Infantry Tank Black Prince
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | A43 |
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| Type | Infantry Tank |
Radio Equipment | Wireless set No. 19 & No. 38 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vauxhall Motors |
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| Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner) |
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| Production Quantity | 6 prototypes |
Production Period | 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 50802 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 7.54 m |
Length w/Gun | 8.81 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 1.27 m |
Height | 2.49 m |
| Width | 2.74*-3.25 m |
Ground clearance | 0.51 m |
(*) Without side air louvres
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 77 mm ROQF Mk. II HV* (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 89 |
| Traverse | 360° (electric or manual) |
Elevation | -12.5° to +20° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | 24°/sec |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 2 x 7.92 mm Besa MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 7125 |
7.7mm (.303) Vickers MG (3) |
600 |
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2" Bomb thrower (4) |
30 |
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Verey pistol (5) |
20 |
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Thompson machine carbine (6) |
460 |
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| Location | 1: Turret - 2: coaxial, bow - 3:
AA - 4: turret roof - 5/6: inside |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding & Riveting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 140 mm / 65°(nose) |
57 mm / 90° |
50 mm / 90° |
19-25 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 57 mm /
25° (glacis) 152 mm / 86° (driver) |
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- |
16-19 mm
/ 0° |
| Turret | 152 mm / 90° |
95 mm / 90° |
95 mm / 90° |
20 mm / 0° |
| Mantlet | - |
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- |
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| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Bedford Type 120 horizontally |
Type & Displacement | 12 cylinders |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 350 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 7 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Merritt-Brown: 4 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 682 + 148 auxilliary L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Vertical coil springs |
Road wheels | 11 independent double-road wheels |
| Track return rollers | - |
Sprocket-Wheels | Rear, double |
| Idler Sprockets | Front, double |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Dry pin, Heavy cast steel or Light cast steel and manganese | ||
| Width | 559 mm |
Pitch | 203.2 mm |
| Links(shoes) | Heavy cast: 70 - Light
cast: 72 |
Track ground contact | 3.81 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 16.9 km/h on road, 12.1 km/h off
road |
Range | 160 km on road |
| Mileage | 470 L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | 30° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 3.05 m |
Vertical obstacles | 1.13 m |
| Maximum fording depth | 1.02 m |
Minimum turning diameter | skid |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | TNT Hors-Série n°6 | - |
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Drawings |
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