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The M38 Wolfhound was a
One M38 was modified to take the turret of an
World War II vehicles
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6×6
Six-wheel drive (6WD or 6×6) is an all-wheel drive drivetrain configuration of three axles with at least two wheels on each axle capable of being driven simultaneously by the vehicle's engine. Unlike four-wheel drive drivetrains, the configura ...
US armored car produced in 1944 by the Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). In North America, Chevrolet produces and sells a wide range of vehicles, from subcompact automobiles to medium-duty commercial trucks. Due to the promi ...
division of General Motors
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. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound
The M8 light armored car is a 6×6 armored car produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It was used from 1943 by United States and British forces in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war. The vehicle was widely exported ...
series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype vehicles.
Specifications
The Wolfhound had a crew of four and was armed with a 37 mm gun in a rotating open-topped turret, with an ammunition load of 93 rounds. Its secondary armament consisted of two machine guns; one mounted co-axially with the main weapon, the other on an AA pintle mounting. It was powered by a Cadillac, eight-cylinder, water-cooled engine. Each side featured three large tires on symmetrically placed axles, with distinctive curved mudguards. The frontal glacis plate was sharply sloped to improve protection. A radio antenna was mounted on the front right of the glacis.Development history
One M38 was modified to take the turret of an M24 Chaffee
The M24 Chaffee (officially light tank M24) was an American light tank used during the later part of World War II; it was also used in post–World War II conflicts including the Korean War, and by the French in the Algerian War, War in Algeri ...
tank and went through a series of tests to check a possibility of upgunning the vehicle. The layout of the M38 had similarities with the Alvis Saladin
The FV601 Saladin is a six-wheeled armoured car developed by Crossley Motors and later manufactured by Alvis. Designed in 1954, it replaced the AEC armoured car in service with the British Army from 1958 onward. The vehicle weighed 11 tonnes ...
, a post-war British armored car, but there was no link between them.Icks. ''US Armoured Cars''
See also
*M-numbers
The following is a (partial) listing of vehicle model numbers or M-numbers assigned by the United States Army. Some of these designations are also used by other agencies, services, and nationalities, although these various end users usually assig ...
References
Citations Bibliography * * Davis, Michael W.J (2012). ''Chevrolet 1911-1960''. Arcadia Publishing. * * Icks, Robert J, ''U.S. Armoured Cars'' AFV Weapons Profile No. 40, Profile PublishingExternal links
World War II vehicles
Abandoned military projects of the United States Armored cars of the United States World War II armored fighting vehicles of the United States World War II armoured cars Six-wheeled vehicles {{mil-vehicle-stub