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T18E2 Armoured Car (Boarhound)

Tweet The T18E2 Armoured Car, it was based on the 8 x 8 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1943. It was commonly called a Boarhound. General Details (Armoured Car) Specifications Operational Date(s) 1943 Quantity Produced 30 Weight 26.8 tonne Crew 5 M.G's small 2 M.G's large(>10mm) n/a Length 6.31 mtr Width 3.11 mtr Height 2.65 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 50 mph Max Cross Country Speed 25 mph Range Road 250 miles Range Cross Country 112 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity unknown Horse Power 250 hp Power/Weight 9 hp/tonne General Information The T18E2 Armoured Car, it was based on the 8 x 8 drive Armoured Car chassis and was in use from 1943. It was commonly called a Boarhound. The vehicle was powered by GMC '2 x GMC 6-cylinder' petrol powerplant producing 250 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 50 mph with a range of about 250 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 25 mph and a range of about 112 miles. It was armed with 2 light machine guns which were 0.3 inch Browning Machine Gun M1919A4s. Its main armament consisted of a 57mm Antitank Gun M1 which could penetrate 105 mm of flat plate at 100 metres Armour Details Turret Front 51mm @ 0° (51mm) Side 32mm @ 15° (33mm) Rear 32mm @ 10° (32mm) Top 25mm @ 90° (25mm) Superstructure Front 51mm @ 45° (72mm) Side 32mm @ 0° (32mm) Rear 32mm @ 0° (32mm) Top 25mm @ 90° (25mm) Hull Front 51mm @ 0° (51mm) Side 32mm @ 0° (32mm) Rear 32mm @ 0° (32mm) Top 25mm @ 90° (25mm) Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) Effective Armour - Maximum 72 mm - Minimum 25 mm Weapon Details 57mm Antitank Gun M1 (Anti Tank Gun) x 2 History This was the British 6pdr with an L/50 barrel, with muzzle brake. Manufactured 1943 - 1960 Calibre 57mm Length L/50 Number of Rounds  60 Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content Shot, AP, Mks 1 to 7 (AP Armor Piercing) 57mm 2.86Kg 853M/Sec Quoted Penetration 68mm@915m Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.24 0.5 1.09 1.78 2.61 3.61 4.86 Penetration(mm@30°) 90 83 74 63 53 44 35 28 Penetration(mm@0°) 105 96 86 73 62 51 41 33 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 98 77 41 22 8 Shell, HE, Mk 10T (HE High Explosive) 57mm 3Kg 820M/Sec ≈0.45Kg explosive Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.25 0.52 1.14 1.85 2.71 3.76 5.06 Direct Fire Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.25 0.52 1.14 1.85 2.71 3.76 5.06 Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 74 39 22 6 Blast/Fragmentation Effects Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill 3 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill 6 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill 17 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr 1 mm An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 99% casualties - lethal. An explosion within 6 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's. An explosion within 17 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 penetrate 1 mm of the tank armour including the roof. Weapon Details 0.3 inch Browning Machine Gun M1919A4 (Machine Gun) x 2 Manufacturer Browning Manufactured 1919 - 1945 Calibre 7.60mm Length L/80 Rate of Fire 480 rpm Number of Rounds  2500 Ammunition Details Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content .30-06 Springfield (BALL Standard Small Arms) 7.62mm 0.012Kg 820M/Sec Range(Mtr) 100 200 400 800 1200 1600 2000 2400 Flight Time(Secs) 0.15 Penetration(mm@30°) 2 Penetration(mm@0°) 3 Hit Probability(%) 98

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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