M24 Chaffee light tank

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The M24 Chaffee light tank was a fast, lightly armored American World War II tank designed to provide improved firepower and mobility for reconnaissance and support roles.

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M24 Chaffee tank 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II tank
armored fighting vehicle
light tank
armorThickness up to about 38 mm
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 5
designed 1943
designedForRole infantry support
reconnaissance
designedToImprove firepower over earlier U.S. light tanks
mobility for reconnaissance roles
engine Twin Cadillac Series 44T24 V8 petrol engines
enginePower 220 hp each
hullLayout front-mounted transmission
inServiceWith British Army
Danish Army
French Army
Italian Army
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
Norwegian Army
Pakistani Army
linked to: Pakistan Army

South Korean Army
United States Army
introducedBy United States Army
manufacturer Cadillac
Massey-Harris
linked to: Massey-Ferguson
maximumSpeed about 35 mph
about 56 km/h
namedAfter Adna R. Chaffee Jr.
notableFeature low silhouette
torsion bar suspension for improved ride
numberBuilt over 4,000
primaryArmament 75 mm M6 gun
productionEnd 1945
productionStart 1944
replaced M3 Stuart
M5 Stuart
linked to: Stuart light tank
secondaryArmament .30 caliber Browning M1919 machine gun
.50 caliber Browning M2 machine gun
serviceEntry 1944
successor M41 Walker Bulldog
suspension torsion bar
turretType two-man turret
usedInConflict Algerian War
First Indochina War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Korean War
Suez Crisis
World War II
weight approximately 18 metric tons

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Stuart light tank successor M24 Chaffee light tank
Hydra-Matic automatic transmission usedIn M24 Chaffee tank
linked to: M24 Chaffee light tank