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Britain
Light Tank Mk III |
| The Light Tank Mk III based on the existing Light Tank and was in use from 1933. |
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| | Specifications | | Operational Date(s) | 1933 | | Ordnance classification | | | Quantity Produced | 0 | | Weight | unknown | | Crew | 2 | | M.G's small | 1 | | M.G's large(>10mm) | n/a | | Length | 3.69 mtr | | Width | 1.94 mtr | | Height | 2.12 mtr | | Engine Details/Performance | | Max Road Speed | 30 mph | | Max Cross Country Speed | 20 mph | | Range Road | 130 miles | | Range Cross Country | unknown | | Fuel Type | Petrol | | Fuel Capacity | unknown | | Horse Power | 66 hp | | Power/Weight | unknown | | | General Information | The Light Tank Mk III based on the existing Light Tank and was in use from 1933.
It was armed with 1 light machine gun. The Light Tank MkIII was a development of the Carden Lloyd machine gun carrier. This version was similar to the MkII but had a longer superstructure to the rear.
The front engined Rolls Royce 66hp engine drove the tracks under the four coil sprung Horstman suspension road wheels, past the rear idler and back over the 3 return rollers.
The turret was angular and contained the Vickers .303 machine gun. | |
| | Turret | | Front | | 14mm | @ | 10° | (14mm) | | Side | | 11mm | @ | 40° | (14mm) | | Rear | | 11mm | @ | 0° | (11mm) | | Top | | 4mm | @ | 90° | (4mm) |
| | Superstructure | | Front | | 15mm | @ | 45° | (21mm) | | Side | | 11mm | @ | 10° | (11mm) | | Rear | | 6mm | @ | 0° | (6mm) | | Top | | 4mm | @ | 90° | (4mm) |
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| Hull | | Front | | 14mm | @ | 20° | (15mm) | | Side | | 11mm | @ | 0° | (11mm) | | Rear | | 6mm | @ | 0° | (6mm) | | Top | | 4mm | @ | 90° | (4mm) |
| | Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) | | Effective Armour - Maximum 21 mm - Minimum 4 mm |
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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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