Infantry Tank Mk.III Valentine Mk.I
GENERAL DATA |
Infantry Tank
A15 |
Infantry Tank |
No.11 or No.19 |
Vickers Armstrong |
3 ( Commander, gunner,
driver) |
350 |
1939-1940 |
DIMENSIONS |
16000 kg |
0.72 kg/cm² |
5.46 m |
5.46 m |
0 m |
2.10 m |
2.62 m |
0.41 m |
ARMAMENT |
40 mm ROQF 2-pounder Mk. IX or X
L/52(1) |
60 |
Electric (360°) |
-5° to +20° |
? |
? |
7.92 mm Besa MG (2) |
3150 |
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ARMOR |
Riveting
|
20 mm / 22° (lower)
60 mm / 69° (nose) |
60 mm / 90° |
17 mm / 30°
60 mm / 90° |
7 mm / 0&18°
20 mm / 0&18° |
30 mm /
22° (glacis)
60 mm / 90° |
30 mm /
27° |
17 mm /
32° (engine) |
20 mm /
0&13°
10 mm / 0&12° |
65 mm / 90° |
60 mm / 90° |
65 mm / 90° |
20 mm / 10° (front)
10 mm / 0° (mid)
10 mm / 10° (rear)
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- |
- |
- |
- |
AUTOMOTIVE |
AEC A190 |
In6, 9.6 liters |
131 hp at 1800 rpm |
8.1 hp / ton |
5 forward, 1 reverse |
164 + 136 aux. L Diesel |
SUSPENSION |
Triple wheel bogies on springs
with Newton hydraulic shock absorbers.
Coil Springs |
6, 3/bogie |
3 |
Rear |
Front |
- |
Outside guide |
360 mm |
110.74 mm |
73 or 103 or 102 |
3.10 m |
PERFORMANCES |
24 km/h on road, 15 km/h off road |
177 km on road, 109 km off road |
113 L/100 km on road |
32° (from horizontal) |
2.36 m |
0.91 m |
0.91 m |
7.9 m |
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