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France's Citroen-Kegresse P19 (CK P19)1

Production

Usage

There were 547 P19s still operational in 1940.1 The P19 was used by the French cavalry units as personnel carriers.1

  Citroen-Kegresse P19 (CK P19)1
Crew 5 - 71
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 3.9 tons1
Length w/gun 15' 11"1
4.85 m1
Length w/o gun  
Height 6' 5"1
1.95 m1
Width 5' 11"1
1.8 m1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure (psi)  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
MG - coaxial  
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm)  
Hull Front, Upper  
Hull Front, Lower  
Hull Sides, Upper  
Hull Sides, Lower  
Hull Rear  
Hull Top  
Hull Bottom  
Turret Front  
Turret Sides  
Turret Rear  
Turret Top  
Engine (Make / Model)  
Cylinders 41
Net HP 551
Transmission  
Fuel Type Gasoline1
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max speed 28 mph1
45 kph1
Cross country speed  
Road radius 248.5 miles1
400 km1
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width  
Track centers/tread  

Sources:

  1. Western Allied Tanks 1939-45, David Porter, 2009
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