Great Britain
Role :
Heavy Tank
Production Date :
September 1942
Manufacturer :
Dennis Bros. GRCW Newton Chambers Metro-Cammell Charles Roberts Leyland Beyer Peacock
Number Produced :
1622
Crew :
5
Radio :
No. 19
Road Speed :
25 Kilometers per Hour
Rough Speed :
13 Kilometers per Hour
Road Range:
259 Kilometers
Off-Road Range:
154 Kilometers
Engine Name:
Bedford Twin-Six
Coolant :
Water
Cylinders:
Twin V-6
Capacity:
21.31 Liters
Power :
350 hp @ 2200 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :
8.62 hp per tonne
Transmission :
Merritt-Brown
Gears :
4 Forward / 1 Reverse
Suspenion :
Coil Springs
Fuel Type :
Gasoline
Fuel Capacity:
682 Liters
Road Consumption:
2.63 Liters per Kilometer
Off-Road Consumption:
4.43 Liters per Kilometer
Length :
7.54 meters
Height :
2.49 meters
Width :
3.25 meters
Weight :
40600 kilograms
Ground Clearance :
51 centimeters
Ground Pressure :
0.92 kg/cm?/font>
Track Links :
72 per track
Track Width :
55.9 centimeters
Track Ground Contact :
381 centimeters
Gradiant :
30?/font>
Vertical Obsticle :
1.13 meters
Fording Depth :
0.8 meters
Trench Crossing :
2.8 meters
Turning Radius :
Unknown meters
Main Gun :
57mm Q.F. 6 Pounder Mk.V L / 50
Gunsight :
No.54 x 3 ML Mk.I
Primary Magnification :
3x magnification / 13?Field of View
Traverse :
360?(Hydraulic)
Elevation :
+20?/ -12.5?/font>
Main Gun Ammo :
84
Secondary Weapons :
1x 7.92mm Besa (Coaxial - 3575 rounds) 1x 7.92mm Besa (Bow - 3575 rounds) 1x 7.7mm Bren (AA - 600 rounds)
Hull Front (Upper) :
38mm @ 25?& 101mm @ 86?/font>
Hull Front (Lower) :
89mm @ 65?/font>
Hull Sides (Upper) :
76mm @ 90?/font>
Hull Sides (Lower) :
76mm @ 90?/font>
Hull Rear :
64mm @ 90?/font>
Hull Top :
19mm @ 0?/font>
Hull Bottom :
19mm @ 0?/font>
Turret Front :
89mm @ 90?/font>
Turret Mantlet :
None
Turret Sides :
89mm @ 90?/font>
Turret Rear :
89mm @ 90?/font>
Turret Top :
35mm @ 0?/font>
Penetration Data for the 57mm Q.F. 6 Pounder Mk.V L / 50
(All data is displayed vs. RHA / FHA plate @ 30?
AP Shot Mk.III ( Armor Piercing )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
2.86 kg
892 m/s
116 / 88 mm
94 / 68 mm
72 / 48 mm
55 / 34 mm
42 / 24 mm
APC Shot Mk.VIII ( Armor Piercing Capped )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
2.86 kg
884 m/s
88 / 88 mm
78 / 79 mm
65 / 68 mm
55 / 59 mm
47 / 52 mm
APCBC Shot Mk.IX ( Armor Piercing Capped Ballistic Cap )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
3.23 kg
831 m/s
92 / 95 mm
82 / 86 mm
71 / 76 mm
61 / 67 mm
52 / 59 mm
APDS Shot Mk.I ( Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
1.42 kg
1219 m/s
142 / 142 mm
127 / 127 mm
110 / 110 mm
95 / 95 mm
83 / 83 mm
High Explosive Data for the 57mm Q.F. 6 Pounder Mk.V L / 50
6 Pound H.E. Mk.X T ( High Explosive )
Range
Velocity
Shell Weight
Explosive Weight
Explosive Type
5030 m
823 m/s
3.6 kg
0.38 kg
TNT