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M22 Locust: History, Development history & Survivors

The M22 Locust, officially Light Tank (Airborne), M22, was an American-designed airborne light tank which was produced during World War II. The Locust began development in 1941 after the British War Office requested that the American government design a purpose-built airborne light tank which could be transported by glider into battle to support British…

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M22 Locust topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Development history and Survivors as prominent areas in the source structure around M22 Locust.

Related topics
80
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
85
Extracted relationships
71
Related term clusters
38
Bridge connections
85

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 41 topics
Development history · 19 topics
Survivors · 13 topics
Operators · 5 topics
Operational history · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Armor
9.5 millimeters (0.37 in)–12.5 millimeters (0.49 in)
Crew
3 (Commander/loader, gunner, driver)
Designer
Marmon-Herrington
Engine
Lycoming O-435T 6-cylinder horizontally opposed gasoline 165-horsepower (123 kW)
Height
6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)
Length
12 feet 11 inches (3.94 m)

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Overview

Development history

Operational history

Operators

Survivors

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Advanced semantic analysis

How M22 Locust connects Entity context

The extracted context around M22 Locust shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, M22 Locust → Ahmednagar, American Armor, American Heritage Museum, Armed Forces, Armoured Corps Museum, Bastogne War Museum, Belgium, British, Brussels, Cavalry Collection, Dutch National Military Museum, England, Florida, Fort Gregg-Adams, Georgetown, Hugh Movie Supplies, Illinois, India, Institute, Israel Another extracted example is M22 Locust → 1948 Arab–Israeli War, World War II. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

M22 Locust

Top relations

related to Survivors · 50
M22 Locust → Ahmednagar, American Armor, American Heritage Museum, Armed Forces, Armoured Corps Museum, Bastogne War Museum, Belgium, British, Brussels, Cavalry Collection, Dutch National Military Museum, England, Florida, Fort Gregg-Adams, Georgetown, Hugh Movie Supplies, Illinois, India, Institute, Israel
Wars · 2
M22 Locust → 1948 Arab–Israeli War, World War II
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed · 1
M22 Locust → 40 miles per hour (64 km/h)
Armor · 1
M22 Locust → 9.5 millimeters (0.37 in)–12.5 millimeters (0.49 in)
Crew · 1
M22 Locust → 3 (Commander/loader, gunner, driver)
Designer · 1
M22 Locust → Marmon-Herrington
Engine · 1
M22 Locust → Lycoming O-435T 6-cylinder horizontally opposed gasoline 165-horsepower (123 kW)
Height · 1
M22 Locust → 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)
Length · 1
M22 Locust → 12 feet 11 inches (3.94 m)
Main armament · 1
M22 Locust → 1 × 37 mm Gun M6 50 rounds

Important terminology

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Important terminology

tank airborne war locusts tanks would one light several locust glider british number design office used army m22 also two

M22 Locust relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 71 structured relationships around M22 Locust. Examples in this analysis include M22 Locust → .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed → 40 miles per hour (64 km/h) and M22 Locust → Armor → 9.5 millimeters (0.37 in)–12.5 millimeters (0.49 in). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
M22 Locust.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed40 miles per hour (64 km/h)1.00infobox
M22 LocustArmor9.5 millimeters (0.37 in)–12.5 millimeters (0.49 in)1.00infobox
M22 LocustCrew3 (Commander/loader, gunner, driver)1.00infobox
M22 LocustDesignerMarmon-Herrington1.00infobox
M22 LocustEngineLycoming O-435T 6-cylinder horizontally opposed gasoline 165-horsepower (123 kW)1.00infobox
M22 LocustHeight6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m)1.00infobox
M22 LocustLength12 feet 11 inches (3.94 m)1.00infobox
M22 LocustMain armament1 × 37 mm Gun M6 50 rounds1.00infobox
M22 LocustManufacturerMarmon-Herrington1.00infobox
M22 LocustMass7.4 tonnes (16,400 lb)1.00infobox
M22 LocustNo. built8301.00infobox
M22 LocustOperational range135 miles (217 km)1.00infobox
M22 LocustPlace of originUnited States1.00infobox
M22 LocustPower/weight25.81 hp/tonne1.00infobox
M22 LocustProduced1942–19451.00infobox
M22 LocustSecondary armament1 × .30-06 (7.62 mm) Browning M1919A4 machine gun 2,500 rounds1.00infobox
M22 LocustSuspensionVertical volute spring suspension (VVSS)1.00infobox
M22 LocustTypeAirborne light tank1.00infobox
M22 LocustWarsWorld War II1.00infobox
M22 LocustWars1948 Arab–Israeli War1.00infobox
M22 LocustWidth7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m)1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around M22 Locust bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include M22, Light and British. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • M22 Locust
    • M22
    • Light
    • British
    • Department
    • Armor
    • Ordnance
    • War
    • Army
    • Number
    • Used
    • Tank
    • Transport
  • airborne forces
    • War
    • Would
    • Tank
    • Office
    • Light
    • 6th
    • British
    • Glider
    • Locust
    • Operation
    • Regiment
    • Squadron
  • light tank
    • War
    • Office
    • Tank
    • Airborne
    • Would
    • Glider
    • Locust
    • Could
    • Also
    • One
    • Squadron
    • M22
  • tetrarch (tank)
    • War
    • Would
    • Glider
    • Office
    • Also
    • One
    • Could
    • Transport
    • American
    • Museum
    • Gun
    • Main
  • 6th airborne division
    • Regiment
    • War
    • Would
    • Tank
    • Office
    • Operation
    • Tetrarchs
    • Light
    • 6th
    • Airborne
    • Squadron
    • British
  • light tank mk vii tetrarch
    • War
    • Office
    • Tank
    • Airborne
    • Would
    • Glider
    • Locust
    • Could
    • Also
    • One
    • Squadron
    • M22
  • 1st airborne division (united kingdom)
    • War
    • Would
    • Tank
    • Office
    • Light
    • 6th
    • British
    • Glider
    • Locust
    • Operation
    • Regiment
    • Squadron
  • 6th airborne division (united kingdom)
    • Regiment
    • War
    • Would
    • Tank
    • Office
    • Operation
    • Tetrarchs
    • Light
    • 6th
    • Airborne
    • Squadron
    • British

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For M22 Locust, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects M22 Locust with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
M22 Locust — Overview · splits 44 ⟂ 42
M22 Locust — Development history · splits 66 ⟂ 20
M22 Locust — Survivors · splits 72 ⟂ 14
M22 Locust — Operators · splits 80 ⟂ 6
M22 Locust — Operational history · splits 83 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

M22 Locust

Nodes86
Edges85
Triples71
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.023256
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around M22 Locust to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Development history & Survivors, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — M22 Locust · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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