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M8 Armored Car

GENERAL DATA
Greyhound (British Army)
Reconnaissance Vehicle
SCR 506/508
Ford Motor Co.

4

  • Gunner in turret left front
  • Loader in turret right
  • Driver in hull left front
  • Assistant driver in hull right front
8523
March 1943

 

DIMENSIONS
7890 kg
4.2 kg/cm² (Front)
3.5 kg/cm² (Rear)
5.00 m
5.00 m
0 m
2.25 m
2.50 m
0.29 m
1.90 m
2 m (Front to center axle)
3.25 (Front to rear axle)
1.74 m
1.40 m

 

ARMAMENT
37 mm Gun M6 (1)
80 rounds (16 ready)
360° (manual)
+20° to -10° (manual)
?
?
.50cal (12.7 mm) M2HB MG (2)
400
.30cal (7.62 mm) M1919A4 MG (3)
1500
4 x.30cal Carbines (4)
400
Grenades(5)
12
Smoke pots (6)
4
Antitank mines (7)
6
1: M23A1 mount in turret - 2: Flexible on turret AA mount -4/5/6: Coaxial - 3/4: inside - 7: side racks

 

ARMOR
Welding & Cast
15.9 mm / 60°
13 mm / 30° (glacis)
9.53 mm / 68°
9.53 mm / 90°
6.4 mm / 0°
19 mm / 45 °
9.53 mm / 68°
9.53 mm / 90°
6.4 mm / 7°(front)
6.4 mm / 4°(rear)
19 mm / 75°
19 mm / 72°
19 mm / 73°
6.4 mm / 0° & Open
25 mm / 30-90°
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-
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AUTOMOTIVE
Hercules JXD
L6
110 hp at 3200 rpm
13.94 hp / ton
Synchronized: 4 forward, 1 reverse
Worm and roller, front wheels only,
Steering wheel
Hydraulic, internal expanding
210 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Semi-elliptic leaf spring
3/side
On each wheel

 

PERFORMANCES
89-100 km/h on road
48 km/h off road
560 km on road
? L/100 km on road
31° (from horizontal)
0.46 m
0.30 m
0.61 m
17 m

 

Sources
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