| 词条 | Ford 3-Ton M1918 |
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| name=Ford 3-Ton | image= M1918-ford-3-ton-tank.jpg | image_size = 300 | caption= |origin=United States |type=Tankette |is_vehicle=yes | crew=2 (Driver and gunner) | length={{convert|14| ft|m|abbr=on}} | width={{convert|6 | ft|m|abbr=on}} | height={{convert|6| ft|m|abbr=on}} | weight=3 tons | primary_armament=.30 calibre (7.62 mm) Browning machine-gun | secondary_armament=none | engine=Two Ford Model T engines[1] | engine_power={{convert|45| hp|abbr=on}} | speed=12.8 km/h (8 mph) | pw_ratio=10.4 hp/t | vehicle_range={{convert|55| km|abbr=on}} }} The Ford 3-Ton M1918 was one of the first tankette designs by the U.S. It was a small two-man, one-gun tank. It was armed with a M1919 Browning machine gun and could reach a maximum speed of 8 mph. The 3-Ton had a 17-gallon tank that gave it a maximum range of 34 miles. HistoryDesign on the 3-ton tank started in mid-1918, before which American tank forces had been largely equipped with British or French examples. The 3-Ton was a two-man tank designed so that American forces could use another tank besides the Renault FT in battle, and was designed around the FT but as a cheaper alternative. Its two Ford Model T engines were controlled by the driver, seated at the front with a gunner beside him who had control of a .30-06 (7.62 mm) machine gun (either a M1917 Marlin machine gun or M1919 Browning machine gun) on a limited-traverse mount with approximately 550 rounds of ammunition. The initial production run of the 3-ton was of fifteen vehicles; one of these was sent to France for testing. A contract for 15,000 of these vehicles was awarded; however, the U.S tank corps felt it did not meet the requirements they wanted. The contract for the 15,000 tanks was ended by the Armistice, leaving only the fifteen original vehicles produced. [2]The French Army evaluated the Ford 3-Ton tank and thought it inferior to the native Renault FT. However, the 3-Ton Tank was seen to have potential as a cheap, light, all-terrain artillery tractor especially for batteries of the Canon de 75 modèle 1897. 1500 3-Ton tanks were ordered from Ford but the Armistice intervened before any were delivered and the order was cancelled.[3] Survivors
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References1. ^{{cite news |quote=On the right of the tank was the gunner’s position and to the rear wear the two Model T engines, in total the M1918 was 14 feet in length. |title=FORD M1918 3-TON TANK |url=http://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/171214329264/ford-m1918-3-ton-tank-when-the-us-entered-world |publisher=Historical Firearms |date=February 24, 2018 |access-date=February 26, 2018}} 2. ^{{cite book|last1=Forty|first1=George |last2=Livesey |first2=Jack|title=The Complete Guide to Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles|year=2012|publisher=Arness publishing|location=Leicestershire|isbn=978-1-78019-164-5|page=81}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Vauvillier|first1=François|title=1916-18 des Chenilles pour le 75|journal=Guerre, Blindes & Matériel|date=October–December 2009|volume=89|page=74}} External links
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