Very Early T7 Scout Car Data Plate

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Very Early T7 Scout Car Data Plate

Post by 17thAirborne » Sat Apr 14, 2018 1:53 pm

Not mine, not pushing the sale, just adding it to the permanent data base for posterity. It's on ebay, just wanted to capture an image of SN 43. I did not know anything about these.

Designed and built at the Rock Island Arsenal between 1937 and 1938, the T7 Combat Car was based on the M1 Combat Car but with an extended chassis and a convertible suspension – the ability to travel using wheels or tracks. Theoretically, it was more versatile than a conventional tank, having the ability to move with and without tracks on roads, much like the Christie designed tanks. The main gun of the project was traditional – one .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning heavy machine gun and three .30 caliber (7.62 mm) M1919 machine guns. However, this armament was useful only against infantry, and was inadequate for use against other tanks of the period. (not my words, but the wiki)
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