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Half-track Personnel Carrier M5

GENERAL DATA
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Armored Personnel Carrier
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International Harvester Corp.

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Commander, driver, co-driver + troopers
4625
December 1942

 

DIMENSIONS
9300 kg
2.30 m
6.15 m
6.33 m
2.2066 m
0.284 m
1.69 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
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
International Harvester RED-450-B
L6
143 hp at 2700 rpm
15.38 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
68 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

 

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