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M59 APC D-cisive. The M59 was an American armored personnel carrier that entered service in the spring of 1954 replacing the M75. It had three key advantages over the M75; it was amphibious, had a lower profile, and was considerably cheaper to produce. Production ended in 1960, by which time approximately 6,300 had been built.
In 1959, the IMS-57 was replaced by M59, which was a substantial improvement over its predecessor.Launched two years later, the new type M59 signified a step forward compared to IMS-57: its engine had 56 hp (42 kW), a maximum speed enhanced to 90 km/h (56 mph), the manual windscreen wiper replaced with an electric one.
Nicknamed "Long Tom" (an appellation with a long and storied history in U.S. field and naval artillery), it was produced in M1 and M2 variants, later known as the M59. Developed to replace the Canon de 155mm GPF , the gun was deployed as a heavy field weapon during World War II and the Korean War , and also classed as secondary armament for ...
The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954, and saw service in the Korean War.It was replaced in U.S. service by the smaller, cheaper, amphibious M59.
An improved dump truck based on the full length 178 inch wheelbase M45 chassis, designated the M342, was designed to replace both the M47 and the M59, as well as the M135-based M215. Also under the M45 chassis was the signal corps V-17 pole derrick, and the V-18 auger truck, later replaced by the M35 upgrade below.
I have seen a number of reports in the past that the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) had used M-59 series APCs, but this is not supported by the available photographic record, and no reputable source about armored vehicles used during the Vietnam War by the ARVN has ever mentioned the M-59 as having been used during the war by either the ARVN or the US.
The result is a gun with the same range as the M-46, but with a much lower weight of 6.3 t. The M59-1M is the Egyptian licence version. For the export market, a version with APU and redesigned carriage was developed. Also for the export market, a self-propelled variant, based on the Type 83 SPH was designed. [18]
Production of the M59/66 lasted from 1966 until 1970. [2] After 1970, the M59/66 was manufactured with flip-up tritium or painted phosphorous night sights. [2] This received the designation M59/66 A1. [2] Between 1966 and 1971, Zastava manufactured 132,081 M59/66s and M59/66A1s, at which time production ceased for the Yugoslavian People's Army. [1]