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M24 Chaffee light tank 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, near Yong-Dong-Po, April 1951
General Background
The M-24 Chaffee was named after Major General Adna Romanza Chaffee Jr. who is considered the father of the US Armored branch. It was developed to correct the deficiencies found in the M-3 Stuart by increasing the armor, a new 75mm main gun and the first time a torsion bar suspension was added to an American tank. It wasn’t until the latter months of the war in Europe that the Chaffee made its appearance but they played a major role in the Battle of the Bulge and the push into Germany. The M-24 was considered as possibly the best Light Tank of WWII.
Specifications :
| Date of service: | 1944 |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Type: | Light Tank |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Dimensions: | Length - 5.49 m (18 ft) |
| Width - 2.95 m (9.7 ft) | |
| Height - 2.77 m (9 ft) | |
| Combat weight: | 18,207 kg (20 tons) |
| Engine: | Twin Cadillac 44T24 V-8 220 horsepower gasoline |
| Speed: | 54 km/h (33.5 mph) |
| Range: | 160 km (99 mi) |
| Armament: | 1 X 75mm M6 main gun |
| 2 X .30 caliber Browning machine guns | |
| 1 X .50 caliber Browning machine gun | |
| 1 X M3 mortar |