T17E1 Staghound
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"T17 Armored Car" and "T17 (armored car)" redirect here. For the six-wheeled alternative design developed by Ford, see T17 Deerhound.
The T17E1 Armoured Car was an American armored car manufactured during the Second World War. It saw service with British and other Commonwealth forces during the war under the name Staghound, but was never used on the front line by US forces. A number of other countries used the Staghound after the war; some vehicles continued to serve until the 1980s.
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T17E1 Staghound Armored Car | |
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Type | Armored car |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1944–1980s |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | World War II Greek Civil War 1948 Arab-Israeli war 1958 Lebanon crisis Cuban Revolution Lebanese Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Vietnam War |
Production history | |
Designer | Chevrolet |
Produced | October 1942 – April 1944 |
No. built | 3,844 |
Specifications (Staghound Mark I) | |
Mass | 14 t |
Length | 17 ft 10 in (5.49 m) |
Width | 8 ft 10 in (2.69 m) |
Height | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
Crew | 5 |
Armor | 9 to 44 mm |
Main armament | 1 × 37 mm M6 |
Secondary armament | 2–3 × .30 (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns |
Engine | 2 × GMC 270 2 × 97 hp (72 kW) |
Power/weight | 13.9 hp/tonne |
Suspension | wheels, 4 x 4 |
Operational range | 450 miles (724 km) |
Maximum speed | 55 mph (89 km/h) |
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