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Infantry Tank Mk.III Valentine Mk.VIII

GENERAL DATA
Infantry Tank A15
Infantry Tank
No.11 or No.19
Vickers-Armstrong, Birmingham C&W

3 ( Commander, gunner, driver)

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DIMENSIONS
18597 kg
? kg/cm²
5.41 m
5.89 m
0.48 m
2.273 m
2.629 m
0.41 m

 

ARMAMENT
57 mm OQF 6 pdr Mk III or V L/43 (1)
53
Electric (360°)
-5° to +20°
?
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7.7 mm 0.303" Bren MG (2)
1575
2" Smoke discharger (3)
18

1: Turret - 2: AA - 3: turret

 

ARMOR
Welding & 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
7.04 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)
2.286 m
0.838 m
0.91 m
7.9 m

 

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