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===World War II half-track production=== [[File:9th Armored Division, Engers, Germany 03-27-45.jpg|thumb|right|[[9th Armored Division (United States)|US 9th Armored Division]] halftracks advance through [[Engers]], Germany, March 27, 1945]] In the US, 56,000 halftracks were produced by four primary manufacturers, the largest being the [[White Motor Company]], the original designer, with a total of 15,414 accepted by the War Department. Two other manufacturers, [[Autocar Company|Autocar]] and [[Diamond T]], built 12,168 and 12,421, respectively. [[File:Multiple Gun Motor Carriage.jpg|thumb|left|M16 .50 AA Quad on an [[M3 half-track]]]] The fourth manufacturer of American-made half-tracks was the International Motor Truck Corporation division of [[International Harvester]]. IH built approximately 12,853 half-tracks at its Springfield Works, which were shipped to Europe for use by British and French troops. In 1942, it produced 152 M5 units and 5 M14 units; in 1943, 2,026 M9 units, 1,407 M0A1 units, 4,473 M5 units, 1,600 M14 units, and 400 M17 units; in 1944, 1,100 M5A1 units and 1,100 M17 units also at the Springfield Works; and in 1945 589 M5A1 and 1 M5A3 units. The IHC half-tracks differed visibly from the White, Diamond T, and AutoCar units in several ways. The IHC units had flat front fenders instead of fenders with compound curves; used the International Red Diamond 450 engines instead of the Hercules 160AX; used IHC Model 1856 4-speed transmissions instead of the Spicer 4-speed transmissions; had IHC Model FOK-1370 front drive axles instead of the Timken; used IHC Model RHT-1590 axles in the rear instead of the Timken; and were constructed with fully welded armor with rounded rear corners instead of the bolted armor with square corners.<ref>Crismon, Fredrerick W., "International Trucks" 1995; pp 173-174, 179, 181, 185, 186-188, 192</ref> {{clarification needed span|text=These designs|reason= Which designs?|date=March 2025}} were also produced under license in Canada, and were widely supplied under the [[Lend Lease]] program, with 5,000 supplied to the USSR alone.<ref>Dunn, Walter Scott, ''Stalin's keys to victory: the rebirth of the Red Army'', p.156</ref>
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