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The T1 light tank was a United States Army light tank of the late 1920s and early 1930s that was only built in prototype form. The tank was an Army design built by James Cunningham, Son and Company. Introduced in 1927, it was developed up through 1932 as a series of modified versions (T1E1, T1E2, T1E3, T1E4, T1E5, and T1E6).
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Carden Loyd M1936 (4) - Light two-man tank, purchased in 1936. ... T1 Cunningham (6) T2 light tank; T3 light tank; M2 light tank (~696) Christie Model 1919; Medium tanks
M3 light tank, (Stuart)12-ton, M4 medium tank (Sherman), 30-ton, 75/76 mm gun; M5 light tank, (Stuart) M6 heavy tank, 60-ton; M7 medium tank (G137) M8 light armored car (Greyhound) M22 Locust tank, light, airborne, 37 mm gun; M24 Chaffee tank, light, 18-ton, 75 mm gun; M26 Pershing tank, medium (originally classified as heavy), full-track, 47 ...
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While there were several American experiments in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. In the interwar period there was reduced development due to the low expenditure on war material following the US non-interventionist policy and the ...
In 1940, the distinction between infantry and cavalry tank units disappeared with the establishment of the Armored Force to manage all tanks in the U.S. Army. The "combat car" name was superfluous, and the cavalry unit tanks redesignated the M1 combat car as the "light tank M1A1" and the M2 combat car as the "light tank M1A2". [5] [4]
The Christie M1931 originated as the M1928, which used Christie's suspension, and had the ability to run on its tracks or the wheels.The M1928 was demonstrated unofficially to the US Army by traversing a route at an average speed of 45 km/h (28 mph); by contrast the US Army's T1E1 tanks – expected to replace their WWI-era M1917 light tanks – averaged 16 km/h (9.9 mph) over the same route.