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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.
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.
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]
M36 tank destroyer; T. T28 super-heavy tank; T40/M9 tank destroyer; T55E1 gun motor carriage; W. M10 tank destroyer
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 ...
M6 heavy tank; M6 tractor; M7 Priest; M7 snow tractor; M8 Greyhound; M9 half-track; M10 tank destroyer; M12 Gun Motor Carriage; M13/40 tank; M13 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage; M14/41 tank; M15 half-track; M15/42 tank; M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage; M18 Hellcat; M19 tank transporter; M21 mortar carrier; M25 tank transporter; M29 Weasel; M32 tank ...
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 ...
The T27 was developed by the Studebaker Corporation in 1944 as a possible replacement for the M8 Greyhound. It was completed in late 1943 and was tested against the T28 Armored Car at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds. Although the T28 was found out to be more mobile than the T27, both were superior to the mobility of the M8.