M75 armored personnel carrier

M75
An M75 APC at the Brussels army museum
TypeArmored personnel carrier
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1952[1]-late 1980s
Used byUnited States
Belgium
Morocco
WarsKorean War[2]
Production history
ManufacturerInternational Harvester Corporation
No. built1,729
Specifications
Mass42,000 lb (18,800 kg) [3]
Length204.5 inches (5.2 m)[3][1]
Width112 inches (2.85 m)[3][1]
Height108.5 inches (2.75 m)[3][1]

Armor1.5 inches (38 mm) maximum
Main
armament
M2 Browning machine gun
EngineContinental AO-895-4 6-cylinder air-cooled gasoline
295 horsepower (220 kW) (at 2,660 rpm)[3]
SuspensionTorsion bar
Fuel capacity150 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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Armored Infantry Vehicle M75, late production1-4". AFV database.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  2. ^ "M-75 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)". Olive-drab.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Department of the Army and the Air Force. Military Vehicles (Ordnance Corps Responsibility). Department of the Army Technical Manual, 1953, February 1953 p. 282.
  4. ^ Arcq, Pierre (1981). "Le renouvellement des transporteurs de troupes de l'armée belge". Courrier Hebdomadaire du Crisp. 915 (10): 1–25.