NationMaster - Encyclopedia: M3 Scout Car

The M3 Scout Car was one of the most important, although less heard of, vehicles in U.S. service during World War II. It was used in a similar fashion to the Jeep. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Jeep is an automobile marque of DaimlerChrysler. ...

The M3 could carry up to seven infantry, and there were pintle mountings for machine guns. It had a top speed of 50 miles per hour, a range of 250 miles, and 13 millimeters of armor on all sides. It was open topped, and also had an anti-ditching roller similar to the one used on the M3 Half-track. M3 half-track The M3 half-track was an armoured vehicle used by the United States during World War II. Categories: Military stubs | World War II American armored fighting vehicles ...

References: The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles, Amber Books, 2002

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