Pennsylvania Military Museum - M42A1 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun
Bill Maloney
3/21/2011

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01 M42A1 Duster Tank 02 M42A1 Self Propelled Gun 03 M42A1 40mm Guns 04 M42A1 Bow Hatch
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05 M42A1 Driver's Hatch 06 M42A1 Assistant Driver's Hatch 07 M42A1 Headlamp 08 M42A1 Spare Barrel Rack
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09 M42A1 Spare Barrel Rack 10 M42A1 Duster Tank Tracks 11 M42A1 Duster Tank 12 M42A1 Duster Drive Sprocket
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13 M42A1 Duster Idler Wheel 14 M42A1 Duster Bogie Wheels 15 M42A1 Duster Air Cleaner 16 M42A1 Duster Tank Tracks

M42A1 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aricraft Gun Specifications:

More M42 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Guns 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
M42 Duster Tank M42 Duster Tank
M42 Duster Tank at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT Another M42 Duster Tank at the Military Museum of Southern New England in Danbury, CT
M42 Self Propelled AA Gun M42 Self Propelled AA Gun
M42 Duster Self Propelled Air Defence Artillery Tank at the Watervliet Arsenal Museum in Watervliet, NY M42 Duster Self Propelled Air Defence Artillery Tank at the Allegheny Arms & Armor Museum in Smethport, PA

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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