M75 | |
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Type | Armored personnel carrier |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1952[1]-late 1980s |
Used by | United States Belgium Morocco |
Wars | Korean War[2] |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | International Harvester Corporation |
No. built | 1,729 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 42,000 lb (18,800 kg) [3] |
Length | 204.5 inches (5.2 m)[3][1] |
Width | 112 inches (2.85 m)[3][1] |
Height | 108.5 inches (2.75 m)[3][1] |
Armor | 1.5 inches (38 mm) maximum |
Main armament | M2 Browning machine gun |
Engine | Continental AO-895-4 6-cylinder air-cooled gasoline 295 horsepower (220 kW) (at 2,660 rpm)[3] |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Fuel capacity | 150 US gallons (568 L)[3] |
Operational range | 115 miles (185 km)[3] |
Maximum speed | 43 mph (69 km/h)[3] |
The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954, and saw service in the Korean War. It was replaced in U.S. service by the smaller, cheaper, amphibious M59. The M75s were given as military aid to Belgium, where they were used until the early 1980s (771 units in 1976[4]). 1,729 M75s were built before production was halted.