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Description
A light tank designed to replace M3 and M5 Stuarts, small numbers of the M24 Chaffee were introduced in 1944, first seeing action in Italy, and later taking part in the crossing of the Rhine. The Chaffee was a marked improvement over the Stuarts they replaced in almost every respect, having greater range and a far more powerful 75mm gun that could take on German Panzers. However, lighter armor made it more vulnerable to anti-tank fire. While ultimately serving only a limited role in World War II, the Chaffee would go on to see extensive service in the Korean War.

M24 Chaffee Vehicle Stats:
Type: Light Tank
Manufacturer: Cadillac Motor Car Division, Massey-Harris.
First deployed: April 1944

Crew: 4 or 5
Length: 5.49 m
Width: 2.95 m
Height: 2.48 m
Weight: 18.37 tons

Armor: 38mm
Armament, primary: 1 x 75mm M6 tank gun
Armament, secondary: 2 x 7.62mm Browning M1919 MG (coaxial and hull-mounted), 1 x .50 cal Browning M2-HB AA MG (tripod)
Ammo stowage, primary: 48 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 3,750 rounds 7.62mm, 440 rounds .50 cal

Powerplant: 2 x Cadillac 44T24 110hp V-8 liquid-cooled gasoline engines
Max speed: 56km/h
Max range: 161km

Operators: UK, USA; (post-war) Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay.

Description
A light tank designed to replace M3 and M5 Stuarts, small numbers of the M24 Chaffee were introduced in 1944, first seeing action in Italy, and later taking part in the crossing of the Rhine. The Chaffee was a marked improvement over the Stuarts they replaced in almost every respect, having greater range and a far more powerful 75mm gun that could take on German Panzers. However, lighter armor made it more vulnerable to anti-tank fire. While ultimately serving only a limited role in World War II, the Chaffee would go on to see extensive service in the Korean War.

M24 Chaffee Vehicle Stats:
Type: Light Tank
Manufacturer: Cadillac Motor Car Division, Massey-Harris.
First deployed: April 1944

Crew: 4 or 5
Length: 5.49 m
Width: 2.95 m
Height: 2.48 m
Weight: 18.37 tons

Armor: 38mm
Armament, primary: 1 x 75mm M6 tank gun
Armament, secondary: 2 x 7.62mm Browning M1919 MG (coaxial and hull-mounted), 1 x .50 cal Browning M2-HB AA MG (tripod)
Ammo stowage, primary: 48 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 3,750 rounds 7.62mm, 440 rounds .50 cal

Powerplant: 2 x Cadillac 44T24 110hp V-8 liquid-cooled gasoline engines
Max speed: 56km/h
Max range: 161km

Operators: UK, USA; (post-war) Austria, Belgium, Cambodia, Chile, Denmark, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Laos, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Uruguay.