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Ram Mk II Command/OP

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The Ram Mk II Command/OP based on the existing fully tracked RAM and was in use from 1943 to 1943.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1943 - 1943
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced84
Weightunknown
Crew6
M.G's small2
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length5.85 mtr
Width2.79 mtr
Height2.77 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed25 mph
Max Cross Country Speed20 mph
Range Road144 miles
Range Cross Country57 miles
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Capacity175 gal
Horse Power400 hp
Power/Weightunknown
General Information
The Ram Mk II Command/OP based on the existing fully tracked RAM and was in use from 1943 to 1943.

It was armed with 2 light machine guns. The Ram Command/OP tank was developed by the Canadians utilising the engine and drive chain from the American M3 Grant with a cast upper hull and turret together with a number of improvements over the Ram I. The Ram Command/OP was built on the Ram II chassis with the 6pdr gun removed to allow for the command staff and additional communication equipment. 84 of these vehicles were produced in 1943 by the Montreal Locomotive Works, most of which were again shipped to England as were the other Ram vehicles. The vehicle transmission sprocket was at the front, the track passed under 6 road wheels on three bogies to the rear idler, then return via 3 return rollers.

Armour Details
Turret
Front87mm@47°(128mm)
Side63mm@(63mm)
Rear51mm@(51mm)
Top22mm@90°(22mm)
Superstructure
Front87mm@45°(123mm)
Side63mm@(63mm)
Rear38mm@(38mm)
Top13mm@87°(13mm)
Hull
Front87mm@45°(123mm)
Side63mm@(63mm)
Rear38mm@(38mm)
Top13mm@87°(13mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 128 mm - Minimum 13 mm

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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