Heavy Tank Mark V*

GENERAL DATA
Other Designation(s)	Mark V Star, Male = Gun/MG Tank, Female = MG Tank
Type	Heavy Tank / Personnel Carrier	Radio Equipment	-
Manufacturer(s)	Metropolitan Carriage
Crew	8 (commander, driver, two gearsmen and four gunners) + Infantry section
Production Quantity	500 Males	Production Period	completed in March 1919
	200 Female

 

DIMENSIONS
Combat weight	33000 kg (Male)	Ground pressure	? kg/cm²
	32000 kg (Female)		? kg/cm²
Length /hull	9.88 m	Length w/Gun	8.047 m
Barrel Overhang	0 m	Height	2.64 m
Width	3.91 m (Male)	Ground clearance	? m
	3.20 m (Female)

 

ARMAMENT
Primary Armament	2 x 57 mm (6-pdr) 57/23 (1) (Male)	Ammunition Carried	204 (Male)
	8 x 7.7 mm Vickers MG (3) (Female)		12972 (Female)
Traverse	120° (Manual) (Male)	Elevation	?° (manual) (Male)
Traverse speed (360°)	-	Sight	?
Secondary Armament	6 x 7.7 mm Hotchkiss MG (2) (Male)	Ammunition Carried	5640 (Male)
	- (Female)		- (Female)
Location	1: sponsons (2x), 2: sponsons (2x), sides (2x), rear turret , rear (Male)
	3: sponsons (4x), sides (2 x), rear turret, rear (Female)

 

ARMOR
Assembly	Riveting
Armor Detail (from the horizontal)	Front	Side	Rear	Top/Bottom
Hull	16 mm	12 mm	12 mm	8 mm
				8 mm

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Engine	Ricardo	Type & Displacement	6-cylinder in-line, 19 L
Horsepower (maximum)	150 hp at 1200 rpm	Power/Weight Ratio	5.17 hp / ton (Male)
			5.55 hp / ton (Female)
Gearbox	4 forward 1 reverse, Wilson epicyclic in final drive	Steering	Wilson epicyclic steering
Brakes	?	Fuel Capacity	420 L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Type	Rigid	Road wheels	26
Track return rollers	10	Sprocket-Wheels	Rear
Idler Sprockets	Front	Shock absorbers	-
Track Type	Steel
Width	530 mm	Pitch	? mm
Links(shoes)	90	Track ground contact	? m

 

PERFORMANCES
Maximum Speed	8 km/h on road	Range	72 km (on road)
Mileage	? L/100 km (on road)	Maximum grade	?° (from horizontal)
Trench crossing	3.50 m	Vertical obstacles	? m
Maximum fording depth	? m	Minimum turning diameter	? m

 

Sources
Wikipédia	Connaissance de l'Histoire (Hachette) - HS N°3 - " Les blindés, des origines à 1940"	-

 

Drawings

Mark V* Male

Mark V* Female

 

File

Mark IV/V