The M15A1 was an improved variant with air-cooled machine guns mounted below the 37 mm gun. The M15 "Special" was an M15 armed with a single Bofors 40 mm gun. During World War II, the vehicle served the U.S. Army throughout the Mediterranean, European, and Pacific theaters of …

2024年6月29日 · The introduction of the M15 and its variants, such as the M15A1, marked an advancement in American aerial defense capabilities, with production commencing in response to the pressing needs of the North African theater.

The M15A1 was an improved variant with air-cooled machine guns mounted below the 37 mm gun. The M15 "Special" was based on the M15 but produced to fulfill the same role by mounting a Bofors 40 mm gun. During World War II, the vehicle served the U.S. Army throughout the Mediterranean, European, and Pacific Theaters of Operations.

2021年2月26日 · The M15A1 was a modification of the original M15 accommodating the new M26 Pershing tanks being sent to Europe at the end of World War II. Following the war, the M15A1 would be strengthened again, increasing capacity to 50 tons.

2018年1月16日 · The M15 half-track, officially designated M15 Combination Gun Motor Carriage, was a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on a half-track chassis used by the Unit...

The M15A1 trailer was an evolution of the M15. The payload was slightly increased (45 tons instead of 40) and can be easily recognised by the ramps above the wheels. Technical data. Type 40 tons 6×6 Tank recovery truck-trailer Active duty: 1942–1955 Designer: Fruehauf Trailer Company. Weight (Net): M26: 22,000 kg M15: 16,600 kg M25: 38,600 kg

2024年3月12日 · FM 4-159 Antiaircraft Artillery Field Manual Service of the Piece Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M15. Washington, DC: War Department, 28 September 1943. Doyle, David. U.S. Half-tracks: The Development and Deployment of the U.S. Army's Half-track Based Multiple Gun Motor Carriages and Gun Motor Carriages, Part two. Ed. Pat Stansell.

Combination Gun Motor Carriage M15A1. From this angle, the .50cal MGs are barely visible below the 37mm gun, marking this vehicle as an M15A1 . (Picture from TM 9-710/TO 19-75A-77 .)

2008年7月14日 · Far removed from the Pacific beaches, this snow-covered M15A1 belonged to the 778TH AAA Battalion, 3rd Armored Division. The M15A1 differed from the M15 in part by having the 37mm cannon mounted above the .50 caliber machine guns, rather than vice-versa.

Based on the M3 chassis and built by White, the M15 mounted a 37mm automatic canon and twin water cooled .50 cal M2 Heavy Machine Guns on the M42 mount and could deliver devastating fire not only at aircraft but ground targets. The side armour could be lowered to …