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BArmoured vehicles
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M9 half-tracklarger figure on 0 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3
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Length
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | M9 half-track | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Half-track armored personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1943–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See users list[source] | — |
| Wars | World War II Arab-Israeli War of 1948 Korean War Suez Crisis Vietnam War Indo-Pakistani War Six-Day War Yom Kippur War Lebanese Civil War[source] | — |
| Designer | International Harvester[source] |
20 ft 7 in (6.28 m) wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)[source]
Length
Single source6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source42 mph (68 km/h)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source125 mi (201 km)[source]
IHC RED-450-B
Single sourceIHC RED-450-B 141 hp (105 kW)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1940–1941[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | International Harvester[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1942–1944[source] | — |
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| No. built | 3,500[source] | — |
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| Passengers | 10 troops[source] | — |
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| Armor | 8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns[source] | — |
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| Suspension | wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 60 US gal (230 L)[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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