Half-track Personnel Carrier M3A1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Armored Personnel Carrier |
Radio Equipment | ? |
| Manufacturer(s) | Autocar Co.,
Diamond T Motor Car Co. |
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| Crew | 13 |
Commander, driver, co-driver + troopers | |
| Production Quantity | 2862 + 2209 converted from personnel carriers M3 + 1360 converted from 75mm GMC M3 + 281 converted from 57mm GMC T48 + 90 converted from 105mm HMC T19 |
Date of first acceptance | October 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 9300 kg |
Height over AA MG | 2.69 m |
| Length with roller | 6.1628 m |
Length with winch | 6.34 m |
| Width | 2.2066 m |
Ground clearance | 0.284 m |
| Tread | 1.64 m (front) - 1.62 m (rear) |
Wheelbase | 3.442 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | .50cal (12.7 mm) M2HB MG (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 700 |
| Traverse | Manual |
Elevation | Manual |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | - |
| Secondary Armament | .30cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 7750 |
.45 cal submachine gun (3) |
540 |
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| grenade (4) |
22 |
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anti-personnel mines (5) |
24 |
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anti-tank mines (6) |
26 |
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| Location | 1: Flexible on ring mount M49 -
2: Flexible on pintle mounts - 3/4: inside - 5/6: side racks |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Bolting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Body | 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 | |||
| Engine | White 160AX |
Type & Displacement | L6 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 147 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 15.81 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Spicer 3461 constant mesh: 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Steering | Cam and lever, front wheels only |
| Brakes | ? |
Fuel Capacity | 227 L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf
spring (Front) Vertical volute spring (Rear) |
Road wheels | Steel ventilated disc (Front) 1 bogie/track; 4 dual/bogie (rear) |
| Track return rollers | 1 dual/track |
Sprocket-Wheels | 18-tooth front drive |
| Idler Sprockets | Adjustable fixed at rear of track |
Shock absorbers | On front wheels |
| Track Type | Center guide band type | ||
| Width | 300 mm |
Pitch | 100 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 58 |
Track ground contact | 1.187 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 72 km/h on road |
Range | 320 km on road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 31° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 0.76 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.30 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.81 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 18 m |
| Sources | |||
| AFV Database | Vehicles.com | - |
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Drawings |
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