M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank
The M24 “Chaffee” light tank with 75 mm gun M6 entered service in 1944 to replace the earlier M3 “Stuart” and M5 “Stuart” light tanks in the US Army armored reconnaissance squadrons. The first units to receive M24 “Chaffee” light tanks were Troop F, 2nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron and Troop F, 42nd Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, both assigned to 2nd Cavalry Group (Mechanized) of XII Corps in Patton‘s Third Army as they rushed to engage in the Battle of the Bulge.
Available Models
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:35 AFV Club AF35S84
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:35 Italeri 6587
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:35 Tamiya 37020
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:43 Altaya
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:43 Motorcity AFVs 23196-45
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:56 Rubicon 280140
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:56 Warlord Games 402413003
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:72 FOREART 2003
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:72 Forces of Valor 873014A
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:72 Hasegawa MT19
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:76 Matchbox 40079
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:76 Milicast BA039
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:87 World Tanks Depot 27
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 15 mm Battlefront Miniatures BFUBX94
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:285 GHQ Models US34
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank, 1:300 Heroics & Ros US11
Technical Specifications
- M24 “Chaffee” Light Tank
- Typ: light tank
- Engine: Twin Cadillac 44T24 with 220 HP (160 kW)
- Speed: 56 km/h on Roads
- Fuel Capacity: 420 l
- Range: 160 km
- Length: 5560 mm
- Width: 3000 mm
- Height: 2770 mm
- Weight: 18,4 t
- Armament: 75 mm Gun M6 with 48 Rounds, .50 Caliber M2 Browning AA Machine Gun, .30 Calibre Browning M1919A4 Bow Machine Gun, .30 Calibre Browning M1919A4 Co-Axial Machine Gun
- Crew: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader, Radio Operator/Bow Gunner
- Production: 1944–1945
Historical Employment
- World War Two, 1944–1945
- First Indochina War, 1946–1954
- Korean War, 1950–1953
- Vietnam War, 1955–1975
- Bangladesh Liberation War, 1971
- Iran–Iraq War, 1980
The M24 “Chaffee” light tank entered service too late to play a significant role in World War Two wargames, but it soldiered on as a Cold War recce vehicle in Austrian, Belgian, Danish, Dutch, French, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish armed forces, and remains in service in Third World Countries even today.