M25 Tank Transporter

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M25 Tank Transporter
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M26 tractor
Type 40 ton (36,287kg) 6x6 Tank recovery truck-trailer
Place of origin  United States
Service history
In service 1941–1955
Wars World War II
Production history
Designer Knuckey Truck Company
Manufacturer M26: Pacific Car & Foundry Co.
M15: Fruehauf Trailer Co.
Variants M26A1, M26A2
Specifications (M25[2])
Weight Empty[1]
M26: 48,000 lb (22,000 kg)
M15: 36,600 lb (16,600 kg)
M25: 84,300 lb (38,200 kg)
Loaded[1]

M26: 103,000 lb (47,000 kg)
M15: 36,600 lb (16,600 kg)

M25: 164,300 lb (74,500 kg)
Length M26: 25 feet 4 inches (7.72 m)
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M15 12 feet 6 inches (3,810 mm)
Height M26: 11 feet 5 inches (3.48 m)
Crew 7
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Main
armament
 .50 cal M2 machine gun
Engine Hall-Scott 440 gasoline
240 hp (180 kW)
Transmission 4 speed x 3 speed
Fuel capacity 120 US gal (450 L)[1]
Operational
range
 120 mi (193.1 km)
Speed 28 mph (45 km/h)

The M25 Tank Transporter (G160) was a combination 6x6 M26 armored heavy tank transporter/tank recovery tractor and companion 40-ton M15 trailer introduced into US Army service in Europe in 1944–45. Manufactured by Pacific Car & Foundry Co., it was a substantial upgrade over the Diamond T M19 transporter/trailer duo introduced in 1940.

Nicknamed the Dragon Wagon, it was replaced by the 10 ton 6x6 M123 semi-tractor beginning in 1955.[3]

Development

In 1942 a new 40 ton semi-trailer tank transporter was needed with better off-road performance than the M9 24 small-wheel trailer, and greater capacity than the 30 ton 8 large-wheel Shelvoke and Drewry semi-trailers used by the Diamond T tractor unit. Designed by the Fruehauf Trailer Company of Detroit, Michigan,[4] it was heavier than the Diamond T could manage. A companion M26 tractor was designed by the San Francisco-based Knuckey Truck Company. When it could not keep up with the Army's demands production was awarded to the Pacific Car & Foundry Co. of Seattle, Washington.

Designated TR-1 by Pacific Car, the chain-driven 12-ton 6x6 M26 tractor was powered by a Hall-Scott 440 1,090 cu in (17.9 L) 6-cylinder gasoline engine developing 240 hp (180 kW) at 2000 rpm and 810 lbf⋅ft (1,098 N⋅m) at 1200 rpm. Developed for the M26, it was used to uprate the Diamond T. Some 2,100 Type 440s were built. Baxter notes "over 1,300" M26 and M26A1 being built.[4]

Unusually, the tractor unit was fitted with both an armored cab and two winches with a combined pull of 60 tons,[4] allowing it to do light battlefield recovery work.

A later unarmored version of the M26 tractor was designated the M26A1. An experimental ballast tractor conversion was evaluated by the British Fighting Vehicle Proving Establishment[4]

Gallery

  • M 26, Pacific Dragon Wagon pic4.JPG

    M25 with M26 Armored semi-tractor

  • M25 Tank Transporter.jpg

    Display of M25 with M26 armored semi-tractor

  • Pacific Car & Foundry Tractor M26A1 from Wo-II.jpg

    Display of M25 with M26A1 unarmored semi-tractor

  • M26 semi-tractor (LR view)

  • M26 semi-tractor showing rear wheel drive by chains.

Specifications

  • Crew-7
  • Armament 1-.50 cal. machine gun
  • Armor, front-3/4", sides, rear, 1/4".
  • top speed-26 MPH
  • fuel cap, 120 GAL.

Users

See also

Notes

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References

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Further reading

  • Military Vehicle Journal #8 (Photos of the M26 and M26A1)

External links

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