Year | April 1945 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 300 |
Crew | 6 (Commander, Co-Commander/Gunner, Aimer, Two Loaders & Driver) |
Main Armament | 2 x 40mm L/56 M2 Guns |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -3° to +85° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Powered 40°/Sec) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 2.81m |
Secondary Armament | None |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 352 x 40mm + 320 x 40mm in M28 Trailer |
Height | 2.96m |
Width | 2.93m |
Length | 2.81m |
Combat Weight | 18.000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.45m |
Fording Depth | 1.20m |
Trench Crossing | 1.80m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.71m |
Climbing Ability | 31° |
Radio | SCR 619 |
Armour | Upper Hull Front: 12mm. Lower Hull Front: 12mm. Upper Hull Sides: 12mm. Lower Hull Sides: 12mm. Hull Rear: 6mm. Hull Top: 12mm. Hull Bottom: 12mm. Gun Mantlet: 12mm. Turret Front: 12mm. Turret Sides: 8mm. Turret Rear: 7mm. Turret Top: Open. |
Engine | Continental AOS-895-3 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 8 Forward & 4 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 174 miles (281 km) |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 100 miles (161 km) |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 34 mph (56 kph) |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 10 mph (17 kph) |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | M19A1: New Exhausts Fitted |
Notes | Based on a lengthened M24 Chaffee chassis, and mounting duel 40mm AA Guns the M19 gave US Armoured units protection against low flying aircraft. The guns could fire on ground targets which could inflict devastating fire on lightly armoured vehicles. An additional trailer carried extra rounds. It arrived too late to make any Impact in WW2, but saw service in Korea. |