M38 Wolfhound

M38 Wolfhound
M38 Wolfhound
	gasoline; 148/110 hp (110/82 kW)
Power/weight	19.3/14.3 hp/tonne
Suspension	wheels, 6×6
Operational; range	483 km (300 mi)
Maximum speed	97 km/h (60 mph)

The M38 Wolfhound was a

General Motors. It was designed as a replacement for the M8 Greyhound

series, but the end of the war in 1945 led to the cancellation of the project after the completion of a handful of prototype vehicles.

Specifications

The Wolfhound had a crew of four and was armed with a

37 mm gun

in a rotating open-topped turret, with an ammunition load of 93 rounds. Its secondary armament consisted of two machine guns; one mounted co-axially with the main weapon, the other on an AA pintle mounting. It was powered by a Cadillac, eight-cylinder, water-cooled engine. Each side featured three large tires on symmetrically placed axles, with distinctive curved mudguards. The frontal glacis plate was sharply sloped to improve protection. A radio antenna was mounted on the front right of the glacis.

One M38 was modified to take the turret of an M24 Chaffee tank and went through a series of tests to check a possibility of upgunning the vehicle. The layout of the M38 had similarities with the Alvis Saladin, a post-war British armored car, but there was no link between them.^[2]