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BArmoured vehicles
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M3 scout carlarger figure on 0 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M3 scout car | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Armored car[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1941-today[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War 1958 Lebanon crisis First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Salvadoran Civil War[source] | — |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source50 mph (80 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source250 mi (400 km)[source]
Hercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol
Single sourceHercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol 110 hp (82 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | White Motor Company[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1939[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | White Motor Company[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1939–1944[source] | — |
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| No. built | 21,054 (M1: 76 + M2: 20 + M2A1/M3: 64 + M3A1: 20,918)[source] | — |
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| Armor | Maximum .5 in (13 mm)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | .50 cal M2 Browning[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns[source] | — |
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| Drive | Wheeled 4x4[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Leaf springs[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 30 US gal (110 L)[source] | — |
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| References | Bishop & Foss[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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