A30 Avenger Tank Destroyer
The pilot model was finished in 1944.3 By this time M10s were adopted for use in British tank destroyer regiments.3
Was an alternate version of the A30.4 Was to have an open turret to save on weight.4
230 were ordered and not finished until 1946.3
| Avenger Tank Destroyer | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver, gunner, loader, optional 2nd loader.2 4-52,4, 51 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 30.75 tons1, 31 tons4 31,248 kg1, 31,498 kg4 69,440 lb2 |
| Length w/gun | 26' 4"1, 28' 7"2,4 8.02 m1, 8.71 m4 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 7' 3"1,2,4 2.21 m1,4 |
| Width | 9' 7"1, 10'2,4 2.9 m1, 3.05 m4 |
| Width over tracks | |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 17 pdr (76 mm)1 17 pdr OQF2,4 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | 7.7 mm (.303") MG1 .303 cal Bren MG, AA.2 7.7 mm/0.303" Bren MG, AA4 |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 552 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 801, 1012,4 102 |
| 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) | Rolls-Royce Meteor1,2,4 |
| Bore / stroke | |
| Cooling | |
| Cylinders | V-124 |
| Capacity | |
| Net HP | 6004 |
| Power to weight ratio | |
| Compression ratio | |
| Transmission (Type) | |
| Steering | |
| Steering ratio | |
| Starter | |
| Electrical system | |
| Ignition | |
| Fuel (Type) | |
| Octane | |
| Quantity | |
| Road consumption | |
| Cross country consumption | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360°2 |
| Max speed | 32 mph1,4, 32.3 mph2 51 kph1, 52 kph4 |
| Cross country speed | 20 mph2 |
| Road radius | 105 miles1,2,4 169 km4, 170 km1 |
| Cross country radius | |
| Turning radius | |
| Elevation limits | -10° to +20°2 |
| Fording depth | 3'2 4' prepared.2 |
| Trench crossing | 8' 6"2 |
| Vertical obstacle | 3'2 |
| Climbing ability | |
| Suspension (Type) | Improvised Christie.2 |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Tracks (Type) | |
| Length | |
| Width | 15.5"2 |
| Diameter | |
| Number of links | |
| Pitch | |
| Tire tread | |
| Track centers/tread | 8' 1.75" |
| Production | 801 |
Sources:
- 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
- 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
- Tanks of World War II, Duncan Crow, 1979
- The Illustrated Guide to Tanks of the World, George Forty, 2006
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