Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum - M42 Duster Self Propelled AA Gun
Bill Maloney
8/14/2011

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01 M42 Duster Light Tank 02 M42 Duster Main Gun 03 M42 Duster Driving Lamps 04 M42 Duster TankTracks
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05 M42 Duster Main Gun 06 M42 Duster Main Gun Flash Supressor 07 M42 Duster Main Gun Mount 08 M42 Duster Drive Sprocket
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09 M42 Duster Bogie Wheels 10 M42 Duster Idler Wheel 11 M42 Duster Rear Deck 12 M42 Duster Rear View
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13 M42 Duster Self Propelled AA Gun

M42A1 Duster Tank Specifications:

More M42 Duster Light Tanks at other
Military Museums in the Northeast
M42 Duster Tank M42 Duster Light Tank
M42 Duster Tank at the American Armored Foundation Museum in Danville, VA An M42 Duster Light Tank at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY
M42 Duster Air Defense Artillery Tank M42 Duster Tank
One more M42 Duster Air Defence Artillery Tank at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ M42 Duster Light Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD
M42A1 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun M42 Duster Tank
M42A1 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun at the Pennsylvania Military Museum in Boalsburgh, PA Another M42 Duster Tank at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury, CT
M42 Self Propelled AA Gun M42 Duster Tank
M42 Duster Self Propelled Air Defence Artillery Tank at the Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, NY M42 Duster Tank at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT

Length: 19 feet 1 inches
Width:
10 feet, 8 inches
Height:
8 feet, 6 inches
Crew:
6
Weight:
25 Tons
Max Speed: 45mph
Range: 100 miles
Armor: 1 inch frontal
Powerplant: One Continental 6 cyl air cooled gas engine 500hp
Fuel Capacity: 140 gallons
Armament:
 Twin 40mm M2A1 AA guns
 One 30 Cal Browning Machine Gun
Entered Service: 1952
Unit Cost: $78,310

Here you'll see a quick Youtube clip of an M42 Duster Tank in action. One more video of a walkaround of two M42 Duster tanks. This one is a bit grainy.

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