M5A1 Half-track
(WAK)
The M5 was created out of a need to produce more M3 half-tracks. The M5A1 was fitted with the one 0.50-caliber (12.7 mm) and two 0.30-caliber (30.06) machine guns.
More info
- Type: armoured personnel carrier
- Historical period: World War II, 1943
- Country: USA
- Scale: 1:25
- Number of sheets: 22 sheets A4
Historical information
M3A1 — any vehicle with the improved M49 machine gun ring mount over the right hand front seat. Between 1942 and 1943 all M3 Half-Tracks (standard and A1s) were continually upgraded. These improvements included a number of drive train, engine, and stowage improvements.
M5A1 — as for the M3A1, an M5 with the M49 machine gun mount. It could fit one 0.50-caliber (12.7 mm) and two 0.30-caliber (30.06) machine guns. The IHC models had a slightly lower top speed (only 68 km/h) and lower range (201 km) as well.
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