T77MGMC T77 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage. | |
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General Historical Information | |
Place of origin | USA |
Category | Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns |
Debut in FHSW | v0.55 |
Speed | 56 km/h |
Armour | 7 - 25 mm |
Main armament | 6x 12.7 mm M2HB machine guns (In total of 6000 rounds) |
General Ingame Information | |
Used by | USA Great-Britain |
Crew in‑game | 3 |
Seat 2 | 1x M1919A4 Browning (250 rounds) |
Seat 3 | Passenger Seat |
Seat 4 | Passenger Seat |
Seat 5 | Passenger Seat |
Historical Picture | |
During the war, the U.S. military developed anti-aircraft vehicle designs based on the M3 Half-track vehicle, such as the T54E1 and the mass produced M16 MGMC. After a few designs, development moved on the fully tracked M24 Chaffee chassis resulting in production of the M19 GMC with two 40mm Bofors M1936 AA guns. Another design was the T77 Multiple Gun Motor Carriage which was initially designed on to the M5 Stuart Light tank. But because the M24 design was already replacing it, they opted for the larger M24 chassis which offered more opportunities.
In July 1943, the Committee of the U.S. military weapons technology recommends the development of a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, which is based on the M24 light tank, equipped with heavy 12.7 mm M2HB machine guns. The T77. The request was for four machine guns, they designed for six! In April 1944, two prototypes were presented and went in test in October. The year after, it went to Aberdeen Proving Ground for various tests. It was the M24 chassis with a new turret design. A very strange conspicuous part are the two seats covered with glass domes on the turret made for a better view of the battlefield. The domes presumably offered some protection against shrapnel and debris. The T77 MGMC never went into production.
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