M76 Otter
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| type= amphibious cargo carrier
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| weight=1.5 t
| armour=6-16 mm
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The M76 Otter was an amphibious cargo carrier used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC).
History
File:Otter Resupply, 1968 (15178209581).jpg
It was designed and built by Pontiac Motor Division in the late 1940s and intended as a replacement for the M29 Weasel. It entered service with the USMC in the early 1950s and many saw action in the Vietnam War. It was replaced in USMC service by the M116 Husky.{{cite book|last=Gilbert|first=Ed|title=The US Marine Corps in the Vietnam War: III Marine Amphibious Force 1965–75|publisher=Osprey Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-1841769875|page=38}}{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Charles|title=U.S. Marines in Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown 1969|publisher=History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps|url=https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/U_S_%20Marines%20in%20Vietnam%20High%20Mobility%20and%20Standown%201969%20%20PCN%2019000310300.pdf|year=1988|isbn=978-1494287627|page=272}}{{PD-notice}}
Preserved vehicles on display
There are Otters on display at the following locations:
- Pacific War Museum, Guam
- Marine Corps Mechanized Museum, Camp Pendleton
References
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External links
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- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKceR4yqa8M Video of M76 used as a firefighting vehicle]
{{Post-WWII US Soft Vehicles}}
Category:Military vehicles of the United States
Category:Tracked amphibious vehicles
Category:Armored personnel carriers of the United States