Armored Vehicles

M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier

Also known as
  • M114A2
  • M114A1E1
  • M114 command and reconnaissance carrier
  • M114 armored command and reconnaissance carrier
  • M114 reconnaissance vehicle

The M114A2 was the 20 mm autocannon-armed branch of the U.S. M114 tracked command and reconnaissance carrier family. It is kept as a relationship-only support page because the strongest current catalog use is its sourced M139 autocannon connection to the 20mm Hispano-Suiza HS.820 entry, not a standalone conflict-use record for the M114A2 itself.

M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier, Tracked command and reconnaissance carrier, Armored Vehicles
Image source: File:M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier.jpg
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
United States
Built by
Cadillac
Type
Tracked command and reconnaissance carrier
Service note
1960s-1979 U.S. Army service period
Designer
Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors
Designed
M114 family developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s; M139-armed upgrade documented from 1969
Produced
M114 family acceptances from 1962; M114A1E1/M114A2 upgrade documented from 1969

Specifications

Crew
Four personnel listed for the M114A1E1/M114A2 on AFV Database
Main armament
M139 20 mm automatic gun, U.S. designation for the Hispano-Suiza HS.820
Ammunition stowage
400 rounds of 20 mm ammunition carried in 25-round containers
Secondary armament
7.62 mm M60 machine gun for the observer in the Lewis Army Museum summary
Combat weight
15,678 lb / 7,111.5 kg for the M114A1E1/M114A2
Engine
Chevrolet V8 gasoline engine noted by Lewis Army Museum
Mobility
Amphibious and light enough for airdrop in Lewis Army Museum summary
Variants

The M114A2 designation identifies the 20 mm autocannon-armed upgrade of the M114 command and reconnaissance carrier family.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
M114A1E1Initial 20 mm gun configuration

AFV Database states that some M114A1 vehicles received the M139 20 mm automatic gun in 1969 and were designated M114A1E1.

Sources: AFV Database M114

M114A2Standardized 20 mm gun designation

AFV Database identifies M114A2 as the standardized designation for the M114A1E1 configuration.

Sources: AFV Database M114

Main Armament

The M114A2 support record exists primarily to document the vehicle connection for the U.S. M139 designation of the HS.820 cannon.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
20mm Hispano-Suiza HS.820, 20 mm autocannon, Air Defense20mm Hispano-Suiza HS.82020 mm autocannon

AFV Database states that the M139 20 mm automatic gun was the U.S. designation for the Hispano-Suiza HS.820, and the U.S. Army image identifies the M114A2 with an M139 20 mm cannon.

Sources: AFV Database M114, File:M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier.jpg

Timeline

M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier Key Events

  1. M114 family accepted

    AFV Database lists 1962 as the first acceptance year for the Cadillac Motor Car Division M114 and M114A1 carriers.

    Sources: AFV Database M114

  2. M139-armed upgrade documented

    AFV Database says the M139 20 mm automatic gun replaced the .50 caliber machine gun on some M114A1 vehicles in 1969, producing the M114A1E1 later standardized as M114A2.

    Sources: AFV Database M114

  3. U.S. service endpoint

    The Lewis Army Museum summary gives the M114A2's U.S. service period as 1964 to 1979.

    Sources: M114A2 Command Reconnaissance Carrier

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Sources

AFV Database M114Publisher: AFV Database | Note: Supports M114 family manufacturer attribution to Cadillac Motor Car Division of General Motors, M114A1E1/M114A2 designation logic, M139 armament relationship to the Hispano-Suiza HS.820, crew, weight, ammunition stowage, and 1969 upgrade context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13M114A2 Command Reconnaissance CarrierPublisher: Lewis Army Museum | Note: Supports M114A2 museum summary context, U.S. service period, reconnaissance role, Chevrolet V8 engine, amphibious and airdrop design notes, 20 mm autocannon, M60 observer armament, and reliability limitations. | Accessed: 2026-07-13File:M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance for a public-domain U.S. Army image identifying an M114A2 Command and Reconnaissance Carrier with an M139 20 mm cannon. | Accessed: 2026-07-13