DeAgostini – M21 Mortar Motor Carriage , 193rd Tank Battalion , 10th Army U.S. Army , Germany 1945
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M21 Mortar Motor Carriage (MMC)
The M21 Mortar Motor Carriage (MMC) was a self-propelled artillery mount on a half-track chassis used by the United States Army during World War II. It was equipped with an 81 mm M1 mortar and an air-cooled M2 Browning machine gun. It was produced by the White Motor Company in 1944. Only 110 examples were produced.
Type | Self-propelled artillery |
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Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1944–45 |
Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Ordnance department |
Designed | 1942–43 |
Manufacturer | White Motor Company |
Produced | 1944 |
No. built | 110 |
Specifications | |
Weight | 9 tons |
Length | 20 ft 9 in (6.32 m) |
Width | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Height | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) |
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Armor | Front:12 mm (0.47 in) sides: 6 mm (0.24 in) |
Main
armament |
81 mm M1 mortar |
Secondary
armament |
0.5 inch (12.7 mm) M2 machine gun |
Engine | White 160AX, 6,330 cc (386 in3) 6-cylinder, gasoline (petrol)compression ratio 6.3:1 128 hp (95 kW) |
Power/weight | 15.8 hp/ton |
Suspension | tracks: Vertical volute springs; front leaf spring |
Fuel capacity | 60 US gal (230 l) |
Operational
range |
150 mi (240 km) |
Speed | 45 mph (72 km/h) |
The M21 served on the Western Front, seeing action in Normandy and in southern France, before later being used during the Battle of the Bulge, the Battle of Belgium, Operation Market Garden, and the invasion of Germany from the west. The M21 served with the US 3rd, 1st, and 7th Armies during the campaign in France, and the 2nd Armored Division, which developed it. In addition, 57 examples were leased to Free French forces. By 1945, it was declared obsolete, due to the insufficient power of the 81 mm mortar as an artillery piece.
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