![]() ![]() ![]() By the time WWII started, the M1 was obsolete. 30-cal M1919 Browning machine guns, the M1 was not well-suited for direct combat. Developed and built by the Rock Island Arsenal, it had tracks, light armor and a turret. Despite its name, the M1 Combat Car was a bonafide light tank. Designated as combat cars, these light tanks allowed cavalry units to exploit opportunities on the battlefield rather than being tied to the infantry in a support role. Then-Chief of Staff of the Army General Douglas MacArthur promoted the mechanization of the Army to equip cavalrymen with armored fighting vehicles as well. Light tanks were defined as weighing five tons or less so that they could be carried by trucks. After the war, America got to work developing its own armored doctrine and vehicles. Patton crewed French tanks like the Renault FT-17. However, America didn't have a tank of its own during the war. The introduction of the tank during WWI changed the face of war forever. ![]()
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