The M75 armored infantry vehicle was an American tracked armored personnel carrier produced from December 1952 to February 1954 and used by United States forces in the Korean War. It grew out of the T18 armored utility vehicle programme, approved in 1946 with International Harvester building the prototypes on the running gear of a light tank, and the T18E1 pilot was ordered into production in 1952 as the M75. Production was shared between International Harvester, which received an order for 1,000, and the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation, later FMC, which received one for 730, and 1,729 were built before production stopped. A welded steel hull enclosed the crew and a squad of infantry, with the driver at the front left and an air-cooled six-cylinder Continental petrol engine beside him, giving a top road speed of about 69 kilometres per hour and a drive system more reliable than that of its successor. Its high cost and tall profile cut the run short, and the cheaper, lower and amphibious M59, also built by FMC, replaced it in United States service. Belgium received M75s as military aid and kept them in use until the early 1980s.
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An order for 1,000 was placed with IHC and another, for 730, with the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
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The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954
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a total of 1,729 vehicles were built by February 1954 when production of the M75 ceased
Body text, vehicle kind
the 18.8-ton M75 personnel carrier could carry about a dozen troops
Body text, engine type
air cooled six cylinder, horizontally opposed AO-500-4 continental petrol (gasoline) engine
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thereby giving it a combat weight of 41,500lbs
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The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954
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The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954
Description, engine
air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed Continental AO-895-4 gasoline engine
Description, fuel
air-cooled six-cylinder horizontally opposed Continental AO-895-4 gasoline engine
Description, power
The engine developed a maximum of around 295 horsepower (220 kW) at 2660 rpm
Description, top speed
giving the vehicle a top speed of 43 mph (69 km/h)
Description, loaded weight
Fully loaded, the vehicle weighed approximately 42,000 pounds (19,051 kg)
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1,729 M75s were built before production was stopped
Lead, Belgian service
The M75s were given as military aid to Belgium, where they were used until the early 1980s
Development, production order
An order for 1,000 was placed with IHC and another, for 730, with the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation
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The M75 armored infantry vehicle is an American armored personnel carrier that was produced between December 1952 and February 1954
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