Country :
Great Britain
Role :
Tank Destroyer
Production Date :
October 1944
Manufacturer :
Vickers Ltd.
Number Produced :
655
Crew :
4
Radio :
No. 18 WT CSL 126 / 14
Road Speed :
32 Kilometers per Hour
Rough Speed :
16 Kilometers per Hour
Road Range:
145 Kilometers
Off-Road Range:
121 Kilometers
Engine Name:
GMC Type 6-71M
Coolant :
Water
Cylinders:
I-6
Capacity:
6.97 Liters
Power :
192 hp @ 1900 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio :
11.78 hp per tonne
Transmission :
Meadows Gearbox
Gears :
5 Forward / 1 Reverse
Suspenion :
Slow Motion
Fuel Type :
Diesel
Fuel Capacity:
227 Liters
Road Consumption:
1.57 Liters per Kilometer
Off-Road Consumption:
1.88 Liters per Kilometer
Length :
6.68 meters
Height :
2.25 meters
Width :
2.76 meters
Weight :
16300 kilograms
Ground Clearance :
41 centimeters
Ground Pressure :
0.72 kg/cm?/font>
Track Links :
103 per track
Track Width :
35.6 centimeters
Track Ground Contact :
310 centimeters
Gradiant :
32?/font>
Vertical Obsticle :
0.84 meters
Fording Depth :
0.91 meters
Trench Crossing :
2.36 meters
Turning Radius :
7.92 meters
Main Gun :
76mm Q.F. 17 Pounder Mk.II L / 55
Gunsight :
No.57 x 3 ML Mk.I
Primary Magnification :
3x magnification / 13?Field of View
Traverse :
44 (Manual)
Elevation :
+15?/ -7?/font>
Main Gun Ammo :
52
Secondary Weapons :
1x 7.7mm Bren (AA - 720 rounds)
Hull Front (Upper) :
20mm@ 67?/font>
Hull Front (Lower) :
20mm @ 18?& 70?/font>
Hull Sides (Upper) :
20mm @ 78?/font>
Hull Sides (Lower) :
20mm @ 90?/font>
Hull Rear :
20mm @ 60?& 90?/font>
Hull Top :
10mm @ 2?& 7?/font>
Hull Bottom :
10mm @ 0?/font>
Turret Front :
None
Turret Mantlet :
20mm @ 70?/font>
Turret Sides :
None
Turret Rear :
None
Turret Top :
Open
Penetration Data for the 76mm Q.F. 17 Pounder Mk.II L / 55
(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
7.68 kg
884 m/s
161 / 132 mm
138 / 113 mm
115 / 94 mm
95 / 77 mm
79 / 64 mm
APC Shot Mk.IV ( Armor Piercing Capped )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
7.71 kg
884 m/s
140 / 123 mm
130 / 118 mm
119 / 111 mm
108 / 104 mm
99 / 98 mm
APDS Shot Mk.I ( Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot )
Weight
Velocity
100 m
500 m
1000 m
1500 m
2000 m
3.71 kg
1284 m/s
221 / 221 mm
204 / 204 mm
185 / 185 mm
167 / 167 mm
151 / 151 mm
High Explosive Data for the 76mm Q.F. 17 Pounder Mk.II L / 55
17 Pound H.E. Mk.I T ( High Explosive )
Range
Velocity
Shell Weight
Explosive Weight
Explosive Type
9144 m
876 m/s
6.99 kg
0.71 kg
TNT