M3 Scout Car

M3A1 Scout Car
M3A1 Scout Car in British Army service, 1942
Type	Armored car
Place of origin	United States
Service history
Used by	See Operators
Wars	World War II Second Sino-Japanese War Chinese Civil War Hukbalahap Rebellion Indonesian National Revolution Greek Civil War 1948 Arab–Israeli War Costa Rican Civil War 1958 Lebanon crisis First Indochina War Algerian War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Congo Crisis Dominican Civil War Portuguese Colonial War Salvadoran Civil War
Production history
Designer	White Motor Company
Designed	1939
Manufacturer	White Motor Company
Produced	1939–1944
No. built	21,054 (M1: 76 + M2: 20 + M2A1/M3: 64 + M3A1: 20,918)
Specifications
Mass	6.25 short tons (5.67 t)
Length	18 ft 5 in (5.61 m)
Width	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Crew	2
Passengers	6
Armor	Maximum .5 in (13 mm)
Main armament	.50 cal M2 Browning
Secondary armament	1–2 x .30 cal M1917 Browning or M1919 Browning machine guns
Engine	Hercules JXD 6-cylinder in-line petrol 110 hp (82 kW)
Drive	Wheeled 4x4
Suspension	Leaf springs
Fuel capacity	30 US gal (110 L)
Operational range	250 mi (400 km)
Maximum speed	50 mph (80 km/h)
References	Bishop[1] & Foss[2]

The M3 Scout Car (known as the White Scout Car in British Commonwealth service) was an American-produced armored car. The original M3 Scout Car was produced in limited numbers, while the improved M3A1 Scout Car saw wide service during World War II and after.