The T23 armored car was an entry from the Fargo Division[2] Chrysler[3][1] for a new fast tank destroyer to replace the M6 37mm gun motor carriage in July 1941 initiated by the U.S. Army Ordnance Department. Required specification was to be able to withstand fire from a .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun to the front and side from a .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun. Although Dwight D. Eisenhower's headquarters were in favor,[4] the design was rejected in favor of the Ford T22.

T23 Armored Car
Mock-up of the proposed T23 Car
TypeArmored Car
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In servicetrials only
Used byUnited States Army
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerChrysler
Designed1941
No. built1 prototype
Specifications
Crew4 (commander/loader, gunner, driver, assistant driver)

Armor0.375–1 in (9.5–25.4 mm)
Main
armament
1 x 37mm gun M6[1]
EngineDodge 105 hp (78 kW) engine
TransmissionClark 5-speed transmission
Suspensionleaf spring

Design

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The design was a traditional 6x6 armored truck frame vehicle with a Dodge 105 horsepower engine toward the rear and a Clark 5-speed transmission.[5] The design was supposedly going to incorporate a hull mounted machine gun but this never made it past the planning phase.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hunnicutt, R.P. (2002). Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-0-89141-777-4.
  2. ^ Ellis, Chris; Chamberlain, Peter (1969). American armored cars, 1940-1945. Almarks. p. 9. ASIN B0007J0EV4.
  3. ^ "M8 Greyhound (1942)". Tank Encyclopedia. 2014-11-28. Retrieved 2019-03-13.
  4. ^ Zaloga, Steve (2008). Armored Thunderbolt: The U.S. Army Sherman in World War II. Stackpole Books. ISBN 9780811704243.
  5. ^ "WarWheels.Net - Light Armored Cars: Design, Development, Engineering and Production of Armored Cars (1940-1944)". www.warwheels.net. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  6. ^ "M8 Greyhound (Light Armored Car M8) Six-Wheeled Light Armored Scout Car - United States". www.militaryfactory.com. Retrieved 2019-11-19.