T7 combat car | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | United States |
Production history | |
Designed | 1937–1938 |
Manufacturer | Rock Island Arsenal |
Specifications | |
Mass | 11 tons |
Length | 5.12 m (16 ft 10 in) |
Width | 2.63 m (8 ft 8 in) |
Height | 2.46 m (8 ft 1 in) |
Crew | 4 |
Armor | 16 mm maximum |
Main armament | 0.5 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun |
Secondary armament | M1919 Browning .30 in (7.62 mm) medium machine gun |
Engine | Continental R-670 Radial 250 hp (190 kW) |
Suspension | Coil spring-based wheel and track. |
Maximum speed | 56 km/h (35 mph) on tracks, 85 km/h (53 mph) on wheels |
T7 combat car was a prototype United States light tank design of the interwar period. It could run on rubber-tired wheels on roads or mount tracks for cross-country use. Although adequate in some areas, it lacked armament compared to contemporary vehicles and the project was cancelled after only one was built.