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XM-808 "Twister" Armored Car
 
		
Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | USA | 
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1970 | 
| Manufactured by: | Lockheed Missiles & Space Company | 
| Crew: | 3 | 
| Armament: | (1) 20mm Cannon (M139) | 
| Engine: | (2) 8 Cylinder Diesel? | 
| Miscellaneous Info: | Vehicle had two connected hulls with four wheels each. Hulls were separately powered and hinged to each other. Very steady, very agile platform. Only one prototype was ordered, no production. | 
| Data Sheet Available: | None Available | 
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider | 
| XM-808 Twister Photos (Detroit Arsenal - Warren, Michigan) | Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA | 
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| XM-808 Twister Photos (Detroit Arsenal - Warren, Michigan) | Ray Grienke - Chesterfield, Michigan USA | 
|  XM-808 Twister 
		Photo | US Army via Mark Holloway | 
|  XM-808 Twister 
		Photo | US Army via the David Haugh Collection | 
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider | 
Printed
| Reference | Author | 
| Armored Car- A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.J. Hunnicutt | 
| U.S. Armoured Cars - AFV Weapons Profile #40 | Robert J. Icks | 
| U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon | 
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