15-251 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

M24 Chaffee Light Tank




Newly landed U.S. paratroopers greet 1st Cavalry Division tank crewmen at Sukchon, North Korea, during the Korean War in October 1950

Information

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[CINDERS]

Is that tank a Chaffee as it sure looks like one miles to bigger gun for a Honey or Stuart

[browningautorifle]

I was thinking Chaffee too...

[Mark in Rochester]

yes Chaffee





In service

1944–1953 (U.S Army)

Used by USA and 28 others; see Operators

Wars

World War II, Korean War, First Indochina War, Vietnam War,[citation needed] Algerian War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

Production history

Manufacturer Cadillac, Massey-Harris

Produced 1944 – August 1945

Number built 4,731

Specifications

Weight 18.4 tonnes (40,500 lb)

Length 5.56 m (18 ft 3 in) including gun
5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) excluding gun

Width 3 m (9 ft 10 in)

Height 2.77 m (9 ft 1 in)

Crew 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/radio operator)

Armor 15–38 mm (0.60–1.50 in)

Main armament 1 × 75 mm Gun M7 L / 40 48 rounds

Secondary armament 1 × .50 cal Browning M2HB machine gun
440 rounds
2 × .30-06 Browning M1919A4 machine gun
3,750 rounds

Engine 2 × Cadillac Series 44T24, 8 Cylinder
110 bhp each (220/164 kW total)

Power/weight 6.09 hp/tonne

Transmission GM Hydraumatic 4F

Suspension Torsion Bar

Fuel capacity 110 US gal

Operational range 161 km (100 mi)

Speed
56 km/h (35 mph) road
40 km/h (25 mph) off-road