Cadillac Innovation in War: It Came Out Fighting!
Cadillac brought two major innovations to the battlefield with the M-5 light tank—breakthroughs in speed and maneuverability that rattled the enemy. Born from peace-time automotive excellence, these features gave the M-5 a clear edge in combat. Backed by Army tests and real-world performance, Cadillac engineering proved its worth. With pride and gratitude, we continue driving victory forward.
It came out Fighting!
When American troops joined in to rid North Africa of its Nazi hordes, they were supported by the new M-5, an all-welded, light tank designed and built by Cadillac, in cooperation with U. S. Army engineers. Observers commenting on its appearance at the front said
It came out fighting!
Two Cadillac innovations-wholly new to mechanized warfare-endow the M-5 with speed and maneuverability demoralizing to
the enemy. They are innovations which date back to peace-innovations that in other years contributed much to Cadillac’s outstanding leadership among fine motor cars.
This departure from conventional tank de-sign called for high confidence in Cadillac’s peace-time engineering. But faith in building the M-5 around proved automotive units has been well justified. Exhaustive Army tests, both in and out of battle, have shown that the
M-5 can decisively outperform light tanks not possessing its inherent advantages.
We are deeply grateful to the Ordnance Department for its encouragement and co-operation in developing this new light tank. We take pride in the knowledge that produe-tion of the M-5 and precision parts for America’s most famous liquid-cooled aircraft engine are direct contributions to the Victory that must be our
