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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="fn org"> Medium tank M2 </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG/300px-Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG/450px-Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG/600px-Aberdean_proving_grounds_014.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">The M2A1 Medium<sup 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class="infobox-data">1941–1945</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_Arsenal" title="Rock Island Arsenal">Rock Island Arsenal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Unit cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$50,000 (1939 estimate)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />$33,500 (1940 contract)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> built</th><td class="infobox-data">18 M2s, 94 M2A1s</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data">M2, M2A1</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">41,000 lb (18.7 metric tons)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">5.38 m (17 ft 8 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Height</th><td class="infobox-data">2.82 m (9 ft 3 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Crew</th><td class="infobox-data">5 (commander/gunner, loader, driver, (2x) machine gunners)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_armour" title="Vehicle armour">Armor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">M2 6.4–32 mm (0.25–1.26 in)<br /> M2A1 6.4–51 mm (0.25–2.01 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Main<br />armament</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1× <a href="/wiki/37mm_Gun_M3" class="mw-redirect" title="37mm Gun M3">37 mm Gun M3</a> <br /> 200 rounds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Secondary<br />armament</div></th><td class="infobox-data">7× (maximum 9) <a href="/wiki/.30-06_Springfield" title=".30-06 Springfield">.30-06</a> <a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">Browning M1919</a> machine guns <br /> 12,250 rounds</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Engine</th><td class="infobox-data">Wright R975 EC2 air-cooled radial <a href="/wiki/Gasoline_engine" class="mw-redirect" title="Gasoline engine">gasoline</a><br />400/340 hp (298/253 kW)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Suspension</th><td class="infobox-data">Vertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Fuel capacity</th><td class="infobox-data">473 liters (125 U.S. gal)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Operational<br />range</div></th><td class="infobox-data">210 km (130 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Maximum speed of vehicle or missile">Maximum speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data">42 km/h (26 mph)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>M2 medium tank</b>, officially <b>Medium Tank, M2</b>, was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> <a href="/wiki/Medium_tank" title="Medium tank">medium tank</a> that was first produced in 1939 by the <a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_Arsenal" title="Rock Island Arsenal">Rock Island Arsenal</a>, just prior to the commencement of the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a> in Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Production was 18 M2 tanks, and 94 slightly improved M2A1 tanks, for a total of 112. <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_France" title="Battle of France">Events in Western Europe</a> rapidly demonstrated that the M2 was obsolete, and it was never used overseas in combat; it was, however, used for training purposes throughout the war. </p><p>The M2's features included an unusually large number of <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine guns</a>, bullet deflector plates, and <a href="/wiki/Sloped_armor" class="mw-redirect" title="Sloped armor">sloped armor</a> on the hull front (<a href="/wiki/Glacis#Armored_vehicles" title="Glacis">glacis plate</a>). The main armament was a 37 mm (1.5 in) gun, with 32 mm (1.3 in) armor; the M2A1 had a 51 mm (2.0 in) <a href="/wiki/Gun_mantlet" title="Gun mantlet">gun mantlet</a>. Some features of the M2 series, especially the suspension and powertrain, provided the basis for later, important U.S. tank designs including the <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M3 Lee</a>, <a href="/wiki/M4_Sherman" title="M4 Sherman">M4 Sherman</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Armored_fighting_vehicle" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored fighting vehicle">armored fighting vehicles</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design">Design</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M2_medium_tank&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Rock_Island_Arsenal" title="Rock Island Arsenal">Rock Island Arsenal</a> started work on a new medium tank, based on the design of the <a href="/wiki/M2_light_tank" title="M2 light tank">M2 light tank</a>. Initially designated the T5, the redesigned model (with a 350 hp R-975 <a href="/wiki/Radial_engine" title="Radial engine">radial engine</a>) was re-designated as the M2 Medium Tank in June, 1939.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the first 18 units had been produced at Rock Island Arsenal and evaluated by the Army, the upgraded M2A1 specification was approved with a redesigned turret and a more powerful engine.<sup id="cite_ref-Rottman_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rottman-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (October 2020)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The Medium Tank M2 was a larger development of the M2 light tank. Many components were common or used a similar design, including the tracks and <a href="/wiki/Vertical_volute_spring_suspension" title="Vertical volute spring suspension">vertical volute spring suspension</a> which, with slight modifications, were later used on the M3 and M4 medium tanks. Twin-wheeled <a href="/wiki/Bogie#Tracked_vehicles" title="Bogie">bogies</a> were mounted externally, which saved internal space compared to other suspension designs. The rubber-bushed and rubber-shod track proved durable on roads. The initial M2 model was powered by an air-cooled <a href="/wiki/Wright_R-975" class="mw-redirect" title="Wright R-975">Wright R-975</a> radial engine, originally designed for aircraft. For the M2A1, this engine was supercharged to provide an extra 50 hp (37 kW) for a total of 400 horsepower (300 kW), and designated as the R-975 C1 radial engine.<sup id="cite_ref-Zaloga_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaloga-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Miller_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (October 2020)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The M2 had a high superstructure, with a <a href="/wiki/Sponson" title="Sponson">sponson</a>-mounted <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a> in each corner. In addition, two more machine guns were fixed in the <a href="/wiki/Glacis#Armored_vehicles" title="Glacis">glacis plate</a> and fired by the driver. Two additional .30-caliber machine guns could be mounted on pintles on either side of the turret for anti-aircraft use, bringing the total to nine. Surmounting the superstructure was a small revolving <a href="/wiki/Gun_turret" title="Gun turret">turret</a> armed with a <a href="/wiki/37mm_Gun_M3" class="mw-redirect" title="37mm Gun M3">37 mm gun M3</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Coaxial_weapon" class="mw-redirect" title="Coaxial weapon">coaxial machine gun</a>. The 37 mm gun could penetrate 46 mm (1.8 in) of face-hardened armor sloped 30° at a range of 500 yd (460 m), and 40 mm at 1,000 yd (910 m).