Marmon-Herrington CTLS

Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAC
Marmon-Herrington CTLS tanks (a CTLS-4TAC in the foreground and a CTLS-4TAY in the background) in Alaska, summer of 1942.
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	Netherlands United States Australia
Production history
Manufacturer	Marmon-Herrington
No. built	440
Specifications
Mass	8.4 short tons
Length	11 ft 6 in
Width	6 ft 10 in
Height	6 ft 11 in
Crew	2
Armor	12-25 mm
Main armament	3x .30" Browning machine guns
Engine	Hercules 6 cylinder petrol 124 bhp 118 bhp at 3,500 rpm
Suspension	Vertical volute spring
Operational range	100 km
Maximum speed	48 km/h

Marmon-Herrington CTLS in Surabaya, 1945.

The Marmon-Herrington Combat Tank Light was a series of US light tank produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The vehicle had a crew of two and was armed with three .30 caliber Browning machine guns: one in a revolving turret and the others in the bow under the control of the driver.

A few saw combat in the Dutch East Indies campaign against the Japanese invasion. In mid-1942 a batch was diverted to Australia from the Dutch order where they were used for training.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor some of these tanks were taken over by the US Marines and employed in Northern Alaska as the T14 and T15.

Variants

• CTL-1
• CTL-2
• CTL-3
• CTL-4
• CTVL
• CTLS-4TAC
• CTMS-ITBI
• MTLS-IGI4

References

• Leland Ness (2002) Janes World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: A Complete Guide, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-00-711228-9
• WWII Vehicles

External links

• Marmon-Herrington tanks at overvalwagen.com
• Marmon-Herrington military vehicles
• Marmon-Herrington tansk in Australia