United States' Landing Vehicle Tracked, LVT (A)(5)
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LVT(A)(5) Aberdeen Tank Museum |
Design
Power traverse for turret. The turret was also covered.1 The 75 mm gun had a gyrostabilizer.1
The 75 mm howitzer fired a 18 lb HE shell at a muzzle velocity of 1,250'/sec.1
Didn't appear during war, but did in Korea.1
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| LVT(A)(5) | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 61 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 20 tons1 |
| Length w/gun | 26' 2"1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 10' 2.5"1 |
| Width | 10' 8"1 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 18"1 |
| Ground contact length | 126.5"1 |
| Ground pressure | 9.9 psi1 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 75 mm Howitzer M31 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | .50 cal HB M2 MG1 3: .30 cal M1919A4, mounts on each side and rear of turret1 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 751 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | .50 cal: 4201 .30 cal: 6,0001 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 0.5"@0°1 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 0.5"@0°1 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 0.25"@0°1 |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | 1.5"@0°1 |
| Turret Sides | 1"@0°1 |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Continental W670-9A1 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| Cylinders | R-71 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 2501 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 5 forward, 1 reverse1 |
| Steering | Controlled differential1 |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline1 |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | 140 gallons1 |
| Road consumption | 1 mpg1 |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°1 Hand and manual1 |
| Speed - Road | 15 mph1 Water: 7-8 mph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | |
| Range - Road | 150 miles1 Water: 100 miles1 |
| Range - Cross Country | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | 5'1 |
| Vertical obstacle | 3'1 |
| Climbing ability | 30° slope1 |
| Suspension (Type) | Torsilastic springs1 |
| Wheels each side | 11 single bogie wheel assemblies1 |
| Return rollers each side | 21 |
| Tracks (Type) | Steel, twin chains with "W" shaped grousers1 |
| Length | |
| Width | 14.25"1 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | 731 |
| Pitch | 4 1/8"1 |
| Tire tread | Rubber1 |
| Track centers/tread | 113.5"1 |
Sources:
- Tank Data 2, Aberdeen Proving Grounds Series, E. J. Hoffschmidt and W. H. Tantum IV, 1969
