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Cruiser Tank Mk.VIII Challenger

GENERAL DATA
Cruiser Tank Mk.VIII A30
Cruiser Tank
N°19
Birmingham Carriage Wagon

5 (Commander, driver, gunner, loaders (2))

200
December 1943 - September 1944

 

DIMENSIONS
33000 kg
? kg/cm²
7.98 m
8.15 m
0.17 m
2.78 m
2.91 m
0.41 m

 

ARMAMENT
77 mm 17-pounder Mk.II (1)
42
Hydraulic (360°)
-10° to +18°
?
?
7.62 mm (.30 cal) Browning MG (2)
?
1: Turret - 2: coaxial

 

ARMOR
Welding & riveting
25 mm / 24°(upper)
57 mm / 73°(upper)
14+14mm / 90°
?
10 mm / 0°
32 mm / 17° (glacis)
64 mm / 90° (driver)
51 mm / 90°
38 mm / 90°
20 mm / 0° (deck)
14 mm / 0° (engine)
63 mm / 90°
40 mm / 90°
40 mm / 90°
10 mm / 0-25°
102 mm / verious
-
-
-

 

AUTOMOTIVE
Rolls Royce Meteor
V12, 26.9 liters
600 hp at 2550 rpm
18.2 hp / ton
Z5 Constant Mesh: 5 forward, 1 reverse
527 L Gasoline

 

SUSPENSION
Improved Christie coil spring
6 independent double-road wheels
-
Rear, double
Front, double
-
Heavy cast steel, center guide
394 mm
? mm
126
4.50 m

 

PERFORMANCES
52 km/h on road, 24 km/h off road
241km on road, 113 km off road
219 L/100 km on road,
466 L/100 km off road
31° (from horizontal)
2.59 m
0.91 m
1.37 m
? m

 

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