Marmon-Herrington CTLS
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The Marmon-Herrington Combat Tank Light Series were a series of American light tanks/tankettes that were produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The CTL-3 had a crew of two and was armed with two .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919 machine guns and one .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun. They were originally designed to be amphibious light tanks. They were rejected by the U.S. Marine Corps in 1939, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor they were exported and used as an emergency light tank.
Marmon-Herrington CTLS | |
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Type | Light tank/tankette |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
Used by | Netherlands United States Cuba[lower-alpha 1] Empire of Japan Indonesia Republic of China |
Wars | World War II Indonesian National Revolution Cuban Revolution |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Marmon-Herrington |
No. built | 875 |
Specifications (For CTLS-3) | |
Mass | 9,500 lb (4,300 kg), 10,900 lb (4,900 kg) |
Length | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Width | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Crew | 2 (driver, gunner) |
Armour | up to 0.50 in (12.7 mm) |
Main armament | 1 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun |
Secondary armament | 2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns |
Engine | Lincoln V-12, Hercules 6-cylinder gasoline engine 120 hp (89 kW) |
Suspension | Bogie leaf suspension |
Operational range | 125 mi (201 km) |
Maximum speed | 33 mph (53 km/h) |
It primarily served in Alaska and the Dutch East Indies, while small numbers were used in the U.S. as guard tanks stationed along the U.S. coast. A total of about 700 examples were produced, and although it was declared obsolete by the Allies in 1943, it was used by the newly created Indonesian Army after the end of the Second World War, remaining in Indonesian service until 1949.