M1918 Ford 3-ton tank

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Ford 3-ton
Type	Tankette / Light tank
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1918-1919
Production history
Designer	US Ordnance Department
No. built	15
Specifications
Mass	3 tons
Length	13 ft 8 in (4.17 m)
Width	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Height	5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Crew	2 (Driver and gunner)
Armor	1⁄4 to 1⁄2 inches
Main armament	M1917 Marlin machine gun or M1919 Browning machine gun
Engine	Two Ford Model T engines[1] 45 hp (34 kW)
Power/weight	10.4 hp/t (7.8 kW/t)
Operational range	55 km (34 mi)
Maximum speed	12.8 km/h (8 mph)

The Ford 3-ton tank, also known as the Ford Model 1918 (M1918) was one of the first tank designs by the U.S. It was a small two-man, one-gun tank. Essentially the first tankette, it was armed with an M1917 Marlin machine gun, later an M1919 Browning machine gun, and could reach a maximum speed of 8 mph (13 km/h). The 3-ton had a 17-US-gallon (64 L) tank that gave it a maximum range of 34 miles (55 km).