M24 Chaffee No. 594

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Chaffee 594
One of the American projects in 1946 was testing of the M24 Chaffee with the suspension from the German Sd.Kfz. 8. Its chassis with staggered wheel arrangement and tracks with needle bearings had excellent movement characteristics and was of great interest to researchers. Testing on solid terrain yielded satisfactory results, which could not be said about soft terrain. In general, there were no obvious advantages of using this suspension compared to the standard M24 Chaffee suspension. Testing was stopped and the project was terminated.

75 mm Gun T13E1

M24 Chaffee No. 594

SCR 508/M24

Twin Cadillac, Series 44T4E1

M24 Chaffee No. 594

Shell Types:

AP
APCR
HE

Equipment:

Consumables:

Firepower:

Ammunition60 (rounds)
Caliber75 (mm)
Damage110 / 110 / 175 (HP)
Penetration96 / 143 / 38 (mm)
Rate of Fire13.64 (rounds/min)
Average Damage per Minute1500 (HP)
Shells in the Magazine  
Time for Loading Between Shots  (s)
Time for Complete Loading  (s)
Gun Loading4.40 (s)
Aiming Time1.50 (s)
Dispersion at 100 m0.38 (m)

Mobility:

Weight/Load Limit19.00 / 20.00 (t)
Engine Power296 (h.p.)
Specific Power15.58 (h.p./t)
Top Speed56 (km/h)
Reverse Speed20 (km/h)
Traverse Speed50 (deg/s)
Turret Traverse Speed44 (deg/s)

Survivability:

Hit Points550 (HP)
Hull Armor25 / 25 / 19 (mm)
Turret Armor38 / 25 / 25 (mm)

Spotting:

View Range360 (m)
Signal Range570 (m)
 

Crew:

Commander
Gunner
Driver
Radio Operator
Loader