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 War in Algeria and the First Indochina War.

2016年6月16日 · M24 Chaffee light tanks were first used in the Battle of the Bulge in the snowy Ardennes forests in December 1944. This tank belongs to the 18th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, February 1945. M24 Chaffee light tank of the US Army 1st Armored Division in Bologna, Italy, late April 1945

2025年1月18日 · During the First Indochina War, these French soldiers crewed an American-made M24 Chaffee light tank at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Image: U.S. Army. At the onset of hostilities, the state of the art in American light armor was the boxy M3 Stuart.

The M24 Chaffee was the last U.S. light tank to see extensive combat action. While a significant improvement over the M5 Stuart, the M24 still possessed many of the drawbacks found in light tanks, namely thin armor and relatively weak firepower.

The M24 Chafee became the replacement for the M/M5 Stuart Family of light tanks made by Cadillac in 1940-41. They stayed in service until the 1980s.

2020年10月25日 · The M24 Chaffee was a US light tank which came into service during the last months of WWII. It was also used in a number of post–WWII conflicts including the Korean War and by the French in the First Indochina War. M24s were then used in limited combat by South Vietnam and its last major…

2016年9月21日 · Filling in for the obsolete M3 Stuart tank which, the M24 Chaffee light tank entered the battlefields of Europe in November 1944, when 34 units were issued to the U.S. 2nd Cavalry Group (Mechanized) in France. The tank’s main armament was a 75 mm gun opposed to Stuart’s 37 mm.

2019年10月30日 · The M24 “Chaffee” light tank is a United States produce tank that was first used during World War II. The group that actually produced this for the U.S. was actually Cadillac. While the Chaffee was produced for and during World War II it also happened to see action in the Korean War and in the Vietnam War.