Doyle, David M3A1 Scout Car. The US Cavalry's Primary Reconnaissance Vehicle in World War II

The M3A1 "Scout Car", produced by "White Motor Company of Cleveland, Ohio, served as the U.S. Cavalry's primary scouting and reconnaissance vehicle during the early days of the U.S. entry into WWII. A powerful Hercules engine, four-wheel drive, and relatively light weight gave the vehicle both impressive on-road speed and reasonable off-road maneuverability. Typically armed with a trio of heavy and light machine guns, the vehicle was not intended to "slug it out" with the enemy, but rather to locate the enemy and, through its impressive array of radio equipment, report the positions to more heavily armed forces. Through dozens of archival photos, including previously unpublished images, as well as details of some of the finest existing examples, this iconic vehicle is explored and its history is explained.

Typically armed with a trio of heavy and light machine guns, on contact with the enemy the vehicle would not attempt to engage the enemy, but would use its extensive range of radio equipment to call in heavier armed forces to take on the localised enemy. Through dozens of archive photographs, including previously unpublished images, as well as details of some of the finest surviving examples of this vehicle, the M3A1 'Scout Car' is presented to the reader.