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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} Chinese light tank {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.91 "Night Vision"]]. It is identical to the USA [[M8 Greyhound]].
 
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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This vehicle´s intended design leaves us with only 12.7 mm. of armor at a 59° angle slope in front hull, Side hull is only protected with 9.5 mm. And the strongest part being the gun mantlet with 25 mm. plus 19.1 mm. of turret armor. As a result this vehicle is only protected against machinegun caliber fire, with the sides easily penned by heavy machine gun fire. Altough this may prove an advantage when fighting against shells with delayed fuse. The crew is very tight, so one AP shell at center mass could kill everyone inside, there are some rounds stored at the turret, and at the vehicle´s floor, bringing less rounds eliminates the rounds stored in the turret. Also keep in mind that it is an open top vehicle, making it vulnerable to artillery and aerial attacks.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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While it has poor armour and survivability this vehicle excels in terms of mobility, as a wheeled vehicle it reaches 60 km/h on road in arcade with stock modules. and 40 km/h off road.
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On realistic it reaches 38 km/h off road, and 55 km/h on road with 7 gears, it also has 12 km/h reverse speed on two reverse gears.
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|M6 (37 mm)}}
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=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|M2HB (12.7 mm)|M1919A4 (7.62 mm)}}
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''Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.''
 
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== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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''When using this vehicle keep in mind that you are virtually naked to every main gun, that means you shouldnt expose yourself unnecesarily and not give the opponents a chance to shoot at you, coupled with the fact that the main gun can penetrate every other vehicle in its rank and its excellent mobility makes this vehicle a hit and run tactic very viable, ambushing your opponent on your terms, after you destroyed it change your position again and find concealment and or cover, use your fast reverse speed to your advantage, avoid 1 on 1 fights, and fair fights.''
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
* Gun has excellent penetration for the rank
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* Pintle mounted HMG is very lethal against reserve tanks and planes
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* M6 Cannon has 67 mm. pen at 500m. Enough to pen every other vehicle in its tier.
* Excellent on-road mobility and handling, can outrun even the infamous BT-5
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* Pintle mounted HMG is very lethal against other similiarly armoured vehicles and slow planes, such as tier 1 biplanes.
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* One of the fastest vehicles on road with a max speed of 60 km/h.
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* Reverse speed of 12 km/h.
  
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Wheeled vehicle, performs poorly off-road and cannot turn in place
 
* Wheeled vehicle, performs poorly off-road and cannot turn in place
* Thin armour
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* Virtually no armor, tight crew and open top make this vehicle very vulnerable.
* Open top leaves the turret crew vulnerable to strafing runs, even from biplanes
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* M6 Cannon requires precision shots, as post penetration effects are weak.
* Post-penetration damage is quite poor, multiple hits may be required to destroy larger targets
 
 
* Turret traverse is rather sluggish
 
* Turret traverse is rather sluggish
 
* Looks very similar to the USA [[M8 Greyhound]], the lighter colored camouflage can be hard to distinguish in Simulator Battles
 
* Looks very similar to the USA [[M8 Greyhound]], the lighter colored camouflage can be hard to distinguish in Simulator Battles
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
 
''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''
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* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''reference to the series of the vehicles;''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
 
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.''
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
 
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* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''topic on the official game forum;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''
 
* ''encyclopedia page on the tank;''

Revision as of 12:24, 30 October 2019

Rank VI USSR | Premium | Golden Eagles
Su-25K Pack
␗M8 LAC
us_m8_greyhound.png
␗M8 LAC
AB RB SB
1.0 1.0 1.0
Class:
Research:Free
Purchase:Free
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Description

GarageImage M8 LAC (China).jpg


The ␗Light Armored Car M8 is a rank I Chinese light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision". It is identical to the USA M8 Greyhound.

General info

Survivability and armour

This vehicle´s intended design leaves us with only 12.7 mm. of armor at a 59° angle slope in front hull, Side hull is only protected with 9.5 mm. And the strongest part being the gun mantlet with 25 mm. plus 19.1 mm. of turret armor. As a result this vehicle is only protected against machinegun caliber fire, with the sides easily penned by heavy machine gun fire. Altough this may prove an advantage when fighting against shells with delayed fuse. The crew is very tight, so one AP shell at center mass could kill everyone inside, there are some rounds stored at the turret, and at the vehicle´s floor, bringing less rounds eliminates the rounds stored in the turret. Also keep in mind that it is an open top vehicle, making it vulnerable to artillery and aerial attacks.

Mobility

While it has poor armour and survivability this vehicle excels in terms of mobility, as a wheeled vehicle it reaches 60 km/h on road in arcade with stock modules. and 40 km/h off road.

On realistic it reaches 38 km/h off road, and 55 km/h on road with 7 gears, it also has 12 km/h reverse speed on two reverse gears.

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: M6 (37 mm)

Give the reader information about the characteristics of the main gun. Assess its effectiveness in a battle based on the reloading speed, ballistics and the power of shells. Do not forget about the flexibility of the fire, that is how quickly the cannon can be aimed at the target, open fire on it and aim at another enemy. Add a link to the main article on the gun: {{main|Name of the weapon}}. Describe in general terms the ammunition available for the main gun. Advise about how to use them and how to fill the ammunition storage.

Machine guns

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

Usage in battles

When using this vehicle keep in mind that you are virtually naked to every main gun, that means you shouldnt expose yourself unnecesarily and not give the opponents a chance to shoot at you, coupled with the fact that the main gun can penetrate every other vehicle in its rank and its excellent mobility makes this vehicle a hit and run tactic very viable, ambushing your opponent on your terms, after you destroyed it change your position again and find concealment and or cover, use your fast reverse speed to your advantage, avoid 1 on 1 fights, and fair fights.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • M6 Cannon has 67 mm. pen at 500m. Enough to pen every other vehicle in its tier.
  • Pintle mounted HMG is very lethal against other similiarly armoured vehicles and slow planes, such as tier 1 biplanes.
  • One of the fastest vehicles on road with a max speed of 60 km/h.
  • Reverse speed of 12 km/h.

Cons:

  • Wheeled vehicle, performs poorly off-road and cannot turn in place
  • Virtually no armor, tight crew and open top make this vehicle very vulnerable.
  • M6 Cannon requires precision shots, as post penetration effects are weak.
  • Turret traverse is rather sluggish
  • Looks very similar to the USA M8 Greyhound, the lighter colored camouflage can be hard to distinguish in Simulator Battles

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • encyclopedia page on the tank;
  • other literature.


China light tanks
Type 63  Object 211 · Type 63 · ZTS63
Type 62  Type 62
WZ551  PTL02 · WMA301
ZBL08  ZLT11
Type 86  ZBD86
WZ502  ZBD04A
ROC  M41D · M64
Type 59  QN506
USA  ␗M8 LAC · ␗M3A3 Stuart · ␗M3A3 (1st PTG) · ␗M5A1 · ␗M24 · ␗M18 GMC · ␗M41A3
USSR  ␗T-26 · T-26 No.531 · ␗PT-76