T55E1 Motor Carriage

T55E1 Motor Carriage

Infobox Weapon
name=T55E1 Motor Carriage


caption=The T55E1
is_vehicle=yes
length=
width=
height=
weight=
suspension=8x8 wheel
speed=
vehicle_range=
primary_armament=3 inch gun
secondary_armament= .50 MG
armour=
engine= 2 x Cadillac. 8-cylinder, water-cooled engines
engine_power=
pw_ratio=
crew=

The T55E1 Motor Carriage was a prototype vehicle developed by the Allied Machinery Manufacturing Company in 1943 for the US Army. On eight heavy duty tires, the T55E1 was armed with one three-inch gun and a supporting .50 caliber machine gun and powered by two water-cooled Cadillac 8-cylinder engines. Production began in 1943, however by this time preference had shifted to anti-tank vehicles, and the T55E1 was canceled.

References

* WarWheels [http://www.warwheels.net/T55E1MotorCarriageINDEX.html "T55E1 3-Inch 8x8 Motor Carriage"] retrieved on March 13 2007
* Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks "Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars"
* Haugh, David R. "Searching for Perfection: An Encyclopaedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development (1925-1958)"


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