AAF American Armoured Foundation Tank Museum - US Tanks - Ford M1917WWI Light Tank
Bill Maloney
11/19/2007

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Ford M1917 WWI Light Tank Specifications:

More WWI M1917 and M1918 Ford and Renault tanks at other Military Museums in the northeast
Ford M1917 WWI Tank Renault Tank 1918
An M1917 Light Tank at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY Renault Tank 1918 at The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, NY
WWI Renault FT18 Light Tank M1917 Light Tank
A WWI Renault FT18 Light Tank at the Patton Museum in Fort Knox, KY An Ford M1917 Light Tank at the West Point Museum in West Point, NY
  WWI M1917 Tank
  Another World War I M1917 Tank at the Military Museum of Pennsylvania in Boalsburgh, PA

Length: 16 feet 5 inches
Width:
6 feet 3 inches
Height:
7 feet 7 inches
Crew:
2
Weight:
6.5 tons
Max Speed: 6mph
Range: 30 miles
Armor: .67 " Frontal
Powerplant: Buda HU 4 cylinder Gas Engine 42hp
Fuel Capacity: gallons
Armament:
 
37mm or 7.62 Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1917
Unit Cost: $

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