Archer
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | 17-pdr Self-Propelled
Gun A30 |
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| Type | Tank Destroyer |
Radio Equipment | No. 18 WT, CSL/126/14 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vickers |
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| Crew | 4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 655 |
Production Period | March. 1943 - May 1945 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 16300 kg |
Ground pressure | 0.72kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 5.54 m |
Length w/Gun | 6.68 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 1.14 m |
Height | 2.25 m |
| Width | 2.76 m |
Ground clearance | 0.41 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 17-pdr (76.2 mm) Mk.II (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 52 |
| Traverse | Manual (22° Left, 22° Right) |
Elevation | -7° to +15° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | 7.7 mm 0.303" Bren MG (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 720 |
| Location | 1: Rear compartment - 2: loose |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Welding
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 20 mm / 18°&70° |
20 mm / 90° |
14 mm / 30° |
10 mm / 0° |
| Superstructure | 20 mm /
67° |
20 mm /
78° |
20 mm /
60°&90° |
10 mm /
2°&7° |
| Mantlet | 20 mm / 70° |
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- |
open |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | GMC Type 6-71M |
Type & Displacement | In6, 6.97 liters |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 192 hp at 1900 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 10.1 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 227 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 | 356 mm |
Pitch | 110.74 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 103 |
Track ground contact | 3.10 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 32 km/h on road, 16 km/h off road |
Range | 145 km on road, 121 km off road |
| Mileage | 156 L/100 km on road 188 L/100 km off road |
Maximum grade | 32° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | 2.36 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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Drawings |
File |
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