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| | Specifications | | Manufacture Date(s) | 1942 | | Quantity Produced | 6810 | | Weight | unknown | | Crew | 4 | | M.G's small | 3 | | M.G's large(>10mm) | 0 | | Length | 4.89 mtr | | Width | 2.31 mtr | | Height | 2.43 mtr | | Engine Details/Performance | | Max Road Speed | 40 mph | | Max Cross Country Speed | 24 mph | | Range Road | 100 miles | | Range Cross Country | 0 miles | | Fuel Type | Petrol | | Fuel Capacity | 89 gal | | Horse Power | 250 hp | | Power/Weight | unknown | | | General Information | The Light tank M5A1 was a tank based on the M5 with the 37mm anti tank gun having a gyrostabiliser.
The power was provided by twin Cadillac 121hp petrol engines, driving through the front drive wheel, then via 2 pairs of road wheels to a rear idler then back over 3 return rollers.
This model was all welded and had a bulge at the rear of the turret for a radio. | |
| | Turret | | Front | 51mm@0°(51mm) | | Side | 32mm@0°(32mm) | | Rear | 32mm@0°(32mm) | | Top | 12mm@90°(12 mm) |
| | Superstructure | | Front | 57mm@45°(81mm) | | Side | 28mm@0°(28mm) | | Rear | 28mm@0°(28mm) | | Top | 9mm@90°(9 mm) |
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| Hull | | Front | 57mm@45°(81mm) | | Side | 28mm@0°(28mm) | | Rear | 28mm@0°(28mm) | | Top | 9mm@90°(9 mm) |
| | Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) | | Effective Armour - Maximum 81 mm - Minimum 9 mm |
| | Weapon Details |
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| 37mm Antitank Gun M3 |
| Manufactured | 1938 - unknown |
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| Calibre | 37mm |
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| Name/Id |
Calibre Weight MVelocity |
Quoted Penetration |
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37mm
0.86Kg
885M/Sec | 25mm@915m |
| Range(Mtr) | 100 | 200 | 400 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 |
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| Flight Time(Secs) |
0.12 |
0.24 |
0.51 |
1.15 |
2.01 |
3.19 |
4.93 |
7.73 |
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| Penetration(mm) |
60 |
58 |
55 |
48 |
41 |
35 |
28 |
21 |
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| Hit Probability(%) |
98 |
98 |
98 |
96 |
64 |
25 |
8 |
2 |
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Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
 
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