Any cop? I mean was it any good, it seems to have sunk without a trace pretty much straight after the war? Why, Seems a pretty decent design, less the open turret Kev
Not exactly Kev. M8 Greyhound - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia After the war, the M8 was used for the occupation duty, saw combat in the Korean War and was retired by the US Army shortly thereafter. A number of Greyhounds were given to the US Police and served there until 1990s. France continued to use the M8 until the First Indochina War. Many vehicles formerly used by the US, Britain and France were exported to NATO allies and third world countries. As of 2002, some still remain in service in Africa and South America. Past and present operators of the vehicle include Algiers, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Britain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Malagasy, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire. Maybe it was dropped because, Performance on hard surfaces was exceptional, the M8's off-road performance in mud, snow or mountain terrain was disappointing. Under these adverse conditions, the Cavalry Recon would often employ the war winning Jeep instead of the 'Greyhound'. M8 'Greyhound' Armored Car
Quote : <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=6 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR><TD class=alt2 style="BORDER-RIGHT: 1px inset; BORDER-TOP: 1px inset; BORDER-LEFT: 1px inset; BORDER-BOTTOM: 1px inset">Algiers, Austria, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Britain, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cyprus, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Iran, Italy, Jamaica, Malagasy, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, Turkey, USA, Venezuela, Yugoslavia, Zaire. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Pretty much third world use then, ok so its easy to look after and survives without parts. Kev
On the minus side, it was also rather vulnerable to mines. On the plus side, it was relatively quiet and also easy to reverse, good features for recce work.
Hi The war diaries of 23rd Armoured Brigade REME Workshops in late 1945 state that they were training Greek military personnel on Greyhound maintenance. That would therefore suggest that they were used by the Greek Army or National Guard (GNG) post war. How many though, I have no idea. Gus
May be interested in a previous post of mine concerning 56 Recce's Greyhound trials: 56th Reconnaissance Corps
Not Nicolas Moran's best effort but still pretty good. He's way off in describing the rear suspension.
