The M8 high-speed tractor was an artillery tractor used by the US Army and Marine Corps from 1950. The M8 is a full-track tractor based on the chassis of the M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. It was used to tow cargo trailers and artillery such as the Skysweeper 75 mm anti-aircraft gun and the M59 Long Tom gun.

2020年4月18日 · The original issue equipment for the M8A1 HST was a 30 Kw generator set that was designated the M-18. It was loaded using the 3 ton hydraulic skid lift mounted into the rear deck of the T-48 Skysweeper body by attaching four cable straps to the four corners of the load and the double swivel hooks on the lifts arms...

Production model M8A1 High Speed Tractor. Rear bed configured for use with the M75 Skysweeper. Those used with 155mm M59 or 203mm M115 towed howitzers would have a revised stowage area.

The types covered in the book are the M2 7-ton HST used primarily by the Army Air Force, the M4 18-ton HST, M5 13-ton HST, M6 38-ton HST and lastly the M8A1 HST all designed to tow artillery pieces and carry some associated ammunition and crews.

M8A1全车总重为15.7吨，使用2台凯迪拉克6缸汽油机，最大输出马力为220马力，功重比为14.02马力/吨。 相对来说机动性还是非常优秀的，但是该车的防御力就有点逊色了：装甲最厚处仅有44毫米，而且还是个“敞篷车”，这使得该车在伴随步兵突击时相对脆弱。 美军工兵回收一台被击毁的M8A1. 1944年开始美军也将装备105毫米火炮的M4中型坦克投入作战中，这些火力更猛防御也更好的坦克一时间替代了M8A1的角色。 M8A1被分配给了美军各个骑兵侦察中队中的突击炮 …

Later Aurora put out a model of the postwar M8A1 with all kinds of moving parts and a choice of either the tractor alone, the tractor with an M2 155mm gun, or an M115 8" howitzer in 1/48 scale. Nitto of Japan later essentially copied this vehicle in 1/35 scale and those molds continue to migrate to the present day.

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2010年3月16日 · The M8 Tractor family (M8, M8E1, M8E2, M8A1, M8A2). It's actually a variant of the M41 Walker Bulldog family with some M24 Chaffee components, as well. More pics: Vomiting its engine. Profile shot. Do It Yourself Kit! Model kit, showing the details of assembly. The US High-Speed Tractors were wonderful vehicles.

Modelcraft model kit in scale 1:35, 35-9002 is a rebox released in 199x | Contents, Previews, Reviews, History + Marketplace | M8A1 Tractor

2020年6月23日 · Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C. Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale. Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter