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The M22 Light Tank was an American design of airmobile Light Tank used during World War II by the British forces, who gave it the name '''Locust'''. The crew of three consisted of the commander and gunner in the turret, and the driver in the hull. All non essential features were removed to save weight, so the vehicle lacked features such as gun stabilisation and powered traverse. HISTORY The M22 was developed in 1941 by the Marmon-Herrington Corporation as an air-transportable light tank. However, it could be airlifted only by the C-54 Skymaster , with Turret removed and placed inside the fuselage and the tank hull suspended below the wing. As the British had the Hamilcar Glider which was big enough to carry the M22 ready for battle, they took the vehicles over, and the British 6th Airborne Division used it in 1945 crossing the Rhine in Operation Varsity . Of 1,900 Locusts ordered, only 830 were delivered. Some were given to Egypt after the war and were used there until 1956 . REFERENCE
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