M5 high-speed tractor | |
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Type | Artillery tractor |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | US Army Belgian Army Japan Self-Defense Forces Austrian Armed Forces Yugoslav People's Army Lebanese Army Pakistan Army |
Wars | World War II Korean War 1958 Lebanon crisis Lebanese Civil War |
Production history | |
Designed | 1942 |
Manufacturer | International Harvester |
Produced | May 1943-September 1945 |
No. built | 5,873 |
Variants | 5 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 27,600 lb (12,500 kg) |
Length | 5.03 m (16 ft 6 in) |
Width | 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in) |
Height | 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Crew | 1 + 10 |
Armor | none |
Main armament | 1 x M2 Browning machine gun |
Engine | Continental R6572 six-cylinder petrol engine 235 hp (175 kW) at 2,900 rpm |
Power/weight | 15.0 hp/t |
Suspension | VVSS |
Operational range | 125 mi (201 km) |
Maximum speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
The M5 13-ton high-speed tractor was a World War II era artillery tractor that was used by the US Army from 1942 to tow medium field artillery pieces.