Year | December 1940 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 94 |
Crew | 6 (Commander, Driver & Four Gunners) |
Main Armament | 1 x 37mm L/53 M6 Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -10° to +20° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .30 cal M1919A4 Machine Gun (Coaxial). 2 x .30 cal M1919A4 Machine Guns (Bow). 2 x .30 cal M1919A4 Machine Gun (AA Mounts) 4 x .30 cal M1919A4 Machine Gun (Corner Sponsons).
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Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 200 x 37mm & 12.250 x .30 cal |
Height | 2.74m |
Width | 2.62m |
Length | 5.38m |
Combat Weight | 18.740 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.43m |
Fording Depth | 1.0m |
Trench Crossing | 2.30m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.61m |
Climbing Ability | 31° |
Radio | SCR 210 |
Armour | Upper Hull Front: 32mm. Lower Hull Front: 28mm. Upper Hull Sides: 32mm. Lower Hull Sides: 28mm. Hull Rear: 25mm. Hull Top: 9.53mm. Hull Bottom: 6.4mm. Gun Mantlet: 51mm. Turret Front: 32mm. Turret Sides: 32mm. Turret Rear: 32mm. Turret Top: 9.53mm.
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Engine | Wright R975 EC2 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 130 miles (210 km) |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 26 mph (42 kph) |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 17 mph (27 kph) |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The M2A1 had a new larger turret and thicker armour, as well as other feature as the M19 Gun Mount, better recoil mechanism, splash deflectors on hull front and new Machine Gun sights. By this time production was shifting towards the more effective M3 so the M2A1 joined the M2 as a training vehicle. |