Friday, February 19, 2016

Skink Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft

The Skink anti aircraft tank was a successful Canadian air defense tank built off of the Grizzly tank. Used against infantry when air dominance was taken from Germany. The tank has no surviving models.
Variants:
1.
Name: Skink
Type: Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft
Origin: Canada
Year: 1943
Produced: 3

Length: 5.82 Meters
Width: 2.62 Meters
Height: 3 Meters
Weight: 30291 Kilograms
Speed: 39 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-20 mm Hispano-Suiza (4) OR
-20 mm Polsten Mk. I (4)
Secondary Armament:
-7.62 mm M1919(2)

Gun Flexibility:
80° Elevation
5° Depression

Armor:
-Hull
51 mm Front
51 mm Side
38 mm Rear
19 mm Top
25 mm Bottom
-Turret
76 mm Front
51 mm Side
51 mm Rear
19 mm Top

Sources:
http://www.warfare.altervista.org/Canada/skink-aa.htm
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/canada/skink.htm

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