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The | The US Army began using halftracks with the M2 artillery tractor, which was essentially a modified M3 scout car. An enlarged version was proposed as an infantry transport, and this was accepted as the M3. The M3 spawned dozens of subvariants with everything from mortars to Self-Propelled Artillery, but the two most Iconic ones were the baseline M3 with a single .50 BMG or the [[Dakka|Orkish]] M16, which had no less than 4 .50 cal BMG's strapped to it. | ||
By 1942 it was clear that WMC was not going to be able to produce M2's and M3's in the quantities that the US Army needed, so International Harvester was brought into the project to add capacity. However this required a redesign of the frame to work with IH's factories; these modified variants were issued new model numbers for the prime mover (M5) and transport (M9) to differentiate them from the WMC versions, and they were both of the larger M3 size. | |||
In spite of the decent combat record of the halftrack, many US troops hated the vehicle, with complaints ranging from being too exposed to airburst artillery to being not armored enough against Machine Gun fire. General Omar Bradley seemed to disagree, and instead thought the bad reputation of the vehicle was earned through troops being inexperienced, incompetent, or a mixture of both. | |||
{{US Forces in Flames of War}} | {{US Forces in Flames of War}} | ||
{{British Forces in Flames of War}} | {{British Forces in Flames of War}} | ||
Revision as of 01:24, 28 November 2021
The M3A1 Half Track was the Primary American Mechanize troop transport utilized throughout World War II.
In Real Life
The US Army began using halftracks with the M2 artillery tractor, which was essentially a modified M3 scout car. An enlarged version was proposed as an infantry transport, and this was accepted as the M3. The M3 spawned dozens of subvariants with everything from mortars to Self-Propelled Artillery, but the two most Iconic ones were the baseline M3 with a single .50 BMG or the Orkish M16, which had no less than 4 .50 cal BMG's strapped to it.
By 1942 it was clear that WMC was not going to be able to produce M2's and M3's in the quantities that the US Army needed, so International Harvester was brought into the project to add capacity. However this required a redesign of the frame to work with IH's factories; these modified variants were issued new model numbers for the prime mover (M5) and transport (M9) to differentiate them from the WMC versions, and they were both of the larger M3 size.
In spite of the decent combat record of the halftrack, many US troops hated the vehicle, with complaints ranging from being too exposed to airburst artillery to being not armored enough against Machine Gun fire. General Omar Bradley seemed to disagree, and instead thought the bad reputation of the vehicle was earned through troops being inexperienced, incompetent, or a mixture of both.
| US Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | M4 Sherman - M3 Lee - M5/M3 Stuart - M24 Chaffee - M26 Pershing - M27 Tank - M6 Heavy Tank - T14 Heavy Tank |
| Transports: | M3 Halftrack - Jeep - DUKW |
| Infantry: | US Armored Rifle Platoon - Parachute Rifle Platoon - Rifle Platoon - American Rifle Company - Glider Platoon - Machine Gun Platoon |
| Artillery: | US 155mm - US 105mm Artillery - US 75mm Artillery - US 81mm Mortars - T27 Xylophone - 57mm Anti Tank Platoon - M12 155mm Artillery Battery - M7 Priest - M8 Scott |
| Tank Destroyer: | M10 - M18 Hellcat - T55 Gun Motor Carriage - M36 Slugger |
| Recon: | M3 Scout Car - M20 Security Section - M8 Greyhound Cavalry Recon Patrol |
| Aircraft: | P40 Warhawk - P47 Thunderbolt - P38 Lightning - F4U Corsair |
| Anti-Aircraft: | M15 & M16 AAA Platoon |
| British Forces in Flames of War | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | Crusader (Tank) - M5/M3 Stuart - Cromwell Recce - Churchill - M4 Sherman - T14 Heavy Tank - Matilda II - TOG 2 - Comet - Challenger - Valentine |
| Transports: | M3 Halftrack - Universal Carrier - CMP 3-ton - LVT-4 |
| Infantry: | Mortar Platoon - British Mech Company - Commando Platoon - Parachute Company - Rifle Platoon - Rifle Company - Vickers Platoon |
| Artillery: | 6lb Gun - 17lb Gun - M7 Priest - 25-Pounder Field Troop - Land Mattress |
| Tank Destroyer: | Archer (Tank Destroyer) - Churchill Gun Carrier |
| Recon: | Humber Scout Car Troop - Daimler Armoured Car Troop - Boarhound Armored Car - Staghound |
| Aircraft: | Typhoon - Hurricane - Auster - Kittyhawk |
| Anti-Aircraft: | Crusader AA - Bofors Light AA Troop - Bofors AA Troop |