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United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked, LVT (A)4
LVT(A)4 Aberdeen Tank Museum |
LVT(A)4 |
Had open topped turret from M8 Motor Carriage.5 Late in 1943 some had the Canadian built Ronson flamethrower replacing the 75 mm gun. The Marines also tried mounting T45 (2 banks of 10 rockets)1 or T54 (20 183 mm rockets)1 rocket launchers on its side.1
The 75 mm howitzer fired a 18 lb HE shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,250'/sec.5
Usage
The LVT (A)(4) was first used at Saipan in June 1944.6
It was primarily used by US Army and Marines in the Pacific.
| LVT (A)(4) | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 61,5,6, (30 passengers)1 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 39,460 lb5 10.98 tons1, 17.9 tons6 11,156 kg1, 18,140 kg6 |
| Length w/gun | 26' 1"6, 26' 2"1,5 7.9 m1, 7.95 m6 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10' 2"6, 10' 2.5"5, 10' 3"1 2.09 m1, 3.1 m6 |
| Width | 10' 8"1,5,6 3.25 m1,6 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 18"5 |
| Ground contact length | 126.5"5 |
| Ground pressure | 9.9 psi5 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm M2 or M3 75 mm1 75 mm Howitzer M35 75 mm M2/M3 howitzer6 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | .50 cal MG AA .50 cal HB M2 MG5 1: 12.7 mm / 0.5" MG6 3: .30 cal M1919A4 MG, bow, 2 in flexible mounts on each side of turret5 1: 7.62 mm / 0.3" MG6 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 755, 1006 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 4006 .50 cal: 4205 .30 cal: 6,0005 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 131, 446 |
| Hull Front, Upper | 0.5"@0°5 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 0.25"@0°5 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 0.25"@0°5 |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | 1.5"@0°5 |
| Turret Sides | 1"@0°5 |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Wright W6701 Continental W670-9A5,6 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air5,6 |
| Cylinders | R-75, Radial 76 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 2505,6 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Spicer synchromesh5 5 forward, 1 reverse5 |
| Steering | Controlled differential5 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline5,6 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 140 gallons5 |
| Road consumption | 1 mpg5 Water: 0.7 mpg5 |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°5 Manual5 |
| Max speed | 20 mph6, 25 mph1,5 32 kph6, 40 kph1 Water: 7 mph5,6, 7.5 mph Water: 12 kph6 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 150 miles5,6, 300 miles1 240 km6, 483 km1 Water: 100 miles5 |
| 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
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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
