Infantry Mk III, Valentine Mk I:
AEC gasoline8 6 cylinder 135 hp. 2 pdr and coaxial Besa MG in a two man turret.8
| Valentine Mk I | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, gunner, driver 33 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 16 tons3 |
| Length w/gun | 5.46 m3 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 2.1 m3 |
| Width | 2.62 m3 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | 0.42 m3 |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | 0.72 (kg/cm2)3 |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament (mm) | |
| Main | 2 pdr OQF Mk IX or X, L/52 40 mm L/523 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.92 Besa coaxial MG3 Besa MG, coaxial7 7.92 Besa coaxial10 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 523, 79 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 3,1503 |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | |
| Hull Front, Upper | 603 |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | 603 |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | 603 |
| Hull Top | 10-203 |
| Hull Bottom | 7-203 |
| Turret Front | 653 |
| Turret Sides | 603 |
| Turret Rear | 653 |
| Turret Top | 10-203 |
| Engine (Make / Model) | AEC A190 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | water3 |
| Cylinders | 63 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 13510 135@1,900 rpm3 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | 5 forward3, 1 reverse3 |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | Gasoline10 Diesel3 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | 255 liters3 |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Max speed | 26.1 kph3 |
| Cross country speed | |
| Road radius | 112 km3 |
| Turning radius | 7.9 m3 |
| Elevation limits | |
| Fording depth | 0.91 m3 |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical obstacle | |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | Coil Springs3 |
| Wheels each side | 63 |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | 365 mm3 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | Rubber3 |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production | 350 |
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