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-sběratelský model tanku 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 1/72 -provedení: kovový model s plastovými částmi
M8 HMC ( Howitzer Motor Carriage )
75 mm HMC (Howitzer Motor Carriage) M8 byla samohybná houfnice Spojených států používaná během druhé světové války. Byla vyvinuta na podvozku M5 Stuart a byla vybavena 75mm houfnicí.
The 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 was a self-propelled howitzer vehicle of the United States developed during World War II.
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75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 on display at the Musée des Blindés.
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| Type | Self-propelled artillery |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1942-1960s |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | U.S. Army Ordnance Department |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Manufacturer | Cadillac division of General Motors |
| Produced | September 1942–January 1944 |
| No. built | 1,778 |
| Variants | 75 mm Gun Motor Carriage M8A1: A lightweight tank destroyer prototype that used an M5A1 light tank hull. The M8’s turret was paired with a 75 mm gun M3 as used on the M4 Sherman tank. The project was later cancelled with the development of the M18 Hellcat. |
| Specifications (75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8) | |
| Weight | 34,600 lb (15.69 metric tons) combat weight |
| Length | 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m) with sand shields |
| Width | 7 ft 7.5 in (2.32 m) with sand shields |
| Height | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) over antiaircraft machine gun |
| Crew | 4 (Commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver/loader) |
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| Armor | 0.375 to 1.75 in (9.5 to 44 mm) |
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Main
armament |
75 mm Howitzer M2/M3 in Mount M7 46 rounds |
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Secondary
armament |
.50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2HB machine gun 400 rounds |
| Engine | Twin Cadillac Series 42 inline 6 cylinder 4-stroke gasoline engine 220 hp (164 kW) total at 3,400 rpm; 110 hp (82 kW) per engine |
| Power/weight | 14.02 hp/metric ton |
| Transmission | Twin Hydramatic 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse |
| Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension(VVSS) |
| Ground clearance | 14 in (0.35 m) |
| Fuel capacity | 89 US gallons (340 liters) |
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Operational
range |
100 mi (160 km) on road |
| Speed | 36 mph (58 kph) on road |
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Steering
system |
Controlled differential, steering levers |
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World War II tanks
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| Infantry |
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| Super-heavy |
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Další informace
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| Dostupnost | Skladem |
