T17 Deerhound
The T17 Armoured Car, sometimes referred to as the M5 medium armoured car and by the British as the Deerhound, was an American six-wheeled armored car produced during the Second World War.
| T17 Armoured Car | |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Service history | |
| Used by | US Army |
| Wars | World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Ford Motor Company |
| Designed | 1941–42 |
| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Produced | 1942–43 |
| No. built | 250 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 17 short tons (15 t) |
| Length | 18.21 ft (5.55 m) |
| Width | 8.86 ft (2.70 m) |
| Height | 7.71 ft (2.35 m) |
| Crew | 5 |
Main armament | 37 mm Gun M6 |
Secondary armament | 2 x .30 in M1919 machine guns |
| Engine | 2 x Hercules JXD 6-cylinder petrol engines 90 hp (67 kW) each |
| Drive | 6x6 |
Operational range | 450 mi (720 km) |
| Maximum speed | 56 mph (90 km/h) |
| References | Christopher Foss & Military Factory |
The T17 lost out to the T17E design for British use but 250 vehicles were produced as a stopgap for the US Army until their preferred design, the M8 armoured car was available.
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