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Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M15

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The Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M15 based on the existing SP Gun and was in use from 1942.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1942
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced680
Weightunknown
Crew4
M.G's small2
M.G's large(>10mm)n/a
Length6.56 mtr
Width2.00 mtr
Height2.26 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed45 mph
Max Cross Country Speed25 mph
Range Road200 miles
Range Cross Countryunknown
Fuel TypePetrol
Fuel Capacity60 gal
Horse Power128 hp
Power/Weightunknown
General Information
The Multiple Gun Motor Carriage M15 based on the existing SP Gun and was in use from 1942.

It was armed with 2 light machine guns. Its main armament consisted of a 37mm Antiaircraft Gun M1 which could penetrate 44 mm of flat plate at 200 metres


Armour Details
Turret
Frontn/a
Siden/a
Rearn/a
Topn/a
Superstructure
Front12mm@(12mm)
Side6mm@(6mm)
Rear6mm@(6mm)
Topn/a
Hull
Front12mm@(12mm)
Side6mm@(6mm)
Rear6mm@(6mm)
Topn/a
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 12 mm - Minimum n/a mm



Weapon Details
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37mm Antiaircraft Gun M1 Blank
Manufactured1938 - unknown
Calibre37mm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
AP
(AP Armor Piercing)
37mm 0.61Kg 853M/Sec
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.25 0.53 1.2 2.09 3.31 5.1 8.04
Penetration(mm@30°) 41 38 32 25 20 15 11 6
Penetration(mm@0°) 48 44 38 30 24 18 13 8
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 64 25 6 2

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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