Year | February 1942 |
Vehicle Type | [@type] |
Origin & Designer | [@designer] |
Numbers Produced | 500 |
Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver & Assistant Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 75mm L/15 M1A1 Howitzer |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -9° to +49° |
Turret Traverse | 22.5° Left & Right (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | 6.10m |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .50 cal M2HB Heavy Machine Gun |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 60 x 75mm & 300 x .50 cal |
Height | 2.30m |
Width | 1.96m |
Length | 6.10m |
Combat Weight | 9.300 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. Howitzer Shield Front: 9.53mm. Howitzer Shield Sides: 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 | 45 mph (72 kph) |
Maximum Road Speed | [@maximum_road_speed] |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | [@maximum_cross_country_speed] |
Maximum Water Speed | 9 mph (15 kph) |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | Based on the M3 chassis and built by White. The T-30 was stop-gap design to provide the US Army with self-propelled howitzer, it served in reconnaissance platoons attached to armoured Infantry regiments as a support weapon. The vehicle was gradually phased out by mid-1943 and replaced by the M8 HMC. The T30 saw action in North Africa, Sicily and Italy. |