Design/Production

 

Description

 

Usage

 

Crew Commander, gunner, driver.2
31,2,3
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 11,680 lb2,3
5.22 tons1
5,303 kg1
Length w/gun 13' 1"1,2,3
3.96 m1
Length w/o gun  
Height On tracks: 6' 7.5"2,3, 6' 8"1
On tracks: 2.1 m1
On wheels: 6' 10.5"2
Width 8' 6.5"2,3, 8' 8"1
2.71 m1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 40 mm (2 pdr)1,3
2 pdr OQF2
Secondary  
MG 1: MG1,3
7.92 mm Besa MG, co-axial.2
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 6 - 103
62, 101,2
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) Chevrolet1,2,3
Cylinders 61,2,3
Net HP 29.51,2,3
Transmission  
Fuel type Gasoline2
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse 360°2
Max Speed Wheels: 45.6 mph2,3, 46 mph1
Wheels: 74 kph1
Tracks: 25.7 mph2,3, 26 mph1
Tracks: 42 kph1
Cross Country  
Road radius  
Turning Radius  
Elevation Limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical Obstacle  
Suspension (Type) Hortsmann2
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Track length  
Tires  
Track width 9.5"2
Track centers/tread  
Production  

Sources:

  1. The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
  2. British and American Tanks of World War Two, The Complete Illustrated History of British, American, and Commonwealth Tanks 1933-1945, Peter Chamberlain and Chris Ellis, 1969
  3. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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