The T2E1 would become the standardized M2A1 tank, the first tank produced in any numbers in the United States since the WWI period. This design, which had been developed at the Rock Island Arsenal, was gradually improved throughout the 1930s, small numbers being built as financing was available. Powered by a converted airplane engine of 250hp, it weighed about 6.5 tons. From the Infantry's requirements came the T2 tank, with a. Production was limited to the prototype model due to funding limitations during the Depression. 30 machine-gun on the right side of the hull. 50 machine-gun in the turret, plus a 37mm gun and.
The T2 was a well-armed tank, carrying a 47mm gun and a. With a crew of four, this 15-ton tank was able to reach a top speed of 25mph. The James Cunningham and Sons Company, of Rochester, New York, built the first T2 in 1930.
They were also the only prewar light tanks to see the war through - every other design was found to be useless in combat. They were used by the British Eighth Army at Sidi Rezegh in November 1941 and by US forces in the Phillipines in 1941-42. The US light tanks of the M2, M3, and M5 series were the first US tanks to see combat.
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