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Armored car
M8 light armored car
M8 Greyhound at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning), Georgia, 2023
Type
Armored car
Place of origin
United States
Service history
In service
1943–present
Used by
See List of operators
Wars
World War II Chinese Civil War Korean War April Revolution Greek Civil War First Indochina War Cuban Revolution Algerian War Congo Crisis Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Colombian conflict Internal conflict in Peru Iran-Iraq War
Hercules JXD 6 cylinder 4-cycle inline gasoline engine[3] 110 hp (82 kW) at 3,200 rpm[3]
Power/weight
14.79 hp/metric ton
Transmission
Synchromesh 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse[3]
Suspension
Leaf spring
Ground clearance
11.4 in (0.29 m) under axles[4]
Fuel capacity
54 US gal (200 L)[6]
Operational range
100–250 mi (160–400 km) cross country 200–400 mi (320–640 km) on road
Maximum speed
55 mph (89 km/h) on road
Steering system
Steering wheel[3]
The M8 light armored car is a 6×6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used from 1943 by United States and British forces in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war.[1][page needed] The vehicle was widely exported and as of 2024[update] still remained in service with some countries.[1][page needed]
In British service, the M8 was known as the "Greyhound", a service name seldom, if ever, used by the US. The British Army found it too lightly armored, particularly the hull floor, which anti-tank mines could easily penetrate (the crews' solution was lining the floor of the crew compartment with sandbags). Nevertheless, it was produced in large numbers. The M8 Greyhound's excellent road mobility made it a great supportive element in the advancing American and British armored columns. It was marginal cross country, especially in mud.
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