M1 Combat Car

Not to be confused with the turn of the 20th-21st century M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank.

M1 Combat Car

Type	Light Tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1937-?
Used by	United States
Production history
Manufacturer	Rock Island Arsenal
Produced	1937-?
No. built	113
Specifications
Mass	8,523 kg (18,790 lb)
Length	4.14 m (13.6 ft)
Width	2.4 m (7 ft 10 in)
Height	2.26 m (7 ft 5 in)
Crew	4

Armor	16mm
Main armament	12.7mm machine gun
Secondary armament	7.62mm machine gun
Engine	Continental automobile W-670 7-cylinder gasoline 250 hp (190 kW)
Suspension	Vertical volute spring
Operational range	161 km (100 mi)
Maximum speed	72 km/h (45 mph)

v t e Tanks in the United States

World War I	Tank Mark VIII Ford 3-Ton M1918 Holt gas electric tank Six Ton Tank M1917 Renault FT

Interwar	T1 Light Tank M1 Combat Car M2 Light Tank Christie M1931

World War II	M2 Medium Tank M3/M5 Light Tank M3 Lee M4 Sherman M22 Locust M24 Chaffee Marmon-Herrington CTLS M26 Pershing

Cold War	M41 Walker Bulldog M46 Patton M103 heavy tank M47 Patton M48 Patton T95 M60 Patton T92 Light Tank M551 Sheridan MBT-70 XM803 Expeditionary tank M1 Abrams M8 Armored Gun System

The M1 Combat Car was a tankette used by the U.S. Cavalry in late 1930s.^[1]

History[]

Under the terms of the Defense Act of 1920, tanks were restricted to infantry units. To allow U.S. Army cavalry units to be equipped with armoured fighting vehicles, the tanks developed for the cavalry were designated "combat cars". The M1 series entered service in 1937. In 1940, the Combat Car designation was dropped, and the vehicle were renamed as light tank M1A2.^[2]

Variants[]

M1 - the original variant. 89 built.
M1A1 - new octagonal turret instead of a D-shaped one; increased distance between the wheel bogies. 17 built.
M1A1E1 - engine replaced by Guiberson T-1020 diesel. 7 built.

References[]

↑ The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
↑ http://afvdb.50megs.com/usa/combatcarm1.html

External links[]

v t e Interwar tanks

List Category

Tankettes	L3/33 L3/35 Carden Loyd Morris-Martel T-27 TKS Type 92 tankette Type 94 tankette Type 97 Te-Ke Tančík vz. 33 AH-IV

Light	H35 R35 Fiat 3000 Leichttraktor Light Tanks Mk I–V Light Tank Mk VI Light Tank Mk VII M1 Combat Car M2 Light Tank T7 Combat Car Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Amphibious Tank Panzer I Panzer II LT vz. 34 LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 T1 T-18 T-19 T-26 T-37 T-38 7TP Type 95 Ha-Go Vickers 6-Ton

Medium	Char D1 Char D2 Grosstraktor Medium Mk I Medium Mk II Medium Mk III Panzer III T-24 T-28 Type 97 Chi-Ha Type 97 Chi-Ni Type 98 Chi-Ho

Cavalry, Cruiser or Fast	AMC 34 AMC 35 AMR 33 AMR 35 BT tank Cruiser Mk I Cruiser Mk II Cruiser Mk III SOMUA S35

Infantry	FCM 36 Infantry Mk I, Matilda Renault R35 T-26 Type 89 I-Go

Heavy	Char B1 Neubaufahrzeug SMK T-35 T-100 Type 95 Heavy Tank Vickers A1E1 Independent

Super-heavy	FCM F1 Char 2C T-42

Armoured Carriers	UE Chenillette Bren Gun Carrier

History WWI Interwar WWII Cold War Tank

v t e American armored fighting vehicles of World War II

Light tanks	T1 Cunningham M1 Combat Car M2 Light Tank M3/M5 Light Tank M22 Light Tank M24 Light Tank Marmon-Herrington CTLS

Medium / Heavy tanks	M2 Medium Tank M3 Medium Tank M4 Medium Tank M26 Heavy Tank

Self-propelled artillery	M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 HMC M12 Gun Motor Carriage M40 Gun Motor Carriage M3 Gun Motor Carriage T48 Gun Motor Carriage M43 Howitzer Motor Carriage M15 Combination Gun Motor Carriage M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage T34 Rocket Launcher

Tank destroyers	M3 Gun Motor Carriage M6 Gun Motor Carriage M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage M18 Gun Motor Carriage M36 Gun Motor Carriage

Armored half-tracks	M2 Half Track Car M3 Half Track Personnel Carrier M5/M9 Half track M4 Mortar Carrier T30 Half Track

Amphibious vehicles	Landing Vehicle Tracked DUKW Ford GPA M29C Weasel

Armored cars	M8 Light Armored Car M3 Scout Car M20 Armored Utility Car T17 Armored Car T18 Armored Car

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns	M13 MGMC M14 MGMC M15 CGMC M16 MGMC M17 MGMC

Experimental vehicles	M38 Wolfhound Heavy Tank T1/M6 Super Heavy Tank T28 (T95 GMC) Assault Tank T14 Heavy Tank T29 (T34 HT) Heavy Tank T30 Heavy Tank T32 Medium Tank T20 T16 T3 Half Track T27 Armored Car T54 Gun Motor Carriage T40/M9 Tank Destroyer T19 Howitzer Motor Carriage 8in Howitzer Motor Carriage T84 T92 Howitzer Motor Carriage T93 Gun Motor Carriage T55E1 Motor Carriage Light Tank T7/Medium Tank M7 T88 Gun Motor Carriage T18 Howitzer Motor Carriage

American armored fighting vehicle production during World War II

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M1 Combat Car

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History[]

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