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The M8 was based upon the light tank M5 (itself a descendant of the light tank M3), and so had relatively thin armor. The lower hull armor ranged from 1 in (25 mm) to 1.125 in (28.6 mm) on the sides to 1.75 in (44 mm) on the lower front and 1.0 in (25 mm) on the lower rear.
M8 armored car; M19 MGMC; M15A1 halftrack; M16 MGMC; ... M36 tank destroyer; M40 gun motor carriage; M44 self-propelled howitzer; M7 Priest; Ordnance QF 25 pounder ...
The M8 armored gun system (AGS), sometimes known as the Buford, is an American light tank that was intended to replace the M551 Sheridan and TOW missile-armed Humvees in the 82nd Airborne Division and 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment (2nd ACR) of the U.S. Army respectively.
In May 1942, having viewed the prototype, the British Tank Mission turned down the offer to acquire the M8 through lend-lease. [ 1 ] [ page needed ] It was named " Greyhound " in keeping with other U.S. armored cars already ordered by the British, such as the (cancelled) T18 Boarhound , the T17 Deerhound , the T17E1 Staghound and the (also ...
A 607th Tank Destroyer Battalion 3-inch gun M5 towed anti-tank gun at Le Bourg St-Leonard, France during August 1944. Twenty four tank destroyer groups were formed. [6] US Army doctrine called for at least one tank destroyer group to be attached to each corps and army. [7]
Translated from German, Jagdpanzer meaning "hunting tank". It typically refers to anti-tank variants of existing tank chassis with a well-armored casemate superstructure that mount an anti-tank gun with limited traverse in the front. [1] These vehicles were classified by the western Allies of World War II as a tank destroyer. [2]
The M10 tank destroyer, formally known as 3-inch gun motor carriage M10 or M10 GMC, was an American tank destroyer of World War II.After US entry into World War II and the formation of the Tank Destroyer Force, a suitable vehicle was needed to equip the new battalions.
The M8 is a full-track tractor based on the chassis of the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. It was used to tow cargo trailers and artillery such as the Skysweeper 75 mm anti-aircraft gun and the M59 Long Tom gun. The basic M8 variant could be quickly adapted for carrying projectiles and charges.