The M2 medium tank, officially Medium Tank, M2, was a United States Army medium tank that was first produced in 1939 by the Rock Island Arsenal, just prior to the commencement of the Second World War
The M2A1 Medium at Aberdeen Proving Ground in 2008
An M2A1 Medium Tank on display at Aberdeen Proving Grounds.
An M3 medium tank, the successor to the M2
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
M2 medium tank
…including the M3 Lee, M4 Sherman and other armored fighting vehicles. Rock Island Arsenal started work on a new medium tank, based on the design of the M2 light tank. Initially designated the T5, the redesigned model (with a 350 hp R-975 radial engine) was re-designated as the M2 Medium Tank in June, 1939. After the…
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