The M3 scout car (known as the White scout car in British Commonwealth service) was an American armored car produced in the World War II era, from 1939 to 1944. The original M3 scout car was produced in limited numbers, while the improved M3A1 scout car saw wide service during World War II and after.

M3 – White and Autocar half-track with White 386 in 3 (6,330 cc) 160AX engine. Fitted with either an M32 anti-aircraft machine gun mount or a pedestal mount, both featuring an M2HB machine gun. [3] M3A1 – A M3 with the improved M49 machine gun …

A White M3A1 operating in Tunisia, November 1942, with an early combination of mounts, a central pod heavy 50 cal (12.7 mm) machine-gun, and two rear water-cooled Browning Model 1917A1s. A British VIIIth Army M3A1 Scout Car in May 1942.

This 1942 M3A1 Scout Car is an armored reconnaissance vehicle that was produced by White Motor Company for the US Army. Finished in olive drab over color-coordinated canvas upholstery, the vehicle features an unditching roller, a gun-mount …

Mar 3, 2023 · The White M3A1 saw its first combat deployment with the American army in the Philippines in 1941/42, then in North Africa during “Operation Torch” and also during the landing on Sicily (“Operation Huskey”). After that, he was increasingly taken out of the US Army’s armored reconnaissance units and escorted convoys or patrolled the ...

The M3 Scout Car, also known as the “White Scout Car”, is an American armored personnel carrier designed by the White Motor Company. The company responds to a 1937 call for tenders made by the US Army to equip its forces with a multi-role wheeled light armored vehicle capable of carrying seven equipped fighters whose body could be used for ...

Designed and placed in production in 1939, the M3A1 was the final modification in the M series of Scout Cars. Nearly 5 years earlier, White Motor Company manufactured the first armored car for the U.S. Army. Designated as the M1 Scout Car, the vehicle was based on a …

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The White M3A1 Scout Car was relatively short-lived during the war. First produced in 1938, it was basically obsolete as a frontline vehicle after the North African campaign because of its limited seating. Initially, the scout car was primarily used by reconnaissance and armored units.

Jan 1, 2012 · Few vehicles designed in the ’30s saw much combat time in WWII, but one that did was the M3A1 Scout Car by the White Motor Company. In 1937, after trolling three years for an elusive contract...