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M6 heavy tank information


Heavy Tank M6
M6 prototype
TypeHeavy tank
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In serviceTrials only
Used byUnited States Army
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerUS Army Ordnance Corps
ManufacturerBaldwin Locomotive
Unit cost$171,615 (M6A1)[1]
No. built40
Variants6
Specifications (M6)
Mass126,500 lb (57.4 tonnes) combat loaded[2]
Length27 ft 8 in (8.43 m) gun forward
Width10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) over track armor
Height9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) to turret roof
Crew6 (commander, gunner, driver, assistant driver, loader, assistant loader)[2]
Armor25–83 mm
Main
armament
1 × 3 in (76.2 mm) gun M7(75 rounds)[2]
1 × 37 mm (1.46 in) gun M6 (202 rounds)
Secondary
armament
2 × .50 cal (12.7mm) Browning M2HB machine guns, hull (6,900 rounds)
2 × .30 Browning M1919A4 machine guns, one fixed (bow), one flexible AA (5,500 rounds)
Engine1,823 in3 (29.88 L) Wright G-200 9-cylinder gasoline[2]
825 hp at 2,300 rpm
Power/weight15.7 hp/tonne
TransmissionTimken mechanical model 16001, three speeds (two forward, one reverse); rear drive sprocket
SuspensionHorizontal volute spring
Ground clearance20.5 in (52 cm)
Fuel capacity477 US gallons (1,810 L)
Operational
range
100 miles (160 km)
Maximum speed 22 mph (35 km/h)

The Heavy Tank M6 was an American heavy tank designed during World War II. The tank was produced in small numbers and never saw combat.

  1. ^ Zaloga, Steven (15 May 2015). Armored Champion: The Top Tanks of World War II. p. 39. ISBN 9780811761338 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b c d Johnsen, Griffin (23 October 2021). "Evolution of American Tanks: Animated History". YouTube.

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