M2 light tank
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The M2 light tank, officially Light Tank, M2, was an American light tank of the interwar period which saw limited service during World War II. The most common model, the M2A4, was equipped with one 37
M2A4 light tank in British service, 11 March 1942
An M2A4 on Guadalcanal, followed by an M3 Stuart and another M2A4
M2A3 "Mae West" on display at the U.S. Army Armor & Cavalry Collection, Fort Benning, Georgia, in 2023
M2A3 light tank 1939 LOC hec 26434
M1 combat car
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The M1 combat car, officially Light Tank, M1, was a light tank used by the United States Cavalry in the late 1930s and developed at the same time as the U.S. Army Infantry Branch's very similar Light
M2 light tank
…development to the infantry, the United States Cavalry began tank development under the name "combat car". In keeping with the high-speed role, the new T5 combat car introduced the new vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS) system, which proved clearly superior to the Vickers leaf spring system. This led to a…
Civil War veterans (wearing Grand Army of the Republic uniforms) inspect an M1 combat car at the 1939 World's Fair in New York
Engineering blueprints for the M1A1