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This armament configuration was an intermediate between the sponson-mounted weapons of the <a href="/wiki/Mark_VIII_(tank)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark VIII (tank)">Mark VIII Liberty tank</a> of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> vintage, and the combination of turreted cannon, coaxial machine gun and glacis-mounted machine gun that was almost universal in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> medium tanks.<sup id="cite_ref-Zaloga_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaloga-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The crew consisted of a tank commander, a driver and four gunners. The vehicle provided internal stowage for 200 rounds of 37 mm ammunition and up to 12,250 rounds of <a href="/wiki/.30-06_Springfield" title=".30-06 Springfield">.30-caliber</a> ammunition.<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Bullet <a href="/wiki/Deflection_(physics)" title="Deflection (physics)">deflector</a> plates were installed over the rear fenders. The idea behind these plates was that the tank could drive over a trench, and the rear sponson machine guns could then fire onto the plates; the bullets would deflect into the trench or the area directly behind the tank.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like the sponson machine guns themselves, the deflector plates turned out to be useless.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the idea was used again on M5 light tanks in the <a href="/wiki/Normandy_campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Normandy campaign">Normandy campaign</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M2_medium_tank&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Chrysler was appointed to manage a new tank plant, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Arsenal_Tank_Plant" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant">Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant</a>, to manufacture the M2, and the US Government contracted on 15 August 1940 for 1,000 vehicles to be produced at a rate of 100 a month and to be delivered by August 1942 at a fixed price of $33,500 per tank.<sup id="cite_ref-Brown_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Stout_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stout-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Events in Europe made it obvious that the M2 was obsolete, and the government modified the contract two weeks later, before production began. Instead of M2 medium tanks, the plant would now build 1,000 M3 medium tanks once they had been designed. In the interim production of the M2 was given to the Rock Island Arsenal, where 94 M2A1s were built up to August 1941,<sup id="cite_ref-Zaloga_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaloga-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which 88 in 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The M2A1 had slightly better armor and a slightly larger turret than the original M2, since it had the turret from the <a href="/wiki/M3_Stuart" title="M3 Stuart">M3 light tank</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Gun_mantlet" title="Gun mantlet">gun mantlet</a> armor 2 inches (51 mm) thick.<sup id="cite_ref-Zaloga_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zaloga-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg/220px-M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="152" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg/330px-M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg/440px-M2_Medium.Aberdeen.00081tph.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="553" /></a><figcaption>An M2A1 Medium Tank on display at <a href="/wiki/Aberdeen_Proving_Grounds" class="mw-redirect" title="Aberdeen Proving Grounds">Aberdeen Proving Grounds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-U.S._Military_Tracked_Vehicles_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-U.S._Military_Tracked_Vehicles-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M2_medium_tank&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The M2 was already obsolete when it entered service. It compared poorly with contemporary European tanks, such as the French <a href="/wiki/Somua_S35" class="mw-redirect" title="Somua S35">S-35</a> and German <a href="/wiki/Panzer_III" title="Panzer III">Panzer III</a>. The 37 mm (1.5 in) main armament of the M2 was equivalent to the 37 mm (1.5 in) of the Panzer III<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> but inferior to the 47 mm (1.9 in) of the S-35.<sup id="cite_ref-Zal-10_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zal-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 1941, the Germans had begun upgrading their Panzer III with a 50 mm (2.0 in) L/42 gun, and the Soviets had fielded the vastly superior <a href="/wiki/T-34" title="T-34">T-34</a>, with a 76 mm (3.0 in) gun and a sloped 52 mm (2.0 in) glacis plate.<sup id="cite_ref-Zal-10_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Zal-10-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Given this, the M2 was essentially a stopgap measure until more capable tanks like the <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M3 Lee</a> and <a href="/wiki/M4_Sherman" title="M4 Sherman">M4 Sherman</a> came along in 1942-43. The ordnance office recommended in January 1942 that the M2 should only be used for training purposes, and they were never sent overseas to combat areas. The U.S. Army fielded the M2 and M2A1 with the 67th Infantry Regiment (medium tanks) and, subsequently, the <a href="/wiki/1st_Armored_Division_(United_States)" title="1st Armored Division (United States)">1st Armored Division</a>'s <a href="/w/index.php?title=69th_Armored_Regiment&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="69th Armored Regiment (page does not exist)">69th Armored Regiment</a> during intensive training maneuvers in the United States in 1941, and the M2 design continued to prove useful in a basic training role for tank crewmen.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trained crewmen from the 69th Armored were reassigned to provide cadres to new armored units as U.S. forces were rapidly expanded from 1942-1944. </p><p>The need for a new medium tank to match the German <a href="/wiki/Panzer_IV" title="Panzer IV">Panzer IV</a>'s 75 mm (2.95 in) turret gun led to the development of the <a href="/wiki/M3_Lee" title="M3 Lee">M3 Lee</a>, designed first to mount a 75 mm (2.95 in) gun in the right sponson. This configuration had been tested on an M2; the experimental vehicle was designated T5E2.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg/220px-M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg/330px-M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg/440px-M3-Lee-fort-knox-maintenance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="503" data-file-height="380" /></a><figcaption>An M3 medium tank, the successor to the M2</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M2_medium_tank&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/G-numbers" class="mw-redirect" title="G-numbers">G-numbers</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=M2_medium_tank&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-U.S._Military_Tracked_Vehicles-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-U.S._Military_Tracked_Vehicles_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-U.S._Military_Tracked_Vehicles_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Crismon, Fred "U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles." 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