M3 half-track

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armored personnel carrier half-track vehicle military vehicle

The M3 half-track was an American World War II–era armored personnel carrier and utility vehicle that combined wheels and tracks for improved off-road mobility.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
M45 howitzer motor carriage	1

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armored personnel carrier ⓘ half-track vehicle ⓘ military vehicle ⓘ
armament	.30 caliber Browning machine gun ⓘ .50 caliber M2 Browning machine gun NERFINISHED ⓘ
armorThickness	up to about 12 mm ⓘ
armorType	rolled homogeneous armor ⓘ
carryingCapacity	about 10–12 troops ⓘ
category	World War II armored fighting vehicle of the United States ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	driver and commander ⓘ
designedForRole	armored personnel carrier ⓘ utility vehicle ⓘ
developedFrom	M2 half-track car NERFINISHED ⓘ
driveConfiguration	front-wheel steering with rear tracks ⓘ
engineModel	White 160AX NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType	gasoline engine ⓘ
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era
hasDriveWheels	front axle wheels ⓘ
hasTracks	rear tracks ⓘ
hasVariant	M15 Combination Gun Motor Carriage NERFINISHED ⓘ M16 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage NERFINISHED ⓘ M3 75 mm GMC NERFINISHED ⓘ M3 command half-track NERFINISHED ⓘ M3A1 half-track NERFINISHED ⓘ
improvesCapability	off-road mobility ⓘ
manufacturer	Autocar Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Diamond T NERFINISHED ⓘ White Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberBuilt	over 40,000 units ⓘ
primaryUser	United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
productionPeriod	early 1940s ⓘ
propulsionType	half-track ⓘ
range	about 200 miles on road ⓘ
serviceEntry	1941 ⓘ
topSpeed	about 45 mph on road ⓘ
usedBy	Belgian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ British Army ⓘ Canadian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Chilean Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Free French Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Israeli Defense Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish Armed Forces in the West NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of China Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Red Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ
usedFor	anti-aircraft platform ⓘ artillery towing ⓘ command and control ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
usedInConflict	1948 Arab–Israeli War NERFINISHED ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Six-Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

.30 cal Browning M1919A4 machine guns → usedOnPlatform → M3 half-track ⓘ

Ford GAF V-8 gasoline engine → usedIn → M3 half-track ⓘ

this entity surface form: M45 howitzer motor carriage