M5 tractor

M5 high-speed tractor
M5 tractor
TypeArtillery tractor
Place of origin United States
Service history
Used byUS Army
Belgian Army
Japan Self-Defense Forces
Austrian Armed Forces
Yugoslav People's Army
Lebanese Army
Pakistan Army
WarsWorld War II
Korean War
1958 Lebanon crisis
Lebanese Civil War
Production history
Designed1942
ManufacturerInternational Harvester
ProducedMay 1943-September 1945
No. built5,873
Variants5
Specifications
Mass27,600 lb (12,500 kg)
Length5.03 m (16 ft 6 in)
Width2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
Height2.69 m (8 ft 10 in)
Crew1 + 10

Armornone
Main
armament
1 x M2 Browning machine gun
EngineContinental R6572 six-cylinder petrol engine
235 hp (175 kW) at 2,900 rpm
Power/weight15.0 hp/t
SuspensionVVSS
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.