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I would like to suggest this Standart M8 Grayhound armed with a 37mm gun and .50 Cal M2HB AA Mg(different suggestion), together with the Modified Mg 151 Drilling one which would create a good Duo in game as mobile small AT/AA Vehicles.
The German army never really had enove vehicles to fill its gaps, as such many captured vehicles, tanks, trucks and other equipment were used as is and/or modified to be better and/or fit a new roll.
Especially when it came to Low flying plane protection, while later on the Flakpanzer series came to be, most were Self propelled guns mounted on Halftracks and trucks, such as the Sd.Kfz.10. However they were only thinly armored, if at all, and such this M8 LAC while not the thickest hide, would certainly come in handy.
Visibly, the gun and M2HB was taken away, the hole covered up and a Mg 151 Drilling placed in the middle, fixed to the turret, which now acts as a free rotating gunshield, turning with the gun, which itself is shoulder stabilized as well as free rotating, by the force of the gunner.
Pictures:(Click to show)
The Guns:
3x 15mm Mg 151/15 Drilling Lafette M 151 B/D
Ammo Storage (overall) 2000 Rounds (1 in and 1 extra for each gun) 700 rpm
-5° to +49° Elevation
Ammo:(Click to show)
AP:
Pzgr. L`Spur. o.Zerl. (Ap-T) 0,072kg 850m/s 0g filler 33mm/10m
Pzbrgr. o.Zerl. (Ap-I) 0,059kg 960m/s 0g filler 35mm/10m
H-Pzgr. o.Zerl. (HVAP) 0,052kg 1050m/s 39g core 9,5mm 51mm/10m
Sprgr. L’Spur m.Zerl Üb. (Saphe-T / Phe-T) 0,057 kg 960m/s 1,1g Pent (1,87g) Some penetration
He:
Brsprgr. L`Spur o.Zerl (HeI-T) 0,057kg 960m/s 1,9g Pent + 1,3g Thermite (3,23g)
Brsprgr. Gl`Spur. o.Zerl. (HeI-T night) 0,057kg 960m/s 1,9g Pent + 1,3g Thermite (3,23g)
Sprgr. L`Spur. o.Zerl. (He-T) 0,057kg 960m/s 2,8g Pent (4,76g)
(Early on replaced by the Br.Sprgr.)
Sprgr. Gl`Spur. o.Zerl. (He-T night) 0,057kg 960m/s 2,8g Pent (4,76g
(Early on replaced by the Br.Sprgr.)
Incendary:
Brgr. L`Spur/Gl’Spur. o.Zerl. 0,057kg 960m/s 0,2g Pent (0,34g)
The Vehicle:
M8 LAC
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 12.7 mm (59°) Upper Glacis | |||
| 15.9 mm (29°) Lower Glacis | ||||
| 19.1 mm (44°) Upper Plate | 9.5 mm | 5 - 9.5 mm | 6.35 mm | |
| Turret | 19.1 mm Turret front | |||
| 25.4 mm Gun mantlet | ||||
| 19 mm (Additional to mantlet) Gun Aperture | 19.1 mm | 19.1 mm | 6.35 |
Speed: 91 / 13 km/h
Engine: 110 Hp
Weight: 7,9 ton
Crew: 3
Source:
Warthunder Wiki M8 LAC
Private gallery/Auction
WW2 Photos
M8 Grayhound Manual
Mg 151 Manual (B/D Modell)
Handbuch der Flugzeugbordwaffenmunition 1936-1945