Watervliet Arsenal Museum - M42 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Tank
Bill Maloney
1/8/2014

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01 M42 Duster Tank 02 M42 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun 03 M42 Duster Self Propelled Anti Aircraft Gun 04 M42 Duster Gun Turret
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05 M42 Duster Towing Pintle Hitch 06 M42 Duster Exhaust Pipe 07 M42 Duster Oil Bath Air Filter 08 M42 Duster Tank Tracks
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09 M42 Duster Drive Sprocket 10 M42 Duster Return Roller 11 M42 Duster Driving Lamps 12 M42 Duster Front Hatch
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13 M42 Duster Muffler 14 M42 Duster Driver's Hatch

M42A1 Duster Light 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 Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT 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 American Armored Foundation Museum in Danville, VA
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 Duster Light Tank M42 Self Propelled AA Gun
An M42 Duster Light Tank at the US Army Ordnance Museum in Abrdeen Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, MD 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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