Tuesday, February 9, 2016

M1 Combat Car Light Tank

The M1 Combat Car was a precursor to the M2 light tank. It was also related to the T7 Combat Car. Most future American tank designs sprouted from this tank. About 113 total built across all variants.
The vehicle had a manual turret traverse with 360° traverse. The tank housed four guns. Most variants just had modifications to engine.



Variants:
1.
Name: M1 Combat Car
Type: Light Tank
Origin: United States
Year: 1935
Produced: 89

Length: 4.14 Meters
Width: 2.4 Meters
Height: 2.26 Meters
Weight: 8523 Kilograms
Speed: 72 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4(2) OR
-12.7 mm M2 AND
-7.62 mm M1919A4
Secondary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4 (2)

Armor:
-Hull
16 mm Front
13 mm Side
7 mm Rear
7 mm Top
7 mm Bottom
-Turret
16 mm Front
16 mm Side
16 mm Rear
7 mm Top

2.
Name: M1A1 Combat Car
Type: Light Tank
Origin: United States
Year: 1938
Produced: 17

Length: 4.43 Meters
Width: 2.4 Meters
Height: 2.26 Meters
Weight: 8600 Kilograms
Speed: 58 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4(2) OR
-12.7 mm M2 AND
-7.62 mm M1919A4
Secondary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4 (2)

Armor:
-Hull
16 mm Front
13 mm Side
10 mm Rear
7 mm Top
7 mm Bottom
-Turret
16 mm Front
16 mm Side
16 mm Rear
7 mm Top

3.
Name: M1A1E1 Combat Car
Type: Light Tank
Origin: United States
Year: 1938
Produced: 7

Length: 4.43 Meters
Width: 2.4 Meters
Height: 2.26 Meters
Weight: 8600 Kilograms
Speed: 58 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4 (2) OR
-12.7 mm M2 AND
-7.62 mm M1919A4
Secondary Armament: (2 guns)
-7.62 mm M1919A4 (2)

Armor:
-Hull
16 mm Front
13 mm Side
10 mm Rear
7 mm Top
7 mm Bottom
-Turret
16 mm Front
16 mm Side
16 mm Rear
7 mm Top

M1E1 M1E2 and M1E3 were all just engine modifications...shared same stats.

Sources:
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_light_tank_M1.html
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/US/M1_Combat_Car.php
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/m1-cc.htm
http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/combatcarm1.html#M1A1E1

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