Great Britain's Infantry Tank Mk III, Valentine X

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Infantry Tank Mk III, Valentine Mk X: Imperial War Museum

Design

Two man turret with 6 pdr and coaxial Besa machine gun.³ GMC diesel³ 165 hp. Produced 1943. Splash plates protecting turret ring. Welded construction.

Specifications

Crew
Physical Characteristics
Weight	41,000 lb4
Length w/gun	19' 4"4
Length w/o gun
Height
Width
Width over tracks
Ground clearance
Ground contact length
Ground pressure
Turret ring diameter
Armament (mm)
Main	6 pdr2,5,6
Secondary
MG	7.92 Besa MG, .303" Bren MG, AA1 Browning .30 cal MG5
MG - coaxial	Besa MG2
Side arms
Quantity
Main
Secondary
MG	1,575
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)	GM2
Bore / stroke
Cooling
Cylinders
Capacity
Net HP	1652
Power to weight ratio
Compression ratio
Transmission (Type)
Steering
Steering ratio
Starter
Electrical system
Ignition
Fuel (Type)	Diesel2
Octane
Capacity
Road consumption
Cross country consumption
Performance
Traverse
Speed - Road
Speed - Cross Country
Range - Road
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:

1. The Royal Armoured Corps Tank Museum, Tanks 1919-1939 The Inter War Period, 1966
2. AFV 6: Valentine Mark III, B.T. White
3. Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
4. 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
5. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
6. The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, Chris Bishop, 1998