Yeah, it might have at that. I was going over the M-8 for posting to the new US AFV thread I'd added yesterday when I noticed that it floated like a cork (or would if provisions for doing so were added). The US army is unlikely to order any of this model (at least at current), but the USMC might well order some instead of some of the M-3s it was going to get. After all, the M-8B carries a heavier main gun, floats, and is lighter and faster than the M-3, though the M-3 is better armored and carries more machineguns and ammo for them. It's amphibious nature will make beach landings easier, since it can be launched from a distance instead of requiring LCTs to take it to the beach.