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United States' M2A1 light tank
M2A1 Light Tank on a prewar training exercise: |
Design
Single fixed turret.
Had one .3" and one .5" machine in the turret.8 An .30" machine gun was mounted in the hull.8
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
| M2A1 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, co-driver, gunner.2 42,3 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 18,790 lb2,3 |
| Length w/gun | 13' 7"2,3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7' 4"2, 7' 5"3 |
| Width | 8' 1.25"2, 7' 10"3 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | .50" machine gun8 37 mm 3: MG3 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | .50 cal |
| MG - coaxial | .30" machine gun8 |
| MG - hull | .30" machine gun8 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 2,1372 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 62, 162 0.5" - 5/8"3 |
| 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) | Continental W-6702 Continental Radial3 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air3 |
| Cylinders | |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 2503 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | Manual |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°2 |
| Max speed | 25-30 mph2, 45 mph3 |
| Cross country speed | 18 mph2, 20 mph3 |
| Road radius | 130 miles2 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -10° to +20°2 |
| Fording depth | 3' 8"2 |
| Trench crossing | 6'2 |
| Vertical obstacle | 2'2 |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | Vertical volute.2 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | 7 5/8"2 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | 6' 1"2 |
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
- British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
- Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles The Complete Guide, Leland Ness, 2002
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- Tank Data, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, 1968?
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
- Airfix Magazine Guide #26 American Tanks of World War 2, Terry Gander and Peter Chamberlain, 1977
