Marmon-Herrington CTLS
| Marmon-Herrington CTLS-4TAC | |
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Marmon-Herrington CTLS tanks (a CTLS-4TAC in the foreground and a CTLS-4TAY in the background) in Alaska, summer of 1942.
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| Type | Light tank |
| Place of origin |  United States |
| Service history | |
| Used by |  Netherlands United States Australia Indonesia |
| Wars | World War II Indonesian National Revolution |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Marmon-Herrington |
| Number built | 440 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 8.4 short tons (7,600 kg) |
| Length | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
| Width | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Crew | 2 |
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| Armour | 12-25 mm |
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Main
armament |
3x .30 (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns |
| Engine | Hercules 6-cylinder gasoline 124 bhp 118 bhp at 3,500 rpm |
| Suspension | Vertical volute spring suspension |
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Operational
range |
100 km (62 mi) |
| Speed | 48 km/h (30 mph) |
The Marmon-Herrington Combat Tank Light is a series of US light tanks that were produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The CTL-3 had a crew of two and was armed with three .30 caliber (7.62 mm) machine guns.[1]
A total of 628 CTLS, CTMS MTLS tanks were ordered by the Royal Netherlands East-Indies Army, of which a small number was delivered to Java, just in time to see combat in the Dutch East Indies campaign against the Japanese invasion. A further 74 tanks of all types were delivered to Dutch units in Surinam. [2][3] In mid-1942 a batch was diverted to Australia from the Dutch order where they were used for training[4][5] A small number were used by the US Marine Corps' 1st Tank and 1st Scout Companies prior to the war. Some were employed on Western Samoa. None saw action. After the attack on Pearl Harbor some of these tanks were taken over by the United States Army and employed in Northern Alaska as the Light Tank T14 and Light Tank T16.[6]
Variants
- CTL-1
- CTL-2
- CTL-3
- CTL-4
- CTVL
- CTLS-4TAC
- CTMS-ITBI
- MTLS-IGI4
See also
Notes
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References
- Leland Ness (2002) Janes World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: A Complete Guide, Harper Collins, ISBN 0-00-711228-9
- WWII Vehicles
- SNL G171
External links
Media related to Marmon-Herrington CTLS at Wikimedia Commons- Marmon-Herrington tanks at overvalwagen.com
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- Marmon-Herrington tanks in Australia
