M24 Chaffee
1944 light tank family
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Summary
M24 Chaffee is a combat vehicle model[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of combat vehicle model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,336 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Manufacturer: Cadillac[3]
- Subclass of: light tank[4]
- Commons category: M24 Chaffee[5]
- Country of origin: United States[6]
- Armament: 75 mm Gun M2/M3/M6[7]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[8]
- Service entry: January 1, 1944[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:M24 Chaffee[10]
- Commons gallery: M24 Chaffee[11]
- Total produced: 4731[12]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II[13], Jane's World Armoured Fighting Vehicles[14]
- Native label: M24 Chaffee[15]
- Length: 5.56 m[16]
- Height: 2.77 m[17]
- Width: 3 m[18]
- Speed: 56 kilometre per hour[19]
- Mass: 18.4 tonne[20]
- Ride height: 460 millimetre[21]
Why It Matters
M24 Chaffee has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]