elles la tâche inconfortable de sonder le terrain avant l' arrivée des chars de combat, ce qui signifiait que ses éléments étaient les premiers à subir le feu de l' ennemi lors d' embuscades ou d' offensives adverses. Les escadrons de cavalerie étaient aussi employés pour assurer la sécurité sur les flancs durant des opérations mobiles. Ces escadrons étaient équipés de M8s et de M5A1s. Lorsque les Allemands arrivaient, ces engins reculaient et appelaient les Shermans à la rescousse car ils n' étaient pas conçus pour affronter des Panthers et des Tigers. M8 HMC was however still used as assault gun in the cavalry reconnaissance squadrons. One counted 8 M8 HMC in the squadrons attached to armoured divisions, and six in each non-divisional squadron. During the campaign of Western Europe, each corps had a group of reconnaissance of cavalry, being composed of several squadrons. These units of cavalry played a vital role. They have the uncomfortable job to probe the ground before the arrival of the tanks, which meant that its elements were the first to undergo the fire of the enemy at the time of ambushes or ennemy offensives. The squadrons of cavalry were also employed to ensure the safety on the flanks during the mobile operations. These squadrons were equipped with M8s and M5A1s. When the Germans arrived, these machines moved back and called Shermans to the rescue because they were not conceived to face to Panthers and Tigers.
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