The M19 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was based on a lengthened M24 Chaffee chassis. The engine was moved to behind the drivers’ compartment, and the 40mm gun turret was placed at the rear of the vehicle. The 40mm guns were fed by four-round clips into an automatic loader.
Only 285 M19s were built before production was cancelled after the end of the Second World War, and even these had their turrets installed post-war. The M19 arrived too late to see service during the Second World War, but it was adopted as the main anti-aircraft vehicle in US Army armoured divisions.
The M19 saw combat in the Korean War. They were involved in the defence of the Pusan perimeter. Later in the war they were used as infantry support weapons. Its twin 40mm guns were particularly effective against ‘human wave’ attacks. The M19 was rarely used in an anti-aircraft role, partly because very few North Korean aircraft were encountered and partly because it wasn’t really capable of engaging faster moving jets.http://devblog.warthunder.com/2014/12/04/steel-generals-m19/?hl=en
War Thunder Steel Generals M19
l’M19 AA semovente si basava sull’M24 Chaffee. Il motore venne spostato dietro il comparto del guidatore e la torretta con il 40mm è stata piazzata nella parte posteriore del veicolo. Il 40mm era potenziato da un caricatore automatico di 4 clip (40 colpi). Vennero costruiti solo 285 M19, dovevono servire le fasi finali della Seconda Guerra Mondiale, ma il conflitto ebbe termine prima che i veicoli venissero completati. L’M19 venne testato nella guerra di Korea, sia nella difesa di Pusan sia come veicolo di supporto fanteria. Inoltre il 40mm si rivelò efficace contro le truppe nemiche senza supporto di mezzi corazzati. Ironia volle che l’M19 venisse usato raramente come AA, sia perchè in Korea vi erano pochi aerei sia perchè il 40mm era troppo lento contro i Jet.
