M2 light tank - Wikipedia
The M2 light tank, officially Light Tank, M2, was an American light tank of the interwar period which saw limited service during World War II. The most common model, the M2A4, was equipped with one 37 mm (1.5 in) M5 gun and five .30 cal M1919 Browning machine guns.
Light Tank M2A2 and M2A3 - Tank Encyclopedia
2022年10月8日 · The M2 series of light tanks and the components tested on their chassis would lend an immense amount of their design to the following M3 and later M5 series of light tanks, vehicles which would serve throughout the remainder of the war.
M2A2 - War Thunder Wiki
The M2A2 light tank developed and built by Rock Island Arsenal (RIA). A total of 239 of these tanks were built in 1935. The M2A2 was used to train tank operators, who gave it the unofficial nickname "Mae West".
M2 Light Tank (1935)
The American M2 Light Tank was the precursor of the famous M3 Stuart, built in small quantities and retained for training or used in WW2.
M2A2 light tank - Mississippi Armed Forces Museum
M2A2 light tank. Constructed at Rock Island Arsenal in Illinois in the mid-1930s, the M2A2 light tank was the first production model tank both designed and built in the United States. By 1942, the pre-WWII tanks were declared obsolete and were recycled or …
Light Tank M2 - AFV Database
2024年11月5日 · The light tank M2A1 can be differentiated from the combat car M1 by the vehicles' turrets: the light tank's was cylindrical in cross-section with an extension for the weapons, while the turret of the combat car was either D-shaped or octagonal. The light tank also had a cupola on the left rear of the turret roof.
M2 (Light Tank, M2) Light Tank - Military Factory
2017年4月6日 · Available supported armament, ammunition, and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the M2 (Light Tank, M2) Light Tank. M2A1: 1 x 12.7mm Browning M2HB heavy machine gun in single turret.
Light Tank M2: Two-Headed Light - Tank Archives
The Light Tank M2A2 became a symbol of the American army in the late 1930s. These tanks were often seen in newspapers and on newsreels. The completely obsolete M1917 Light Tanks were finally replaced.
M2 / M3 / M5 Stuart Light Tank - GlobalSecurity.org
The US light tanks of the M2, M3, and M5 series were the first US tanks to see combat. They were used by the British Eighth Army at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 and by US forces in the...
28 Photos of “Mae West” – US M2 Light Tank - WAR HISTORY …
2018年8月21日 · The M2 light tank was the official American light tank of the late 1930s. At the time, the independent armored battalions and armed divisions all made use of the M2 but it became obsolete by the time the United States entered the war, and it saw very little combat.