Marmon-Herrington CTLS

Marmon-Herrington CTLS
Marmon-Herrington CTLS tanks (a CTLS-4TAC in the foreground and a CTLS-4TAY in the background) in Alaska, summer of 1942.
Type	Light tank/tankette
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	Netherlands United States Cuba[a] Empire of Japan Indonesia Republic of China
Wars	World War II Indonesian National Revolution Cuban Revolution
Production history
Manufacturer	Marmon-Herrington
No. built	875
Specifications (For CTLS-3)
Mass	9,500 lb (4,300 kg), 10,900 lb (4,900 kg)
Length	11 ft 6 in (3.51 m)
Width	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Crew	2 (driver, gunner)
Armour	up to 0.50 in (12.7 mm)
Main armament	1 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun
Secondary armament	2 × .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine guns
Engine	Lincoln V-12, Hercules 6-cylinder gasoline engine 120 hp (89 kW)
Suspension	Bogie leaf suspension
Operational range	125 mi (201 km)
Maximum speed	33 mph (53 km/h)

The Marmon-Herrington Combat Tank Light Series were a series of American light tanks/tankettes that were produced for the export market at the start of the Second World War. The CTL-3 had a crew of two and was armed with two .30 cal (7.62 mm) M1919 machine guns and one .50 cal (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun. They were originally designed to be amphibious light tanks. They were rejected by the U.S. Marine Corps in 1939, but after the attack on Pearl Harbor they were exported and used as an emergency light tank.

It primarily served in Alaska and the Dutch East Indies, while small numbers were used in the U.S. as guard tanks stationed along the U.S. coast. A total of about 700 examples were produced, and although it was declared obsolete by the Allies in 1943, it was used by the newly created Indonesian Army after the end of the Second World War, remaining in Indonesian service until 1949.
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