M24 Chaffee

M24 Chaffee Light Tank M24
General Historical Information
Place of origin	USA
Category	Light Tank
Debut in FHSW	v0.55
Speed	56 km/h
Armour
Main armament	1x 75 mm M6 L/39 gun
Coaxial weapon	1x .30-06 Browning M1919A4
General Ingame Information
Used by	USA
Seat 2	Commander Seat
Seat 3	1x .30-06 Browning M1919A4
Seat 4	1x .50 M2HB Browning
Seat 5	Passenger Seat
Seat 6	Passenger Seat
Historical Picture

The M24 Chaffee was an American light tank developed in 1943 to replace the under-gunned and under-armoured M5 Stuart . Although it still had only 25 mm armor at front it was sloped by 60° which offered sufficient protection for its role as reconnaissance tank. A new lightweight 75 mm gun was developed, a derivative of the gun used in the B-25H Mitchell bomber. The gun had the same ballistics as the one used in the Sherman and late M3 Grant/Lee . The M24 was first used during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944 and proved to be a very reliable and popular tank amongst its crews. It was also in service in the Korean War and Vietnam, it’s rumoured that the Chaffee even saw action in the 1980’s in the Iran-Iraq War. Like in real-life the Chaffee In FHSW is a very good and balanced light tank that combines good firepower with a high speed. This makes it your weapon of choice for capping flags at the start of a round or which are a bit off the main action. You should avoid a direct confrontation with German tanks since they are usually better armoured and armed but you can use your speed to flank and surprise them. On the commander seat you can spot targets for your artillery or create a smoke screen in case of a tactical retreat. A new feature for FHSW is that this tank has a gyro stabilised main gun which makes aiming and driving at the same time a lot easier.

T24E1

T24E1 Light Tank M24
General Historical Information
Place of origin	USA
Category	Light Tank
Debut in FHSW	v0.55
Speed	65 km/h
Armour
Main armament	1x 75 mm M6 L/39 gun (48 rounds)
Coaxial weapon	1x M1919A4 Browning (150 rounds)
General Ingame Information
Used by	USA
Seat 2	Commander Seat/Smoke
Seat 3	1x .50 M2HB Browning (100 rounds)
Seat 4	1x 1x M1919A4 Browning (250 rounds)
Seat 5	Passenger Seat
Seat 6	Passenger Seat
Historical Picture

The T24E1 was a prototype with a more powerful engine and different transmission. One vehicle was converted from the original M24 prototype and tested in October 1944. The vehicle had superior performance compared to the M24, but suffered from transmission reliability problems. In FHSW it’s equipped with a muzzle break which lowers the recoil a bit, the gun’s performance remains the same though. Compared to the 220 hp of the M24 this one has 460 hp and is therefore a lot quicker.

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Variants Ingame

• M24 Chaffee: main variant
• T24E1: Upgraded T24 prototype.
• M19 GMC: Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun with two 40 mm Twin Bofors M1936
• T77 MGMC: Self-propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun with six .50 Browning Mg's.