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T6-4WD* Armored Car
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | USA |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 1928 |
Manufactured by: | U.S. Quartermaster Corps |
Crew: | 4? |
Armament: | (1) .30 cal Machine Gun |
Engine: | 6-Cylinder Gasoline |
Miscellaneous Info: |
The T6-4WD (*4-Wheel Drive) was the first attempt by the Quartermaster
Corps (QMC) to build an armored car for the U.S. Army. Only one
(1) T6-4WD armored car was produced. It used the chassis of the
QMC Standard Fleet 1 1/4 Ton (Group I) 4x4 cargo truck body, fitted with
the same (or similar) armored hull and turret as the
T2E2 or T2E3 armored
car. The T6-4WD should not be confused with the later "Holabird"
built T6 armored car. The T6-4WD armored car is similar to the T6, T7, T8, T9 and T10 Armored Cars as they were all based on an automobile or truck chassis and armored and built by the U.S. QMC, Holabird Depot, Maryland. |
Data Sheet Available: | None Available |
Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
T6-4WD Armored Car Photo | The Dave Haugh Collection |
Quartermaster Corps Standard Fleet 1 1/4 Ton (Group I) 4x4 Truck Photo | U.S. National Archives |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
"The US Army T6, T7, T8, T9 & T10 Armored Cars of the 1920's & 1930's: How Do you tell them Apart?" (WarWheels Article) | The Dave Haugh Collection |
Printed
Reference | Author |
Armored Car - A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R. P. Hunnicutt |
Early US Armor: Armored Cars 1915-40 (Osprey Publishing) | Steven Zaloga |
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks |
"Quartermaster Corps Armored Car Development" (March 2000 Issue of the Journal of Military Ordnance) | Raymond Surlemont |
Searching for
Perfection: An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development
(1925-1958) Book Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx |
David R. Haugh |
U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 | Robert J. Icks |
U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon |
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