Corgi Military Legends – M3A1 Half-Track , 2th Armored Division 41st Infantry Regiment U.S.Army , Normandy 1944 (D Day)

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                    M3 Half-Track Car

M3 Half-track, oficiálně známý jako Carrier, Personnel Half-track M3, byl americký polopásový obrněný transportér používaný během druhé světové války. Byl u amerických vojáků populární stejně jako Universal carrier u britských. Byl to však multifunkčnější transportér, protože uvezl 10 mužů a dosahoval rychlosti kolem 72 km/h s dojezdem kolem 320 km. Používal se také jako stíhač tanků nebo nosič minometu či dělostřelecký tahač. V rámci dohody o půjčce a pronájmu byl dodáván i do SSSR.

The M3 Half-Track Car , known officially as the Carrier, Personnel Half-Track Car M3, was an American armored personnel carrier half-track widely used by the Allies during World War II and in the Cold War. Derived from the M2 Half Track Car, which was developed from the Citroen-Kégresse half-track, the slightly longer M3 was extensively produced, with about 15,000 units and more than 50,000 derivative variants manufactured (most of which were interim designs).

M3A1 – A M3 with the improved M49 machine gun ring mount over the right hand front seat. Between 1942 and 1943 all M3 Half-Tracks (standard and A1s) were continually upgraded. These improvements included a number of drive train, engine, and stowage improvements.

2nd Armored Division
The 2nd Armored Division’s patch and combat service identification badge.
Active	1940–1995
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Type	Armor
Role	Armored warfare
Size	Division
Nickname(s)	“Hell on Wheels”
Engagements	World War II Operation Torch Sicily Normandy Northern France Rhineland Ardennes-Alsace Central Europe Persian Gulf War Battle of 73 Easting Battle of Norfolk
Commanders
Notable commanders	George S. Patton George Patton IV Ernest N. Harmon Edward H. Brooks
Insignia
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