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Marmon-Herrington CTLS

 
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Marmon-Herrington CTLS
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Marmon-Herrington CTLS tanks (a CTLS-4TAC in the foreground and a CTLS-4TAY in the background) in Alaska, summer of 1942.
Type Light tank
Place of origin  United States
Service history
Used by  Netherlands
 United States
 Australia
Production history
Manufacturer Marmon-Herrington
Specifications
Weight 8.4 US tons
Length 11'6"
Width 6'10"
Height 6'11"
Crew 2

Armor 12mm-25mm
Primary
armament
3x .30" Browning machine guns
Engine petrol
124 bhp
Suspension Vertical volute spring
Operational
range
100 km
Speed 48 km/h
Marmon-Herrington CTLS in Surabaya, 1945.

The Marmon-Herrington CTLS was a US light tank produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The vehicle had a crew of two and was armed with three .30 caliber Browning machine guns: one in a revolving turret and the others in the bow under the control of the driver.

A few saw combat in the Dutch East Indies campaign against the Japanese invasion. In mid-1942 a batch was diverted to Australia from the Dutch order where they were used for training.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor some of these tanks were taken over by the US Marines and employed in Northern Alaska as the T14 and T15.

References

  • Leland Ness (2002) Janes World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: A Complete Guide, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-00-711228-9

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