AC3 Sentinel
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Cruiser Tank |
Radio Equipment | No.19 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Chullona Tank
Assembly Shops |
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| Crew | 4 (Commander, driver,
gunner, loader) |
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| Production Quantity | 1 prototype |
Production Period | 1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight with T48 or T51 tracks | 27500 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 6.35 m |
Length w/Gun | 6.35 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.56 m |
| Width | 2.80 m |
Ground clearance | 0.43 m |
| Fire height | ? m |
Turret ring diameter | 1.63 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 25 pdr. (87.6 mm) howitzer (1) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Traverse | 360° |
Elevation | ? |
| Traverse speed (360°) | 18°/s |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x .303 caliber MG Vickers (7.7 mm) (2) |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Location | 1: turret - 2: coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Cast + Riveting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 65 mm |
45 mm |
45 mm |
? |
| Superstructure | 65 mm |
45 mm |
45 mm |
25 mm |
| Turret | 65 mm |
65 mm |
65 mm |
25 mm |
| Mantlet | ? |
- |
- |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | 3 x Cadillac 75 |
Type & Displacement | V8 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 3 x 117 hp at 3050 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 12.76 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Synchromesh: 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 636 (+182 jettisonable tank) L Gasoline (Petrol) |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Vertical volute spring suspension
(VVSS) |
Road wheels | 3 bogies, 2 road wheels/bogie |
| Track return rollers | 1 on each bogie |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | Rear |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | outside guides, rubber or steel | ||
| Width | 419 mm |
Pitch | Rubber: 152.4 mm - Steel:
101.6 mm |
| Links(shoes) | Rubber: 86 - Steel:
129 |
Track ground contact | ? m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 48 km/h on road 34 km/h off road |
Range | 322 km on road |
| Mileage | ? L / 100km on road |
Maximum grade | 35° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.40 m |
Vertical obstacles | 1 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1 m |
Minimum turning diameter | ? m |
| Sources | |||
| Vehicles.com | TNT HS N°6 |
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