Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Valentine III Infantry Tank

The Valentine III was an improvement to the previous Valentine II with a new 3 man turret. The side armor was reduced from 60 to 50 to save weight. It had the 2-Pounder mk. V gun
Variants:
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Name: Valentine III
Type: Infantry Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1942
Produced: ??? (at least 1)

Length: 5.56 Meters
Width: 2.63 Meters
Height: 2.27 Meters
Weight: 16700 Kilograms
Speed: 24 km/h (18 km/h off road)

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-40 mm 2-Pounder
Secondary Armament:
-7.92 mm BESA

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
60 mm Front Vertical 30 mm Front Horizontal
50 mm Side
-Turret
65 mm Front
50 mm Side

Sources:
http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_valentine_III.html
http://tanknutdave.com/the-british-world-war-2-valentine-tank/
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/Tank_Infantry_MkIII_Valentine.php

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