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Medium Armored Car T17E1 Staghound

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T17E1: General
Date of first October Total
2844
acceptance 1942 acceptances
5 men:

• Commander/radio
operator in turret
Chevrolet
center rear
Division of
Manufacturer Crew • Gunner in turret left
General
• Loader in turret right
Motors
• Driver in hull left front
• Assistant driver in hull
right front

T17E1: Dimensions
30,705lbs 112"
Combat weight Height
13,928kg 284cm
216" 106"
Length Width
549cm 269cm
89" 120"
Tread Wheelbase
230cm 305cm
15" 78"
Ground
Fire Height
clearance
38cm 200cm
54" 60.5psi
Turret ring Ground pressure, zero
diameter penetration
140cm 4.25kg/cm²

T17E1: Armament
Max
Type Mount Ammunition Traverse traverse Elevation
rate
360°
37mm Gun M24A1 in +40° to -7°
103 rounds (manual and 18°/sec
M6 turret (manual)
hydraulic)

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.30cal Coaxial to 360°

+40° to -7°
M1919A4 37mm (manual and 18°/sec
(manual)
MG gun hydraulic)
5,250 rounds 34°
.30cal Ball +22°45' to
(17° left and
M1919A4 mount in -- -10°
right;
MG right bow (manual
manual)

T17E1: Armor
Assembly
Welding
Hull
Rolled homogeneous steel
Location Thickness Angle from vertical
.875"
Upper front 30°
2.22cm
.625"
Lower front 45°
1.59cm
.75"
Sides 13°
1.9cm
.375"
Rear 30°
.953cm
.50"
Top 90°
1.3cm
.50"
Front floor 90°
1.3cm
.25"
Rear floor 90°
.64cm
Turret
Cast homogeneous steel
Location Thickness Angle from vertical
1.00"
Gun shield 0° to 52°
2.54cm
1.75"
Front 45°
4.45cm

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1.25"
Sides 22°
3.18cm
1.25"
Rear 12°
3.18cm
.50"
Top 90°
1.3cm

T17E1: Automotive
Twin GMC 270; 12 cylinder (6/engine), 4 cycle, in-line
Engine
gasoline
Net: Net: 432.6 ft- 62gal
Fuel
Horsepower 194@3000rpm Torque lb@1000rpm
capacity
(97/engine) (216.3/engine) 230L
Transmission Twin Hydramatic, 4 speeds forward, 1 reverse
Steering Steering wheel
Brakes Hydraulic, internal expanding

T17E1: Suspension
Type Road wheels Shock absorb ers
Semi-elliptic leaf spring 2/side On each wheel

T17E1: Performance
55mph 18"
Max level road speed Max trench
89kph 46cm
Angle of
Max grade 57% 57°
approach
21"
Max vertical
Angle of departure 40°
obstacle
53cm
55' 32"
Max fording
Min turning diameter
depth
17m 81cm
~450mi, roads
Cruising range with two 38gal (140L)
jettison fuel tanks
~720km, roads

The 4x4 T17E1 was produced for the British, who dubbed
it Staghound I. (Staghounds II and III were British
modifications of the Staghound I and were armed with their
3" tank howitzer or the turret from the Crusader tank with the
OQF 75mm Mk.V, respectively.) Standardization as the M6

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was proposed in the US, but this never occurred. Each engine
was provided with its own Hydramatic transmission and gear
reduction case, and power was routed from these to a single
two-speed transfer case. The engines could be operated singly
as well as together. The hull was designed so that a frame was
not required; elements including the suspension, transfer
case, and steering gear were attached directly to the hull.
Early T17E1s were equipped with an elevation stabilizer for
the main gun. With 4" (10cm) of penetration, the ground
pressure was reduced to 17.95psi (1.260kg/cm²).

Late-production T17E1s featured the gun mount M24A1,

with a larger, angular, pyramid-like gun shield at the base of
the 37mm gun that included an aperture for the coaxial
machine gun. The side armor was raised ~30mm (~1.2") to
better protect the turret ring; a visible step was present as it
transitioned to the hull rear. The engine covers were changed
to a hinged design instead of being bolted down, and the
lifting hooks on the hull rear were consequently changed to a
folding type that used the rear hinge as its base. A mount for
another .30cal M1919A4 machine gun was added to the
center of the turret roof rear during production, and a
spotlight that could be controlled from the vehicle interior
was installed near the turret roof center. From May 1943, a 2"
smoke mortar was installed in the turret, firing through an
opening in the roof. Fourteen smoke bombs were stowed.

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References
1. Hunnicutt, R.P. Armored Car: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles. Novato,
CA: Presidio Press, 2002. Reprinted from Armored Car, R.P. Hunnicutt ©2002,
available from Presidio Press, 505B San Martin Drive, Suite 160, Novato, CA 94945.
2. TM 9-741 Medium Armored Car T17E1. Washington, DC: War Department, 15 December
1942.
3. TM 9-1741C Ordnance Maintenance--Chassis, Hull and Turret for Medium Armored Car
T17E1. Washington, DC: War Department, 18 October 1943.
4. SNL G-122 Service Parts Catalog for Chevrolet Medium Armored Car M6. Detroit:
Chevrolet Motor Division, General Motors Corporation, 15 September 1942.

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5. TM 9-2800 Standard Military Motor Vehicles. Washington, DC: War Dept., 1 Sep 1943.
6. Doyle, David. The Staghound: A Visual History of the T17E Series Armored Cars in Allied
Service 1940-1945. Delray Beach, FL: Ampersand Publishing Co., Inc., 2009.
7. Crismon, Fred W. U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles. Minneapolis: Victory Publishing, Ltd.,
2001.
8. Hogg, Ian V. The Greenhill Armoured Fighting Vehicles Data Book. London: Greenhill
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Last updated 9 Mar 2022.

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