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Britain's Universal Carrier2

Usage

Used on all fronts by the British Armies.2

  Universal Carrier2
Crew 32
Radio  
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 4 tons2
Length w/gun 12' 4"2
Length w/o gun  
Height 5' 4"2
1.63 m2
Width 6' 11"2
2.11 m2
Width over tracks  
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 1: 14 mm Boys anti-tank rifle2
Secondary 1 or 2: 7.7 mm Bren MG2
MG  
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) Ford V-82
Bore / stroke  
Cooling  
Cylinders V-82
Capacity  
Net HP 852
Power to weight ratio  
Compression ratio  
Transmission (Type)  
Steering  
Steering ratio  
Starter  
Electrical system  
Ignition  
Fuel (Type) Gasoline2
Octane  
Quantity  
Road consumption  
Cross country consumption  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max speed 32 mph2
52 kph2
Cross country speed  
Road radius 160 miles2
258 km2
Cross country radius  
Turning radius  
Elevation limits  
Fording depth  
Trench crossing  
Vertical obstacle  
Climbing ability  
Suspension (Type)  
Wheels each side  
Return rollers each side  
Tracks (Type)  
Length  
Width  
Diameter  
Number of links  
Pitch  
Tire tread  
Track centers/tread  

Sources:

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