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Description
Next to the M4 Sherman tank or the Jeep, the M3 Halftrack is probably the most remembered Allied vehicle of World War II. Thousands were produced in by three different companies in numerous variants. The above vehicle, for example, is an M16A1 Gun Motor Carriage - a mobile anti-aircraft unit armed with four .50-cal machineguns in a quad turret - produced by White Motor Company. The most common use for the M3, however, was as an armored personnel carrier, shuttling troops across the battlefield while maintaining protection from small arms fire.

M3 Halftrack Vehicle Stats:
Type: Multi-purpose armored vehicle
Manufacturer: Autocar Company, White Motor Company, Harvester Inernational
First deployed: 1940

Crew: 3 + 10 passengers
Length: 6.18 m
Width: 2.22 m
Height: 2.26 m
Weight: 9.3 tons

Armor: 6-12mm
Armament, primary: Usually 1 x .50 cal Browning M2-HB MG
Armament, secondary: 2 x 7.62mm Browning M1919 MG
Ammo stowage, primary: 700 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 7,750 rounds

Powerplant: White 160AX 147hp 6-cylinder liquid-cooled gasoline engine
Max speed: 64 km/h
Max range: 282 km

Operators: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Greece, South Africa, Soviet Union, UK, USA; (post-war) Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Turkey, Uruguay, Yugoslavia.

Description
Next to the M4 Sherman tank or the Jeep, the M3 Halftrack is probably the most remembered Allied vehicle of World War II. Thousands were produced in by three different companies in numerous variants. The above vehicle, for example, is an M16A1 Gun Motor Carriage - a mobile anti-aircraft unit armed with four .50-cal machineguns in a quad turret - produced by White Motor Company. The most common use for the M3, however, was as an armored personnel carrier, shuttling troops across the battlefield while maintaining protection from small arms fire.

M3 Halftrack Vehicle Stats:
Type: Multi-purpose armored vehicle
Manufacturer: Autocar Company, White Motor Company, Harvester Inernational
First deployed: 1940

Crew: 3 + 10 passengers
Length: 6.18 m
Width: 2.22 m
Height: 2.26 m
Weight: 9.3 tons

Armor: 6-12mm
Armament, primary: Usually 1 x .50 cal Browning M2-HB MG
Armament, secondary: 2 x 7.62mm Browning M1919 MG
Ammo stowage, primary: 700 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 7,750 rounds

Powerplant: White 160AX 147hp 6-cylinder liquid-cooled gasoline engine
Max speed: 64 km/h
Max range: 282 km

Operators: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Greece, South Africa, Soviet Union, UK, USA; (post-war) Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Israel, Jordan, Laos, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, South Korea, South Vietnam, Turkey, Uruguay, Yugoslavia.