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    T55 E1 GMC Data Sheet Haugh

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    This document provides specifications for the T55E1 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, an experimental 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer developed by the US Army in 1943. It was made of mild steel armor and carried a 3-inch main gun and .50 caliber machine gun. Powered by two Cadillac V8 engines, it had a top speed of 60 mph and range of 150 miles. However, after only one prototype was built and tested, the Army decided to pursue tracked tank destroyers instead and cancelled further development of wheeled tank destroyers.

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    This document provides specifications for the T55E1 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, an experimental 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer developed by the US Army in 1943. It was made of mild steel armor and carried a 3-inch main gun and .50 caliber machine gun. Powered by two Cadillac V8 engines, it had a top speed of 60 mph and range of 150 miles. However, after only one prototype was built and tested, the Army decided to pursue tracked tank destroyers instead and cancelled further development of wheeled tank destroyers.

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    This document provides specifications for the T55E1 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, an experimental 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer developed by the US Army in 1943. It was made of mild steel armor and carried a 3-inch main gun and .50 caliber machine gun. Powered by two Cadillac V8 engines, it had a top speed of 60 mph and range of 150 miles. However, after only one prototype was built and tested, the Army decided to pursue tracked tank destroyers instead and cancelled further development of wheeled tank destroyers.

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    T55 E1 GMC Data Sheet Haugh

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    This document provides specifications for the T55E1 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage, an experimental 8x8 wheeled tank destroyer developed by the US Army in 1943. It was made of mild steel armor and carried a 3-inch main gun and .50 caliber machine gun. Powered by two Cadillac V8 engines, it had a top speed of 60 mph and range of 150 miles. However, after only one prototype was built and tested, the Army decided to pursue tracked tank destroyers instead and cancelled further development of wheeled tank destroyers.

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    Type: Carrier, Weapons, 8x8 Nomenclature: T55E1 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage

    Country: US Date of Introduction:1943


    Physical Data:
    Weight:
    Empty……...........…… 28,000 lbs (12,712 kgs)
    Loaded ……...........…. 30,200 lbs (13,711 kgs)
    Length (OA) ……............…. 281 in (7137 mm)
    Width (OA) ……...........… 108 in (2743 mm)
    Height (OA) ………...........… 76 in (1930 mm)
    Ground Clearance …........... 17.25 in (438 mm)
    Wheel Base ……............…. 192 in (4877 mm)
    Wheel Tread ……............….. 92 in (2337 mm)
    Drive ………………............…….… chain 8x8
    Armor ….............… proposed .25 in (6.35 mm)
    NBC Protection ……..............…………… No

    Armament:
    Main – Cal ……............……… (1) 3-inch Gun
    Model ……...........…..…………………… M7
    Elevation …........... -10 to +15 degrees manual
    Traverse ........... 20 degrees left or right manual
    Fire Control ………....…………………Optical
    Aux wpn – Cal ….............… (1) .50 cal M2HB

    Capacity:
    Fuel …...........…… 50 gals (189 liters) gasoline
    Ammo/Qty ………………....…………….. unk
    Crew/Passengers …………..........……………4

    Engine:
    Type ………………...........……………. (2) V8
    HP at rpm ..............110 hp (each) @ 3400 rpm
    Model ……...........………………………… 42
    Mfr ………………..........….………… Cadillac
    No. of Cyls ………...............…………… 8 (ea)
    Location …………..........….…….………. Rear
    Cooling ………..........………….……… Liquid

    Transmission: Above and left: The single T55E1 during testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground. The
    Type ………………...............…… Hydramatic E1 was made of mild-steel, rather than armor plate. (Photos: US Army)
    Speeds Fwd/Rev…...........…. 4/1 w/2-spd trnsf
    Model …………………...…………….….. unk Remarks: Even using the same platform steering on the front pair of axles and
    Mfr ……………………………….. …...… unk chain drive to all eight wheels; by the time the T55E1 had been modified and
    Suspension System: delivered for further evaluation in 1943, the US Army had decided that any new
    Type ….…………........…………... Leaf spring anti-tank vehicles would be based on a tank chassis and tracked. The wheeled
    Wheels Steerable …........Front four (turn-table) tank destroyer project was dropped in 1943.
    Turning Radius ………….......... 98.6 ft (30 m)
    No of total wheels ……........………...…… 8x8 Usage: Only a single T55E1 pilot was completed and tested by the US Army.
    Tire Size ………………........………. 14.00x20

    General Data: Manufacturer: Cook Brothers and Allied Machinery Manufacturing Corp.
    Elec Voltage …………….........…..……… 12V
    Intercom ……………….…...……………. unk
    Cargo Volume …………………....………. n/a

    Performance:
    Speed/Land …...........….… 60 mph (96.5 km/h)
    Speed/Water …….....……………………… n/a
    Crusing Rng ……...........…… 150 mi (241 km)
    Fording Depth .…...........…… 48 in (1219 mm)
    Max Grade ………….............…………… 60%
    Trench Crossing …............. ….36 in (914 mm)
    Step ………………..........….. 40 in (1016 mm)

    Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Data Sheets  David R. Haugh and WarWheels, 2006
    19438403901203 Cataloged: 12/12/99 Revised: 03/20/13 Chg 2 Page 1 of 1

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