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United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT (2)
LVT(2) |
LVT (2)  Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Prototype called T24. In early 1942 the LVT-2 was introduced and produced at Food Machinery and Chemical Corps Riverside, California facility so it wouldn't interfere with LVT-1 construction.
Had new suspension with 11 bogie wheels per track which were sprung on Torsilastic rubber springs which improved track life and use on harder ground. Construction of sheet steel. Machine gun rails were mounted all around vehicle. Two escape/ventilation hatches in the front which open downward.
First used at Tarawa in November 1943. It was mostly used as a cargo carrier as it didn't have armor to protect passengers.
| LVT (2) | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 61,5 2 + 72 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 30,900 lb, 31,200 lb5 10.8 tons1, 11,000 kg1 Unloaded: 11,000 kg2, 24,250 lb2 Loaded: 13,721 kg2, 30,250 lb2 |
| Length w/gun | 21' 6"2, 26' 1"1,5, 26' 11" 7.95 m1, 7.975 m2 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 1"1,5, 8' 2.5"2 2.5 m2, 2.69 m1 |
| Width | 10' 8"1,2,5 3.25 m1,2 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 18"5 |
| Ground contact length | 126.5"5 |
| Ground pressure | 9.8 psi5 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 12.7 mm (.50 cal) MG1,2 .50 cal HB M2 MG5 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3: 7.62 mm (.30 cal) MG1 7.62 mm (.30 cal) MG2 .30 cal M1919A4 MG5 USMC: 3: .30 cal M1919A4 MG5 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | Unarmored5 01 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| 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) | Wright W670 Continental W970-9A1,2,5 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air5 |
| Cylinders | R-75 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 2502,5 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Synchromesh5 5 forward, 1 reverse5 |
| Steering | Controlled differential5 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline2,5 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 110 gallons5 |
| Road consumption | 1 mpg5 |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max speed | 20 mph1,2,5 32 kph1,2 water: 7.5 mph2,5, 8 mph1, 12 kph2 13 kph1 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 150 miles1,2,5 241 km2, 242 km1 Water: 50 miles5, 100 miles2, 161 km2 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | 5'5 |
| Vertical obstacle | 3'5 |
| Climbing ability | 30° slope5 |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsilastic springs5 |
| Wheels each side | 11 single bogie wheel assemblies5 |
| Return rollers each side | 25 |
| Tracks (Type) | Steel, twin chains with "W" shaped grousers5 |
| Length | |
| Width | 14.25"5 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 735 |
| Pitch | 4 1/8"5 |
| Tire tread | Rubber5 |
| Track centers/tread | 113.5"5 |
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
