M1 Combat Car
The M1 Combat Car, officially Light Tank, M1, was a light tank used by the U.S. Cavalry in the late 1930s and developed at the same time as the infantry's very similar M2 light tank. After the Spanish Civil War, most armies (including the U.S. Army), realized that they needed tanks armed with cannons, not merely vehicles armed with machine guns, and so the M1 became obsolete.
| Light Tank, M1 | |
|---|---|
M1 Combat Car | |
| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937–1943 |
| Used by | United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal |
| Produced | 1935–? |
| No. built | 113 |
| Specifications (M1) | |
| Mass | ~10 short tons (9.1 t) |
| Length | 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 2.4 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Height | 2.26 m (7 ft 5 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armor | 6–16 mm |
Main armament | .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine gun .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine gun |
Secondary armament | .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine gun |
| Engine | Continental R-670 7-cylinder air-cooled radial gasoline 250 hp (190 kW) |
| Suspension | Vertical volute spring |
Operational range | 161 km (100 mi) on roads |
| Maximum speed | 72 km/h (45 mph) on roads |
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