US M39 Armored Fighting Vehicle

By Crusader1307

The US M39 Armored Fighting Vehicle was a late World War II combat fighting craft, which - while coming too late for active War Service, would become a fixture during American involvement in The Korean Conflict of 1950-1953. The robust multi-purpose vehicle would be decommissioned in 1960, before The Conflict in Southeat Asia (but some models found their way into The Army of South Vietnam.

Traditionally, The M39 was produced with a 3-inch Main Gun. It's primary goal was to serve as Infantry Support. Weighing 15-tons, The M39 was powered by a 9-cylinder diesel engine with a maximum speed of 50-mph. Dual Tracked, The M39 had a 100-mile operational range. Using 1.5-inches of armor throughout, it was crewed by 3. 640 Models were produced by The Buick/GM Plant in The United States.