M3 Half-Track
| Country | United States |
| Primary Role | Transport |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3 transports were developed in 1940 as an attempt by the United States Army to improve tactical maneuverability; they were accepted for service in May 1941. The design was developed to use as many commercially available component as possible in order to simplify production. They had the capacity to transport 13 men (ie. one rifle squad), carrying 3 men in the cabin and 10 men in the rear. Total production quantity was just shy of 41,000 vehicles. The M5 variant of the M3 Half-track was manufactured for Lend-Lease for the United Kingdom, Canada, France, and the Soviet Union. The design was also used as the foundation for several self-propelled guns. They remained in service in US, UK, Israeli, and other friendly forces long after WW2.
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Last Major Revision: Jun 2010
SPECIFICATIONS
M3
| Machinery | One White 160AX 6-cylinder inline gasoline engine rated at 147hp |
| Suspension | Front: Semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf spring; Rear: Vertical volute spring |
| Armament | 1x7.62mm .30cal Browning M1919A4 machine gun |
| Armor | 13mm windshield cover, 6.4mm sides, rear, hood, and over radiator louvres |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 6.16 m |
| Width | 1.96 m |
| Height | 2.30 m |
| Weight | 9.1 t |
| Speed | 72 km/h |
| Range | 282 km off-road; 320 km on-road |
M3A1
| Machinery | One White 160AX 6-cylinder inline gasoline engine rated at 147hp |
| Suspension | Front: Semi-elliptic longitudinal leaf spring; Rear: Vertical volute spring |
| Armament | 1x7.62mm .30cal Browning M1919A4 machine gun, 1x12.7mm .50cal Browning M2HB machine gun |
| Armor | 13mm windshield cover, 6.4mm sides, rear, hood, and over radiator louvres |
| Crew | 1 |
| Length | 6.34 m |
| Width | 2.22 m |
| Height | 2.69 m |
| Weight | 9.3 t |
| Speed | 72 km/h |
| Range | 282 km off-road; 350 km on-road |
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General Douglas MacArthur at Leyte, 17 Oct 1944
23 Feb 2011 05:20:53 AM
we have a Halftrack m3 with framenumber m3 1591,is it possible to know the date of delivery and where it has served during the war,we are not abble to find any more details,kind regards