Battleground Weird WWII: M4 Scout Car

 

Notes:  The US Army called for a light armored vehicle for training purposes and Marmon-Herrington's T13 model won with an order for 38 vehicles finished in 1938.  The M4 never made it into combat and was used mostly in State Guard units. 

Date Introduced:  Early '38

Users:  United States

Vehicle Chart:  We use the M20 Scout Car vehicle chart from the Fury on the Fatherland supplement to represent and just modify where needed.

Crew:  2 (commander & driver) and 4 passengers.

No Radio:  The M4 was not fitted with a radio and will suffer the No Radio penalty as such.

Open-Topped:  The M4 is an Open-Topped vehicle and will be bound by those rules as such.

Tarpaulin Cover:  All Open-Topped models are equipped with tarps as basic kit.

Snow Chains:  Snow chains were fitted to the tires of vehicles to help them better grip onto icy surfaces.  If a vehicle has snow chains then it will receive a -1 bonus to any Bog Checks made on icy or snowy roads.  Availability is a 10 or less. 

Poor Cross-Country Mobility:  Due to the poor performance of the M4 it will suffer a +1 to all Bog Checks in rough terrain.

State Guard Use:  The possibility of the outdated M4 to find its way into a State Guard unit is quite high thus the Availability for a single vehicle is a 10.

Game Piece:  I am not aware of any 1/48 or 1/50 scale toys or kits for this vehicle so if you find one let me know. 

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