Howitzer
Motor Carriage, 75mm, M8
|
Unit
|
Number
of Vehicles Checked
|
Number
with Steel Tracks (T36E6)
|
Number
w/Flat Rubber Tracks (T16)
|
Average
Remaining Life for Rubber Tracks [1]
|
|
6th
Armored Infantry Bn (1st Armored Division)
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
25%
|
|
11th
Armored Infantry Bn (1st Armored Division)
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
25%
|
|
14st
Armored Infantry Bn (1st Armored Division)
|
3
|
1
|
2
|
38%
|
|
81st
Cavalry Reconnaissance Sq (1st Armored Division)
|
8
|
-
|
8
|
66%
|
|
91st
Cavalry Reconnaissance Sq
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
44%
|
|
Total
Checked
|
23
|
3
|
20
|
46%
|
|
Total
in 5th Army Units
|
24
|
|
|
|
[1]
Based on an estimated life of 600 miles for flat rubber. The life
of steel tracks was indefinite.
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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