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United States' Tank Production

Production 1940-19452
Light Tanks2 28,9192
Medium Tanks2 57,0272
Heavy Tanks2 2,3302
Total2 88,2762
Tank Production by Manufacturer
from 1940 to December 31, 19455
Manufacturer Quantity
Detroit Tank Arsenal5 22,2345
American Car and Foundry5 15,2245
Fisher Tank Arsenal, Grand Blanc5 13,1375
Cadillac Motor Company5 10,1425
Pressed Steel5 8,6485
Pullman-Standard5 3,9265
American Locomotive Works5 2,9855
Baldwin Locomotive Works5 2,5155
Massey Harris Company5 2,4735
Ford Motor Company5 1,6905
Lima Locomotive5 1,6555
Montreal Locomotive Works5 1,1445
Marmon-Herrington5 1,0705
Pacific Car and Foundry5 9265
Federal Machine5 5405
Rock Island Arsenal5 945
International Harvester5 75
Total5 88,4105
Medium Tanks 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
M3                 1,3363 3,5823      
M3A1                   3003      
M3A2                   123      
M3A3                   3223      
M3A4                   1093      
M3A5                   284, 5913      
M3A5, exported to United Kingdom                   307      
M313                   113 7943    
Half Tracks 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
M2                 3,5654 4,7354 3,1154    
M2A1                     9874 6564  
M9                     2,0264    
M9A1                     1,4074    
M3                 1,8594 4,9594 5,6814    
M3A1                     2,0374 8254  
M5                   1524 4,4734    
M5A1                     1,8594 1,1004  
M4, Mortar                   5724      
M4A1, Mortar                     6004    
M21, Mortar                       1104  
T48, 57 mm                   504 9124    
M3, 75 mm                 86 1,350 766    
M3, M3A1 75 mm4                 864 1,3504 7664    
T30, 75 mm                   5004      
T19, 105 mm                   3244      
T10 MGMC4                       1104  
T10E1, 2:20 mm                       110  
T28E1 CGMC4                   804      
M13, 2:.50 cal                     1,1033    
M14, 2:.50 cal                   54 1,6004    
M15                   80 600, 6804    
M15A1                     1,0524 6004  
M16                     2,3234 5544  
M17                     4004 6004  
Armored Cars 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
T176                   326 2186    
T17E16                   1576 2,6876    
T17E26                     2116 7896  
T17E36                   26 286    

Sources:

  1. Removed
  2. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
  3. M3 Lee/Grant Medium Tank 1941-45, Steven J Zaloga, 2005
  4. M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940-73, Steven J. Zaloga, 1994
  5. Airfix Magazine Guide #26 American Tanks of World War 2, Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, 1977
  6. Staghound Armored Car 1942 - 1962, Steven J. Zaloga, 2009
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