Year | Year: 1944 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 10.647 |
Crew | 2 + 2 Passengers |
Main Armament | [@main_armament] |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | [@elevation] |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 3.20m |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | [@ammunition_carried] |
Height | 1.30m |
Width | 1.05m |
Length | 3.20m |
Combat Weight | 1.700 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.28m |
Fording Depth | Floats |
Trench Crossing | 0.91m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.61m |
Climbing Ability | 30° |
Radio | SCR 508 |
Armour | 8-10mm |
Engine | Studebaker Model 6-170 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 3 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 119 miles (320 km) |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | 165 miles (266 km) |
Maximum Road Speed | 36 mph (57 kph) |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 34 mph (54 kph) |
Maximum Water Speed | 7.5 mph (12 kph) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The M29C Water Weasel was an amphibious tractor designed by English man Geoffrey Pike and built by Studebaker. The Weasel could operate through soft sand, mud and snow as well as swamps and marshes. With buoyancy cells in the bow and stern to aid floatation had the ability to cross water, guided by twin rudders and powered by a 70 hp engine. |