DESCRIPTION: Named after General Adna R. Chaffee, who is considered the “Father or American Armor”, the M24 “Chaffee” was developed to correct several problems in the M3 “Stuart” light tank. Notably, the armor production as increased through the use of thicker angled plates, the main gun was increased to 75mm, and a torsion bar suspension was used for the first time in an American tank. 4,415 M24’s were produced by the end of World War II by Cadillac and Massey-Harris. The M24 was the finest American light tank produced in WWII and represented a superb combination of armor protection, fire power, speed, and reliability. After WWII, the “Chaffee” saw extensive service in Korea and Vietnam. When replaced in U.S. service by the M41 “Walker Bulldog”, a measure of how successful the M24 model was is that it remained in service in many countries until the late 1990’s. Crew: 5  Weight: 40,414 lb/ 18,370 kg (20 tons) Height: 8 ft 1-½ in/ 2.48 m Width: 9 ft 8 in/ 2.95 m Length: 18 ft/ 5.49 m Engine: Twin Cadillac 44T24s Horsepower: 110 hp (each) Fuel: Gasoline Transmission: Automatic Speed (road): 35 mph Range: 100 miles Armament: Main: 75mm gun M6 Secondary: 50 cal M2 Machine Gun Coaxial: 30 cal M1919A4 Machine Gun Bow: 30 cal M1919A4 Machine Gun One 51mm Smoke Mortar