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T55 3-Inch Gun Motor Carriage
"Cook Interceptor"
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Specifications
| Country of Origin/Used by: | USA |
| First Produced/Service Dates: | 1942 |
| Manufactured by: | Allied Machinery Manufacturing Company. (Designed by Cook Brothers Equipment Company) |
| Crew: | 4-5 |
| Armament: | Main: (1) 3-Inch Cannon; Secondary: (1) .50 cal Heavy Machine Gun |
| Engine: | (2) 8-Cylinder Gasoline (Cadillac, water-cooled) |
| Miscellaneous Info: | The one T55 GMC prototype preceded the lone T55E1 vehicle, which was also designed by the Cook Brothers. Both the T55 and T55E1 were informally called the 'Cook Interceptor' and were chain driven. Although the peformance of both vehicles was deemed very good, they were not adopted for production because the US Army's preference had changed instead to favor tracked anti-tank vehicles. |
| Data Sheet Available: |
T55 3-Inch GMC Data Sheet by Dave Haugh |
Photos
| Reference | Source/Provider |
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T55 3-Inch 8x8 GMC Photo (And Above) |
US Miltiary via Dave Haugh - Content Editor |
References Available
Online
| Reference | Source/Provider |
Printed
| Reference | Author |
| A Photo History of Armoured Cars In Two World Wars | George Forty |
| Armored Cars: A History of American Wheeled Combat Vehicles | R.P. Hunnicutt |
| "Cooks Cozy Cabins: Chain Drive Combat Carriages" | Wheels & Tracks: The International Review of Military Vehicles - Issue #2 |
| Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow and Robert J. Icks |
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Perfection: An Encyclopedia of U.S. Army T-Series Vehicle Development
(1925-1958) Book Review by Peter Brown via Missing-Lynx |
David R. Haugh |
| U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles | Fred W. Crismon |
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