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United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT (4)
LVT(4) |
The (A)(2) modified with a ramp operated by a hand winch. The engine was placed behind the driver's cab. Carry 30 troops or light vehicles or field guns. First used at Saipan in mid 1944. Mount on each side for a .30 or .50 cal MG.
Used in Europe by US Army.
Britain received 500 via lend lease. Used them in Northern Italy and at the Rhine crossing in 1945.
| LVT (4) Buffalo Mk IV6 |
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|---|---|
| Crew | 26, 34 |
| Passengers | 356 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | Unloaded: 23,350 lb4, 10,600 kg4 36,400 lb 12,428 kg6 12.2 tons6 |
| Length w/gun | 26' 1"6, 26.1'4 7.95 m6, 8 m4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 1"6, 8.2'4 2.46 m6, 2.5 m4 |
| Width | 10.6'4, 10' 8"6 3.2 m4, 3.25 m6 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 8.4 psi4 0.6 (kg/cm2)4 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 1: 0.5" MG6 1: 12.7 mm MG6 0.3" MG6 3: 7.62 mm MG6 1 or 2: 0.3" M1919A4 MG4 |
| OR | 1 or 2: 0.5" M2 MG4 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 136 |
| 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 Continental4 Continental W670-9A6 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air4,6 |
| Cylinders | 74,6 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 200@1,800 rpm4 2506 |
| Power to weight ratio | 15.4 hp/ton4 |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline4 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max speed | 20 mph6, 25 mph4 32 kph6, 40 kph4 |
| Max speed - water | 7.5 mph6 12 kph6 5.4 kt4 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 150 miles4,6 240 km6, 242 km4 |
| Water radius | 75 miles4 121 km4 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 11 |
| Return rollers each side | 2 |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| 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
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- 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
- World Encyclopedia of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Jack Livesey, 2006
