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M38 Wolfhound | |
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Type | Armored car |
Place of origin | United States |
Specifications | |
Mass | 6.9 t (6.8 long tons; 7.6 short tons) |
Length | 5.11 m (16 ft 9 in) |
Width | 2.44 m (8 ft 0 in) |
Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | 6 to 12 mm |
Main armament | 37 mm M6 |
Secondary armament | .30 caliber Browning M1919A4 machine gun .50 caliber (12.7 mm) Browning M2 machine gun |
Engine | Cadillac 42, V-8, gasoline[1] 148/110 hp (110/82 kW) |
Power/weight | 19.3/14.3 hp/tonne |
Suspension | wheels, 6×6 |
Operational range | 483 km (300 mi) |
Maximum speed | 97 km/h (60 mph) |
The M38 Wolfhound was a 6×6 US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet division of General Motors. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype vehicles.
Specifications
The Wolfhound had a crew of four and was armed with a 37 mm gun in a rotating open-topped turret, with an ammunition load of 93 rounds. Its secondary armament consisted of two machine guns; one mounted co-axially with the main weapon, the other on an AA pintle mounting. It was powered by a Cadillac, eight-cylinder, water-cooled engine. Each side featured three large tires on symmetrically placed axles, with distinctive curved mudguards. The frontal glacis plate was sharply sloped to improve protection. A radio antenna was mounted on the front right of the glacis.
Development history
One M38 was modified to take the turret of an M24 Chaffee tank and went through a series of tests to check a possibility of upgunning the vehicle. The layout of the M38 had similarities with the Alvis Saladin, a post-war British armored car, but there was no link between them.[2]
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- "T28/M38 Wolfhound 6x6 Armored Car". warwheels.net. David Haugh. Archived from the original on 2014-11-08.
- Davis, Michael W.J (2012). Chevrolet 1911-1960. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-9394-4
- Green, Michael (2014). American Tanks & AFVs of World War II. Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78200-931-3.
- Icks, Robert J, U.S. Armoured Cars AFV Weapons Profile No. 40, Profile Publishing
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