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620:Interwar tanks of the United States
549:Ellis, C.; Chamberlain, P. (1972).
553:. United States: Stackpole Books.
534:. United States: Specialty Press.
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295:Medium Tank, Convertible, T3
257:449 hp (335 kW) at 2,000 rpm
243:M1919A4 Browning machine gun
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397:Tanks of the United States
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55:Place of origin
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474:Hunnicutt pp. 23–24
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311:Christie suspension
266:Christie suspension
180:2 (Gunner, driver)
515:. Presidio Press.
303:United States Army
299:J. Walter Christie
84:Production history
600:at History of War
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560:978-0-8117-1261-3
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