| Full Name | Light Tank (Airborne), M22 |
| Class | Heavy Vehicle |
| Movement | 7 |
| Armor Value | 2 |
| Vs Infantry (RNG / FPR) | 5/5 |
| Vs Vehicle (RNG / FPR) | 5/4 |
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| Period | Late 1944-1945 |
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This American-designed light tank began development in 1941 after the British War Office requested a purpose-built airborne tank to be transported by glider. The Marmon-Herrington company produced 830 units from 1943 to 1945, but early in the production run the tank was already obsolete. Nevertheless, the British Army accepted 260 units via Lend-Lease and used them to replace the under-performing Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch tanks in front-line service in northwest Europe in October 1944. During Operation Varsity in March 1945, the tanks did not perform well, with several being damaged during the landing process. The U.S. Army deployed 25 Locusts to Western Europe after the Normandy Invastion of June 6, 1944. The Locust carried a 37 mm M6 L/56.6 gun and one .30 (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning machine gun in a fully-rotating turret. Both anti-tank and anti-personnel rounds were available for the main gun. A crew of three operated the tank, and it had a top speed of 40 mph.