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M6 and M6A1 Heavy Tanks Technical Manual (Paperback)
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M6 and M6A1 Heavy Tanks Technical Manual (Paperback)
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List price R342
Loot Price R221
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You Save R121 (35%)
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The M6 was an outgrowth of a 1940 U.S. Army Ordnance Corps program
to develop a 50-ton heavy tank. After the initial, multi-turreted
design proved too excessive, a single three-man turret bearing
76.2mm and 37mm guns was adopted. The tank also carried four
Browning machineguns, three fixed and one flexible. In addition to
the commander, gunner and loader in the turret, the tank had a
driver, assistant driver, and an ammunition passer. The tank was
equipped with a Wright radial gasoline engine and a torque
converter or electric transmission and designated M6 (cast hull)
and M6A1 (welded hull). While it might have fared well in combat,
the heavy tank's exorbitant cost, high silhouette, reliability
problems and difficulty in transport made it vulnerable to enemies
in the Army staff. In the end, only forty M6 type tanks were
produced, and the design was declared obsolete by late 1944.
Created during the testing phase of the M6, this TM 9-721 technical
manual reveals a great deal about the weapon's design and
capabilities. Intended as a manual for those charged with operation
and maintenance, this manual shows the basics of how to drive the
tank and take care of its engine, cooling, power train and other
systems. Originally printed in 1943 and labeled restricted, this
manual was declassified long ago and is here reprinted in book
form. Care has been taken to preserve the integrity of the text.
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