Why your M8 Greyhound gets killed so easy

[Viper17]

Just for killing my time...and yours;) I wanted to show why the darn M8 dies so easy. Info from http://www.wwiivehicles.com/

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M8 Greyhound Armored Cars

Crew Commander, gunner, driver, co-driver/radio operator

Physical Characteristics  
Weight 17,400 lb
Length w/gun 16' 5"
Length w/o gun  
Height 7' 5"
Width 8' 4"
Ground clearance 11.5"
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure 13.6 psi
Turret ring diameter  

Armament (mm)  
Main 37 mm M6
Secondary  
MG .30, coaxial
.50, AA
Side arms 4: Carbines
Grenades
Smoke pots
Quantity  
Main 80
Secondary  
MG .30: 1,500
.50: 400
Side arms ..30: 400
Grenades: 12
Smoke pots: 4

Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper 16 mm, 5/8"
Hull Front, Lower 19 mm, 0.75"
Hull Sides, Upper 9 mm, 3/8"
Hull Sides, Lower 9 mm, 3/8"
Hull Rear 9 mm, 3/8"
Hull Top 6 mm, 0.25"
Hull Bottom 3 mm, 1/8-1/4"
Turret Front 19 mm, 0.75"
Turret Sides 19 mm, 0.75"
Turret Rear 19 mm, 0.75"
Turret Top  

Engine (Make / Model) Hercules JXD
Transmission Selective sliding gear
Capacity 56 gallons
Performance  
Traverse 360°, powered
Max Speed 56, 60 mph
Cross Country 30 mph
Road radius 350 miles
Turning Radius 28'
Elevation Limits -10° to +20°
Fording depth 2'
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle 1'
Suspension (Type) Leaf spring
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires 6
Track width  
Track centers/tread 6' 4"

Production Ford: 11,667

[bloodstain]

cool website thanks for the link!:)

[brady]

Yes their were far better armored cars in WW2 than the M8, why was it added......it has a 50cal AA MG. Somthing all others did not have. Imo it was the right choice, the Puma was a better AC, but no aa MG.

[bloodstain]

dont you ever sleep brady?

[Thrawn]

"...and when you were done with it, you could put it in your pocket."


I didn't realise it was so tiny.

[KG45]

i drive to a newly captured v-base in a m8, i scout toward the direction of an enemy spawn point. i start up a v-shaped draw and spot a spark. zoom in. sure enuff, its a pz.

the vh, is still burning, i'm stuck with the m8, and i only have HE ammo. i back down the draw, and pull off to one side, engine off, and gun aimed at mouth of draw. the pz pulls up the the end of and stops. i start blazing away at the only part of the pz showing, the turret.

of course, the HE is just bouncing off (cool graphic!) till he turns turret to me, then i start to hurt him and he despawns. i was able to kill this pz with an m8 by setting up an ambush so i could get a few flank shots before he even knew i was there.

i guess what i'm getting at here, is an element of armor play is lacking in AH. the terrain doesn't allow for setting up ambushes.
it's just slugging matches out in the open, where the m8 is pretty useless.

a couple of m8 questions. why only all HE or all AT? and no smoke?