Trasporto Truppe Semicingolato M5

Un trasporto truppe corazzato semicingolato M5A1 britannico con ring mount, converted from a Lend-Lease M14 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage manufactured by IHC International Harvester Co. of Chicago, Illinois. 1600 semicingolati M14 were supplied to the inglesi who removed the cannone contraerei Quad .50 e converted these veicoli to the M5 o Semicingolato M5A1 personnel carrier, command vehicle, o truck configuration. L’armata sovietica used M5 ed outwardly similar semicingolati M9A1 almost exclusively as HQ veicoli of armoured formations. Semicingolato M5A1s later served in the Israel Defence Force e the ALS Lebanese milizia. The vehicle shown above belongs to the 1st Motor Battalion, Grenadier Guards, of the 5th Guards Armoured Brigade. Le eserciti U.S. e francesi used similar trasporti truppe semicingolati M3.

Modellini Disponibili

• M5 Halftrack stowage set, 1:35 Verlinden 1856
• Semicingolato M5A1, 1:76 Airfix 02318
• Semicingolato M5A1, 1:76 Fujimi 76069
• Semicingolato M5A1, 1:76 Hinchliffe 20/171
• Conversione di Semicingolati M16, 1:76 Matchbox 40078
• Semicingolato M5A1, 1:285 GHQ UK33
• Semicingolato M5A1, 1:300 Heroics & Ros ISM06

Caratteristiche Tecniche

• Semicingolato M5A1 con ring mount (with o without winch)
• Motore: International Harvester Co. IHC 6-cylinder, 107 KW
• Trasmissione: 4 forward, 1 reverse (due gear ratios)
• Wheelbase: 3444 mm
• Lunghezza: 6151 mm
• Larghezza: 2212 mm
• Altezza: 2313 mm
• Peso: 7000 kg
• Armamentoo: ring mounted mitragliatrice
• Equipaggio: capocarro, guidatore, e 11 fanti

Bibliografia

• Half-Track: A History of American Semi-Tracked Vehicles R. P. Hunnicutt

Utilizzo Storico

• Armata Britannica, 1943–1945
• Canadian Army, 1943–1945
• Armata sovietica, 1943–1945
• Israel Defence Force, 1948 –
• Armée du Liban-Sud (ALS), 1982-1984

Related Films

• A Bridge Too Far, directed by Richard Attenborough, starring Dirk Bogarde, James Caan, Michael Caine, Sean Connery, Edward Fox, Elliott Gould, Gene Hackman, Anthony Hopkins, Hardy Krüger, Ryan O’Neal, Laurence Olivier, Robert Redford, Maximilian Schell, Liv Ullmann, Denholm Elliott e many others. Trasporti truppe semicingolati M5 of the 1st (Motor) Battalion, Grenadier Guards, 5th Guards Armoured Brigade can be seen in several scenes showing the advance of the 30th Corps towards Arnhem.

Conversioni Possibili

• Semicingolato M5
• Semicingolato M5A1 con ring mount
• M14 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage con mitragliatrice contraerei Quad .50

M5 e Semicingolato M5A1s produced by International Harvester Co. of Chicago, Illinois, were supplied alla Gran Bretagna, Canada, the Soviet Union ed other allied nations under Lend-Lease.

Domande più frequenti

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 16.03.2003 – Aggiornato: 12.09.2007
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