Christie M1931

Christie M1931 / T1 Combat Car / T3 Medium Tank
Christie M1931 / T1 Combat Car / T3 Medium Tank
	Christie M.1931 during a demonstration
Type	Cruiser Tank ; Medium Tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1932-1936
Used by	United States
Production history
Designer	US Wheel Track Layer Corporation
Designed	1930
Manufacturer	US Wheel Track Layer Corporation
Unit cost	$34,500 (without the armament, turret, engine, muffler, or radio)
Produced	1930-1931
No. built	9
Specifications
Mass	22,220 lb (10 tonnes) (Combat weight)
Length	5.55 m (18 ft 3 in)
Width	2.23 m (7 ft 4 in)
Height	2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)
Crew	2 (Gunner, driver)
Armor	5/8 in
Main; armament	37mm M1916 (T3 Medium) ; 12.7mm M2 (T1 Combat Car)
Secondary; armament	7.62 mm M1919A4
Engine	Liberty L-12 12-cylinder gasoline engine; 449 hp (334.8 kW) at 2,000 rpm
Suspension	Christie suspension
Maximum speed	40 mph (64 km/h) (Governed, on wheels) ; 25 mph (40 km/h) (Governed, on tracks)

The Christie M.1931, also known as the Combat Car, T1 in the Cavalry and the Medium Tank, Convertible, T3 in the Infantry, was a medium tank / cavalry tank designed by J. Walter Christie for the United States Army. It was Christie's first tank to be accepted for production by the US Army, and was used briefly by the US Cavalry and US Infantry, as part of the 1st Mechanized Cavalry Corps and the 2nd Tank Regiment.

Developmental History

The Christie M.1931 originated as the M.1928,

Notes

^ Maximum on hull front

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hunnicutt 1978, p. 24.

Hunnicutt, Richard Pearce (1978). Sherman: A History of the American Medium Tank. Presidio Press. ISBN 978-1-62654-862-6.

Bibliography

[2] Maximum on hull front

[FOOTNOTEHunnicutt197824-1] Hunnicutt 1978, p. 24.

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