United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked LVT (4)
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LVT(4) |
Design
The LVT-4 had the engine moved to the front and a ramp was installed in the rear of the cargo area.2
The LVT-4 could carry troops or weapons up to a 105 mm howitzer.2
Prototype
Production
There were five roductions lines manufacturing the LVT-4s.2
- LVT-4: 8,3482
Variants
Usage
Used in Europe by US Army.
Britain received 500 via lend lease. Used them in Northern Italy and at the Rhine crossing in 1945.
Specifications
| LVT (4) Buffalo Mk IV3 |
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|---|---|
| Crew | 23, 31 |
| Passengers | 353 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | Unloaded: 23,350 lb1, 10,600 kg1 36,400 lb 12,428 kg3 12.2 tons3 |
| Length w/gun | 26' 1"3, 26.1'1 7.95 m3, 8 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 8' 1"3, 8.2'1 2.46 m3, 2.5 m1 |
| Width | 10.6'1, 10' 8"3 3.2 m1, 3.25 m3 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 8.4 psi1 0.6 (kg/cm2)1 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 1: 0.5" MG3 1: 12.7 mm MG3 0.3" MG3 3: 7.62 mm MG3 1 or 2: 0.3" M1919A4 MG1 |
| OR | 1 or 2: 0.5" M2 MG1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 133 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Wright W670 Continental1 Continental W670-9A3 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air1,3 |
| Cylinders | 71,3 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 200@1,800 rpm1 2503 |
| Power to weight ratio | 15.4 hp/ton1 |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Speed - Road | 20 mph3, 25 mph1 32 kph3, 40 kph1 |
| Max speed - water | 7.5 mph3 12 kph3 5.4 kt1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 150 miles1,3 240 km3, 242 km1 |
| Water radius | 75 miles1 121 km1 |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | 11 |
| Return rollers each side | 2 |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- Battle Winning Tanks, Aircraft & Warships of World War II, David Miller, 2000
- The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998
- World Encyclopedia of Armored Fighting Vehicles, Jack Livesey, 2006
