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The M8 light armored car is a 6×6 armored car produced
by the Ford Motor Company during WWII
It was used from 1943 by United States
and British forces in Europe

In July 1941 the U.S. Army Ordnance Department initiated
the development of a new fast tank destroyer to
replace the M6 37 mm gun motor carriage
In April 1942 the T22 was selected
despite complaints about deficiencies

By then it was clear that the 37 mm gun
would not be effective against the front
armor of German tanks so the new armored car
now designated the M8 took on a reconnaissance role instead

production of the M8 started in March of 1943 and
ended in June 1945.
A total of 8,523 M8 and
3,791 M20 armored cars were built.

The M8 would see action in Europe and the Pacific
until the end of the war
Even due the vehicle was armed and armored well
enough for reconnaissance missions
the turning radius was considered too wide
and the engine was considered underpowered
Off-road mobility was also poor when on soft ground

In British service, the M8 was known as the Greyhound
a nickname seldom used by the US forces

After the war the M8 would see action in
the Korean War First Indochina War and the Vietnam
War
The M8 would be used by many countries around the world
and is still used by a lot of countries today.

This M8 has no historical information
and was probably a postwar French vehicle
It was placed here with several other vehicles
to be used as range targets.

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