Cruiser Tank Mk.I
GENERAL DATA |
Cruiser Tank A9 |
Cruiser Tank |
Wireless Set No. 19 |
Vickers Armstrong
(50), Harland & Wolff (75) |
6 (Commander, gunner,
loader, driver, MG gunner (2)) |
125 |
July 1936 - 1941 |
DIMENSIONS |
12190 kg |
0.75 kg/cm² |
5.59 m |
5.59 m |
0 m |
2.65 m |
2.50 m |
0.46 m |
ARMAMENT |
40 mm 2-pounder Mk. I L/52 (1)* |
100 |
Manual (360°) |
-15° to +20° |
? |
? |
3 x 7.7 mm Vickers MG (2) |
3000-5000 |
1: Turret - 2: coaxial, 2 x bow
turrets |
(*) 3.7" (94 mm) howitzer Mk IV for
CS (Close Support) Version - 40 rounds
ARMOR |
Riveting
|
14 mm / 49° (nose) |
10 mm / 65° |
10 mm / 23° |
7 mm / 0° |
10 mm /
18 ° (glacis)
14 mm / 90° (driver) |
10 mm /
90° |
10 mm /
27° (engine) |
5 mm / 0°
(deck) |
14 mm / 80° |
12 mm / 72° |
14 mm / 90° |
7 mm / 0&23° |
- |
- |
- |
- |
AUTOMOTIVE |
AEC A179 |
In6, 9.6 liters |
150 hp at 2200 rpm |
11.8 hp / ton |
5 forward, 1 reverse |
327 L Gasoline |
SUSPENSION |
Triple wheel bogies on springs
with Newton hydraulic shock absorbers.
Coil Springs |
6, 3/bogie |
3 |
Rear |
Front |
- |
Outside guide |
267 mm |
? mm |
78 |
3.14 m |
PERFORMANCES |
40 km/h on road, 24 km/h off road |
161 km on road |
203 L/100 km on road |
30° (from horizontal) |
1.83 m |
0.62 m |
0.91 m |
7.9 m |
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