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Half-track Personnel Carrier M5
GENERAL DATA
Other Designation(s)
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Type
Armored Personnel Carrier
Radio Equipment
?
Manufacturer(s)
International Harvester Corp.
Crew
13
Commander, driver, co-driver + troopers
Production Quantity
4625
Date of first acceptance
December 1942
DIMENSIONS
Combat weight
9300 kg
Height
2.30 m
Length with roller
6.15 m
Length with winch
6.33 m
Width
2.2066 m
Ground clearance
0.284 m
Tread
1.69 m (front) - 1.62 m (rear)
Wheelbase
3.442 m
ARMAMENT
Primary Armament
.30cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG (1)
Ammunition Carried
4000
Traverse
Manual
Elevation
Manual
Traverse speed (360°)
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Sight
-
Secondary Armament
.45 cal submachine gun (2)
Ammunition Carried
540
grenade (3)
22
anti-personnel mines (4)
24
anti-tank mines (5)
26
Location
1: Flexible on pedestal mount M25 - 2/3: inside - 4/5: side racks
ARMOR
Assembly
Bolting
Armor Detail
(from the horizontal)
Front
Side
Rear
Top/Bottom
Body
7.9 mm / 63° (Radiator louvres)
15.9 mm / 67° (Windshield cover)
7.9 mm / 90°
7.9 mm / 90°
7.9 mm / 7° (Hood top) & Open
AUTOMOTIVE
Engine
International Harvester RED-450-B
Type & Displacement
L6
Horsepower (maximum)
143 hp at 2700 rpm
Power/Weight Ratio
15.38 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
68 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
OnWar.com
Vehicles.com
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Drawings
M5
File
M3/M5