M9 half-track

M9 half-track
Preserved M9A1 half-track
TypeHalf-track armored personnel carrier
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1943–present
Used bySee users list
WarsWorld War II
Arab-Israeli War of 1948
Korean War
Suez Crisis
Vietnam War[citation needed]
Indo-Pakistani War
Six-Day War
Yom Kippur War
Lebanese Civil War[citation needed]
Production history
DesignerInternational Harvester
Designed1940–1941
ManufacturerInternational Harvester
Produced1942–1944
No. built3,500
Specifications ([2])
Mass9.3 short tons (8.4 t)
Length20 ft 7 in (6.28 m)
wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)
Width7 ft 3 in (2.22 m)
Height7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
Crew3
Passengers10 troops

Armor8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)[1]
Main
armament
1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun
Secondary
armament
2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
EngineIHC RED-450-B
141 hp (105 kW)
Suspensionwheels at front
single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear
Fuel capacity60 US gal (230 L)
Operational
range
125 mi (201 km)
Maximum speed 42 mph (68 km/h)

The M9 half-track was a half-track produced by International Harvester in the United States during World War II for lend-lease supply to the Allies. It was designed to provide a similar vehicle to the M2 half-track car. It had the same body and chassis as the M5 half-track (also built by International Harvester for lend-lease) but had the same stowage and radio fit as the M2 half-track.

The M9 served for a significant amount of time. 3500 were produced by the end of World War II. It was used during World War II, the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, the Korean War, the Suez Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Six-Day War, and the Yom Kippur War. It had been used by eleven countries by the end of its service.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Rottman (2009), p. 30.
  2. ^ Ness, p. 201.