Year | February 1943 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 600 |
Crew | 7 (Commander, Two Gunners, Three Loaders & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 37mm L/53 M1A2 Anti-Aircraft Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -0° to +85° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 6.01m |
Secondary Armament | 2 x .50 cal M2HB Heavy Machine Guns |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 240 x 37mm & 3.400 x .50 cal |
Height | 2.64m |
Width | 2.50m |
Length | 6.01m |
Combat Weight | 9000 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.28m |
Fording Depth | 0.81m |
Trench Crossing | 0.76m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.30m |
Climbing Ability | 31° |
Radio | [@radio] |
Armour | Upper Hull Front: 13mm. Lower Hull Front: 6.4mm. Upper Hull Sides: 6.4mm. Lower Hull Sides: 6.4mm. Hull Rear: 6.4mm. Hull Top: Open. Hull Bottom: 6.4mm. Hood: 6.4mm. Gun Shield: 6.4mm.
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Engine | White 160AX (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 198 miles (320 km) |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 175 miles (282 km) |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 45 mph (72 kph) |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 9 mph (15 kph) |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | M15A1: Quantity: 1.652 Year: October 1943 New M54 Gun Mount Air-cooled .50 cals mounted below the 37mm
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Notes | Based on the M3 chassis and built by White, the M15 mounted a 37mm automatic canon and twin water cooled .50 cal M2 Heavy Machine Guns on the M42 mount and could deliver devastating fire not only at aircraft but ground targets. The side armour could be lowered to allow for this mode of fire. The M15 was issued to armoured units and saw action in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Pacific theatre and served in the Korean War. |