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T17E1 Armoured Car (Staghound)

Tweet The T17E1 Armoured Car was designed in 1942, manufactured by Chevrolet based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1943 to 1980. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1943 - 1980 Quantity Produced 3844 Weight 14 tonne Crew 5 M.G's small n/a M.G's large(>10mm) 2 Length 5.54 mtr Width 2.74 mtr Height 2.38 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 56 mph Max Cross Country Speed 28 mph Range Road 450 miles Range Cross Country 202 miles Fuel Type Unknown Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 352 hp Power/Weight 25 hp/tonne General Information The T17E1 Armoured Car was designed in 1942, manufactured by Chevrolet based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1943 to 1980. The vehicle was powered by GMC '270 x 2' powerplant producing 352 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 56 mph with a range of about 450 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 28 mph and a range of about 202 miles. It was armed with 2 large machine guns Its main armament consisted of a 37mm Antitank Gun M6 which could penetrate 45 mm of flat plate at 800 metres . Armour Details Turret Front 30mm @ 40° (39mm) Side 30mm @ 30° (35mm) Rear 30mm @ 20° (32mm) Top 20mm @ 17° (68mm) Superstructure Front 20mm @ 30° (23mm) Side 20mm @ 30° (23mm) Rear 15mm @ 20° (16mm) Top 15mm @ 90° (15mm) Hull Front 20mm @ 20° (21mm) Side 20mm @ 20° (21mm) Rear 15mm @ 25° (17mm) Top 15mm @ 90° (15mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 68 mm - Minimum 15 mm Weapon Details 37mm Antitank Gun M6 (Anti Tank Gun) History This was the Tank mounted version of the 37mm M3 Manufacturer Watervliet Arsenal Calibre 37mm   Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content AP M74 Shot (AP Armor Piercing) 37mm 0.86Kg 885M/Sec Quoted Penetration 36mm @ 500mtr/0° Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.24 0.51 1.15 2.01 3.19 4.93 7.73 Penetration(mm@30°) 61 55 48 38 30 22 16 10 Penetration(mm@0°) 71 64 56 45 35 26 19 12 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 64 25 8 2 HE M63 Shell (HE High Explosive) 37mm 0.73Kg 792M/Sec 0.039Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 57 22 3 1 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 1 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 3 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 0 mm An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties. The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.

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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