M3 half-track

Armoured personnel carrier United StatesRetired

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Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: United States
Manufacturer: Autocar Diamond T White Motor Company
Designed: 1940
Entered service: 1941
Produced: 1941–1945
Units produced: 53,000
Status: Retired
Crew: 1

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Overview

M3 half-track is an armoured personnel carrier from the United States, made by Autocar Diamond T White Motor Company. It entered service in 1941; it was produced from 1941 to 1945; 53,000 were built. It is used or was used by Türkiye, Israel, the United States, Argentina and 34 other countries, and saw combat in the Yom Kippur War, the Six-Day War, the Vietnam War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: .30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine gun (M3, M3A1),.50 caliber Browning M2HB machine gun (M3A1)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 8 t
Length: 6.17 m
Width: 2.22 m
Height: 2.26 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: White 160AX
Power: 110 kW
Road speed: 72 km/h
Operational range: 320 km
Fuel capacity: 227.1 l
Suspension: Front: semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf spring Rear: Vertical volute spring
Armour: 6–12 mm (0.25–0.50 in)

Weapons and ammunition on board

Browning M1919 M1919A6 M2 Browning .30-06 Springfield .50 BMG

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): M3 (бронетранспортёр), Wikipedia
Wikipedia: M3 half-track, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.