Infantry Tank Mk.III Valentine Mk.IX
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Infantry Tank
A15 |
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| Type | Infantry Tank |
Radio Equipment | No.11 or No.19 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vickers-Armstrong,
Birmingham C&W |
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| Crew | 3 ( Commander, gunner, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 685 |
Production Period | 1942-1943 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 18600 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.72 kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 5.41 m |
Length w/Gun | 5.89 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0.48 m |
Height | 2.27 m |
| Width | 2.63 m |
Ground clearance | 0.41 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 57 mm OQF 6 pdr Mk III or V L/43
(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 53 |
| Traverse | Electric (360°) |
Elevation | -5° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | ? |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.7 mm 0.303" Bren MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 1575 |
2" Smoke discharger (3) |
18 |
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| Location | 1: Turret - 2: AA - 3: turret |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Riveting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 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° |
| Superstructure | 30 mm /
22° (glacis) 60 mm / 90° |
30 mm /
27° |
17 mm /
32° (engine) |
20 mm /
0&13° 10 mm / 0&12° |
| Turret | 65 mm / 90° |
60 mm / 90° |
65 mm / 90° |
20 mm / 10° (front) |
| Mantlet | - |
- |
- |
- |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | GMC Type 6-71 |
Type & Displacement | 6 cylinders |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 138 hp at 1800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 7.99 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 164 + 136 aux. L Diesel |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Triple wheel bogies on springs
with Newton hydraulic shock absorbers. Coil Springs |
Road wheels | 6, 3/bogie |
| Track return rollers | 3 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear |
| Idler Sprockets | Front |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Outside guide | ||
| Width | 360 mm |
Pitch | 110.74 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 73 or 103 or 102 |
Track ground contact | 3.10 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 24 km/h on road, 15 km/h off road |
Range | 177 km on road, 109 km off road |
| Mileage | 113 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 32° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.286 m |
Vertical obstacles | 0.838 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.91 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 7.9 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°6 | - |
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