US armored personnel carrier M39

Armored personnel carrier developed in 1944. Produced in series from 1945 to 1956. It was in the service with the US Army and its allies. It participated in the war in Korea.

American armored personnel carrier M39, tank museum, Kubinka, photo of 2006, archives.

Tactical and technical characteristics of  M39

Mass – 14.5 tons
Crew – 12 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 5355 x 2800 x 1800 mm.
Armament
machine gun – 1, caliber -12.7 mm., ammunition – 945 rounds
Armor protection – 13 mm.
Engine power – 400 horsepower
Maximum speed, km / h 72
Cruising on the highway is 360 km.
The depth of water obstacles surmounted ford is 1 m.

Design features

Base – self-propelled gun M18 “Hellcat”.

The overall layout is classic.

Armament – Browning anti-aircraft machine gun mounted on a rack in front of the troop compartment.

Protection – welded hull, of medium hardness armor, anti-bullet, open at the top.

Chassis – carburetor engine, 9-cylinder, star-shaped “Wright-Continental”, air cooling; hydromechanical transmission; individual suspension, torsion bar, with hydraulic shock absorbers.