Mark IX Supply Tank

GENERAL DATA
Other Designation(s)	Pig
Type	Supply Tank, Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)	Radio Equipment	-
Manufacturer(s)	Marshall, Sons & Co.
Crew	4 (1 commander, 1 driver, 1 mechanic, 1 machine gunner) + up to 30 men could be carried
Production Quantity	34	Production Period	1918

 

DIMENSIONS
Combat weight	27000 kg	Width	2.5 m
Length	9.73 m	Height	2.64 m

 

ARMAMENT
Primary Armament	2 x 7.7 mm (.303) MG	Ammunition Carried	?
Secondary Armament	none, but loopholes for 16 soldiers	Ammunition Carried	?

 

ARMOR
Assembly	Riveting
Armor Detail (from the horizontal)	Front	Side	Rear	Top/Bottom
Hull	10 mm	10 mm	10 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	5.6 hp / ton (Male)
Gearbox	4 forward 1 reverse, Wilson epicyclic in final drive	Steering	Wilson epicyclic steering
Brakes	?	Fuel Capacity	? L Gasoline (Petrol)

 

SUSPENSION
Type	Rigid	Road wheels	24
Track return rollers	?	Sprocket-Wheels	Rear
Idler Sprockets	Front	Shock absorbers	-
Track Type	Steel
Width	530 mm	Pitch	? mm
Links(shoes)	?	Track ground contact	? m

 

PERFORMANCES
Maximum Speed	6.9 km/h on road	Range	32 km (on road)

 

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

 

Drawings

Mark IX Pig

Mark IX Duck

 

File

Mark IX