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United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT-1
LVT-1 Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Could hold 24 men with packs and rifles or 4,500 pounds. Machine gun rails are provided on sides and rear. Arc welded sheet steel construction. Track was basically an unsprung track fixed the the hull. This worked well in water or soft ground but not hard ground. The driver's cab had 3 windows, the center could be opened for ventilation or used as an escape hatch.
Were first used at Guadalcanal in August 1942 and last used in beach assaults at Tarawa5 in November 1943.
| LVT 1 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 35 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 21,800 lb5, 32,500 lb |
| Length w/gun | 21' 6"5 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 1"5, 8' 1.5" |
| Width | 9' 10"5 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 18"5 |
| Ground contact length | 140"5 |
| Ground pressure | 13.9 psi5 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | .50 cal HB M2 MG5 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2: .30 cal MG .30 cal M1919A4 MG5 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 6,000 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Unarmored5 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 0 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Hercules WXLC-3 Hercules WXLC35 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Water5 |
| Cylinders | 65 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 1465 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 3 forward, 1 reverse5 |
| Steering | Clutch brake5 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline5 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 80 gallons5 |
| Road consumption | 1.9 mpg5 |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max speed | 12 mph5 Water: 6.1 mph5 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 150 miles5 Water: 60 miles5 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | 5' 4"5 |
| Vertical obstacle | 1' 6"5 |
| Climbing ability | 30° slope5 |
| Suspension (Type) | Unsprung, rollers in track ride in guides on sponson5 |
| Wheels each side | 11 |
| Return rollers each side | 2 |
| Tracks (Type) | Link-Belt roller chains connected by aluminum cleats5 |
| Length | |
| Width | 10"5, 10.25" |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 795 |
| Pitch | 3.26"5 |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Battle Winning Tanks, Aircraft & Warships of World War II, David Miller, 2000
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
