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The Reconnaissance Platoons of the
battalion Reconnaissance Company were equipped with M8 Armored Cars. These
light, fast vehicles were ideal for the reconnaissance and screening
missions typically allotted to them, but were completely vulnerable to
antitank fire from even the smallest and lightest German guns arrayed
against them in 1944-45.
M8
Armored Car
Height: 7.5 feet
Width: 8.3 feet
Length: 15.7 feet
Weight: 8.2 tons
Combat radius (how far one can go on
a tank of gasoline): 250 miles (road)
Armor
Front: .625 inches
Side: .375 inches
Turret Front: .875 inches
Turret Side: .75 inches
Maximum Speed: 55 mph (road)
Armament
Main Gun: 37mm M6 Muzzle velocity:
2,900 feet per second
Coaxial MG: .30-caliber
Anti-aircraft Machine Gun: .50-caliber
(All data from Aberdeen Proving Ground Series)
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