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Half-track Personnel Carrier M3

GENERAL DATA
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Armored Personnel Carrier
?
White Motor Co., Autocar Co., Diamond T Motor Car Co.

13

Commander, driver, co-driver + troopers
12391
+ 108 converted from 75mm HMC T30
(2209 converted to M3A1)
May 1941

 

DIMENSIONS
9100 kg
2.30 m
6.1628 m
6.34 m
2.2066 m
0.284 m
1.64 m (front) - 1.62 m (rear)
3.442 m

 

ARMAMENT
.30cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG (1)
4000
Manual
Manual
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.45 cal submachine gun (2)
540
grenade (3)
22
anti-personnel mines (4)
24
anti-tank mines (5)
26
1: Flexible on pedestal mount M25 - 2/3: inside - 4/5: side racks

 

ARMOR
Bolting
6.4 mm / 66° (Radiator louvres)
13 mm / 65° (Windshield cover)
6.4 mm / 90°
6.4 mm / 90°
6.4 mm / 7° (Hood top) & Open

 

AUTOMOTIVE
White 160AX
L6
147 hp at 3000 rpm
16.15 hp / ton
Spicer 3461 constant mesh:
4 forward, 1 reverse
Cam and lever, front wheels only
?
227 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf spring (Front)
Vertical volute spring (Rear)
Steel ventilated disc (Front)
1 bogie/track; 4 dual/bogie (rear)
1 dual/track
18-tooth front drive
Adjustable fixed at rear of track
On front wheels
Center guide band type
300 mm
100 mm
58
1.187 m

 

PERFORMANCES
72 km/h on road
320 km on road
? L/100 km on road
31° (from horizontal)
0.76 m
0.30 m
0.81 m
18 m

 

Sources
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Drawings

 

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