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Britain
M3 Lee (Lee) |
| The M3 Lee was designed in 1940 based on the existing fully tracked Medium Tank and was in use from 1941 to 1942. |
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| | Specifications | | Operational Date(s) | 1941 - 1942 | | Quantity Produced | 0 | | Weight | 27 tonne | | Crew | 6 | | M.G's small | 3 | | M.G's large(>10mm) | n/a | | Length | 5.69 mtr | | Width | 2.74 mtr | | Height | 3.15 mtr | | Engine Details/Performance | | Max Road Speed | 25 mph | | Max Cross Country Speed | 13 mph | | Range Road | 120 miles | | Range Cross Country | 48 miles | | Fuel Type | Petrol | | Fuel Capacity | 175 gal | | Horse Power | 340 hp | | Power/Weight | 12 hp/tonne | | | General Information | The M3 Lee was designed in 1940 based on the existing fully tracked Medium Tank and was in use from 1941 to 1942.
The vehicle was powered by Wright 'Continental R975 EC2' petrol powerplant producing 340 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 25 mph with a range of about 120 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 13 mph and a range of about 48 miles.
It was armed with 3 light machine guns. | |
| | Turret | | Front | | 51mm | @ | 47° | (75mm) | | Side | | 51mm | @ | 5° | (51mm) | | Rear | | 51mm | @ | 5° | (51mm) | | Top | | 22mm | @ | 90° | (22mm) |
| | Superstructure | | Front | | 51mm | @ | 45° | (72mm) | | Side | | 38mm | @ | 0° | (38mm) | | Rear | | 38mm | @ | 0° | (38mm) | | Top | | 13mm | @ | 87° | (13mm) |
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| Hull | | Front | | 45mm | @ | 45° | (64mm) | | Side | | 38mm | @ | 0° | (38mm) | | Rear | | 38mm | @ | 0° | (38mm) | | Top | | 13mm | @ | 87° | (13mm) |
| | Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) | | Effective Armour - Maximum 75 mm - Minimum 13 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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