Combat Tank, Light-61-5
| CTL-6: General |
| Date of first acceptance |
1941 |
Total acceptances |
20 |
| Manufacturer |
Marmon-Herrington Co. |
Crew |
2 men |
| CTL-6: Dimensions |
| Combat weight |
14,775lbs
6,701.9kg |
| CTL-6: Armament |
| Type |
Mount |
Traverse |
Elevation |
| Three .30cal MG |
Ball mounts in hull |
Manual |
Manual |
| CTL-6: Armor |
| Maximum |
.5"
1.3cm |
| Minimum |
.4375"
1.111cm |
| CTL-6: Automotive |
| Engine |
Hercules WXLC-3; 6 cylinder, 4 cycle, inline gasoline |
| Horsepower |
124 |
| CTL-6: Suspension |
| Type |
Road wheels |
Track return rollers |
| Vertical volute spring |
2 bogies/track;
2 wheels/bogie |
1/track |
| Drive sprockets |
Idlers |
Shock absorbers |
| Front drive |
Adjustable at rear of track |
None |
| CTL-6: Track |
| Outside guide, single pin, steel |
| CTL-6: Performance |
| Max level road speed |
33mph
53kph |
Cruising range |
125mi
201km |
Acquired by the US Marine Corps, the CTL-6 was an iteration of Marmon-Herrington's CTL-3 with a new engine and vertical volute spring suspension bogies akin to those found on the light tank M2. The new powerplant forced the engine decking to change to a horizontal profile from the earlier sloped arrangement. The engine louvres were .25" (.64cm) thick.
References
- Estes, Kenneth W. Marines Under Armor. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2000.
- Crismon, Fred W. U.S. Military Tracked Vehicles. Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1992.
- Spoelstra, Hanno. "Marmon-Herrington Military Vehicles: Tanks." Marmon-Herrington Military Vehicles. 21 Feb 2020 <http://www.marmon-herrington.webs.com/tank.html>.
- Nuyt, A.F. "tanks." Overvalwagens! 21 Feb 2020 <https://web.archive.org/web/20060414173105/http://www.overvalwagen.com/tanks.html>.
- Kirk, William. "U.S. Light Tanks." TANKS! 13 Feb 2003. 21 Feb 2020 <https://web.archive.org/web/20120212011858/http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/UnitedStates/lighttanks/LightTanks.html>.
Last updated 21 Feb 2020.
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