Track Usage In the Fifth Army, 1944
Modeling the U.S. Army in WWII

Light Tanks: M5, M5A1

Unit
Number of Vehicles Checked
Number w/Steel Tracks (T36E6)
Number w/Flat Rubber Tracks (T16)
Average Remaining Life for Rubber Tracks [1]
1st Tank Bn (1st Armored Division)
12
-
12
63%
4th Tank Bn (1st Armored Division)
14
-
14
46%
13th Tank Bn (1st Armored Division)
14
-
14
63%
CCA, HQ (1st Armored Division) [2]
1
-
1
50%
CCB HQ (1st Armored Division)
2
-
2
25%
81st Cavalry Reconnaissance Sq (1st Armored Division)
18
-
18
56%
751st Tank Bn
16
3
13
42%
755th Tank Bn
18
11
7
61%
757th Tank Bn
16
-
16
55%
760th Tank Bn
5
1
4
44%
Task Force Ramey [3]
3
1
2
63%
91st Cavalry Reconnaissance Sq
19
-
19
33%
Total Checked
138
16
122
50%
Total in 5th Army Units
149

[1] Based on an estimated life of 600 miles for flat rubber. The life of steel tracks was indefinite.
[2] CCA/CCB: Combat Command A or B.
[3] Task Force Ramey. TF Ramey was a provisional brigade formed 12 June 1944 operating on the right flank of IV Corps.

Medium Tanks: M4, M4A1, M4A3
Light Tanks: M5, M5A
Howitzer Motor Carriage, 105mm, M7
Gun Motor Carriage, 3-inch, M10
Howitzer Motor Carriage, 75mm, M8
Tank Recovery Vehicle, M31

Conclusion and References

 

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