The M3 Scout Car was an American armored transporter and reconnaissance vehicle from the Second World War. The first prototypes of the vehicle were created in 1938, and serial production continued in 1940-1944, ending with the production of as many as 21,000 vehicles of this type! The M3 Scout Car was powered by a carburetor engine Hercules JXD with a power of 87 HP. The vehicle was usually armed with two machine guns: Browning M2HB cal. 12.7 mm and Browning M1919 cal. 7.62 mm.
The M3 Scout Car was produced by the White Motor Company, hence the name M3 is often referred to as the White Scout Car. The vehicle was originally built for use by US Army cavalry units, but it turned out to be so successful that it was decided to order a larger batch of it. The M3 Scout Car had good mobility and good maneuverability, was also highly reliable, and was relatively cheap and easy to mass produce. It also turned out to be a vehicle very susceptible to modernization. Many versions of the M3 Scout Car were produced in the course of production . One of them was the M3A1, a vehicle with an enlarged hull and greater payload. There was also a version with a 37mm gun (M3A1E3) and a version with an armored roof (M3A1E2), as well as a command vehicle version (M3A1 Command Car). Vehicle M3 Scout Car it underwent its baptism of fire in the course of fighting in the Philippines in 1941-1942, and was later used on a very large scale by US troops both in the Pacific region, in North Africa, and during the Italian campaign and Northwest Europe until 1945. In the course of these operations, it served as an armored personnel carrier, reconnaissance vehicle, ambulance, artillery tractor or a multi-purpose transport vehicle. Cars M3 Scout Car They were used by many countries, including Australia, Canada and the Soviet Union, which received a lot of them under the Lend-and-Lease program. It was also used by the Polish Armed Forces. After 1945, he took part in many armed conflicts, for example: the Arab-Israeli war (1948-1949), the war in Algeria (1954-1962) or the civil war in Cambodia (1967-1975).