The M22 Locust is an American light tank of World War II. The first prototypes were built in 1941, and serial production continued in 1942-1944. A total of 830 copies of this car were produced. The M22 Locust was equipped with a single carburetor Lycoming 0-435T engine with a capacity of 162 hp. It was armed with one 37mm M6 gun in the turret and 1 Browning 1919 7.62mm machine gun. In May 1941, the US Airborne Forces placed an order for a new tank for parachute troops. As a result of work on this project, the M22 Locust tank was created. The new tank had to be, of course, light, and therefore poorly armored, with a crew of three men and armed only with a light 37 mm gun. Despite many months of testing and introduction into serial production, the M22 Locust turned out to be completely inadequate to the requirements placed on it. First of all, the American Air Force had neither an airplane nor a glider capable of transporting the new tank, and it took more than three hours to load, unload, and prepare for battle after being transported by a C47! As a result, the M22 was never used in combat by the US military. However, it ended up on a Lend-Lease program to Great Britain, which had more powerful airframes and used the M22 Locust for Operation Varsity in March 1945. After 1945, some tanks were transferred to Egypt, which, in turn, used them in the 1948-1949 war with Israel. The M22 Locust is an American light tank of World War II. The first prototypes were built in 1941, and serial production continued in 1942-1944. A total of 830 copies of this car were produced. The M22 Locust was equipped with a single carburetor Lycoming 0-435T engine with a capacity of 162 hp. It was armed with one 37mm M6 gun in the turret and 1 Browning 1919 7.62mm machine gun. In May 1941, the US Airborne Forces placed an order for a new tank for parachute troops. As a result of work on this project, the M22 Locust tank was created. The new tank had to be, of course, light, and therefore poorly armored, with a crew of three men and armed only with a light 37 mm gun. Despite many months of testing and introduction into serial production, the M22 Locust turned out to be completely inadequate to the requirements placed on it. First of all, the American Air Force had neither an airplane nor a glider capable of transporting the new tank, and it took more than three hours to load, unload, and prepare for battle after being transported by a C47! As a result, the M22 was never used in combat by the US military. However, it ended up on a Lend-Lease program to Great Britain, which had more powerful airframes and used the M22 Locust for Operation Varsity in March 1945. After 1945, some tanks were transferred to Egypt, which, in turn, used them in the 1948-1949 war with Israel.
