The M24 Chaffee (pamutemo Light Tank, M24) ari American chiedza tangi kushandiswa munguva yokupedzisira chikamu Second World War; yakanga zvakare kushandiswa post-World War II kunetsana kusanganisira Korean War, uye neFrance muHondo muAlgeria
uye Hondo Yokutanga yeIndochina. MuBritish basa rakapiwa zita rebasa Chaffee mushure meUnited States Army General Adna R. Chaffee Jr., uyo akabatsira kukudziridza kushandiswa kwematangi muUnited States mauto. M24s vakanga kunyanya kubviswa U.S. uye NATO mauto kubudikidza 1960s, asi akaramba ari basa nevamwe Third World nyika.