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International Harvester M5 halftrack
Images copyright © Graham K Cook. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
This halftrack produced during the war under the lend-lease agreement could carry 3 crew and a section of 10 infantrymen with a reasonable firepower. It has a .50 calibre machine gun on a ring mount above the crew compartment (unfortunately covered with a canvas in these photos) and 3 pintel mounts in the troop area for a further 3 .30 calibre MG's.
Location
The Wheels and Wings 2006 event, Yorkshire Air Museum, York, UK. May 2006.
