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Armoured vehicles1943–present
Half-track armored personnel carrier
M9 half-track is a half-track armored personnel carrier originating in United States. It was built by International Harvester.
Half-track armored personnel carrier
United States
1943–present
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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
International Harvester
1940–1941
International Harvester
1942–1944
3,500
9.3 short tons (8.4 t)
20 ft 7 in (6.28 m) wheelbase 135.5 in (3.44 m)
7 ft 3 in (2.22 m)
7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
3
10 troops
8–16 mm (0.31–0.63 in)
1 × 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun
2 × 0.30 inch (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
IHC RED-450-B 141 hp (105 kW)
wheels at front single bogie vertical volute spring tracks at rear
60 US gal (230 L)
125 mi (201 km)
42 mph (68 km/h)
Brazil
Canada
Republic of China
Czechoslovakia
France
Israel
Japan
Pakistan
Peru
Poland
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.28 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 6.28 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M9 half-track equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Army exact named equipment holdings: M9 half-track. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / APC (T). Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Brazil, Canada, Republic of China, Czechoslovakia, France, Israel, Japan, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Soviet Union, United Kingdom
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