Friday, June 17, 2016

Alecto Self Propelled Artillery

The Alecto was a series of self propelled guns along with a dozer version built off the Harry Hopkins chassis. The Alecto was not used in service.
Variants:
1.
Name: Alecto I
Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1942
Produced: 1

Length: 4.26 Meters
Width: 2.70 Meters
Height: 2.11 Meters
Weight: 8636 Kilograms
Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-95 mm L/20
Secondary Armament:
-None

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Front
20 mm Side?
14 mm Rear?
8 mm Top
8 mm Bottom

2.
Name: Alecto II
Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1944
Produced: 1

Length: 4.26 Meters
Width: 2.70 Meters
Height: 2.11 Meters
Weight: 8636 Kilograms
Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-57 mm 6-Pounder
Secondary Armament:
-

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Front
20 mm Side?
14 mm Rear?
8 mm Top
8 mm Bottom

3.
Name: Alecto III
Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1944
Produced: 1 (partial?)

Length: 4.26 Meters
Width: 2.70 Meters
Height: 2.11 Meters
Weight: 8636 Kilograms
Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-87 mm 25-Pounder Howitzer
Secondary Armament:
-None

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Front
20 mm Side?
14 mm Rear?
8 mm Top
8 mm Bottom

4.
Name: Alecto IV
Type: Self Propelled Artillery
Origin: United Kingdom
Year: 1944
Produced: 1

Length: 4.26 Meters
Width: 2.70 Meters
Height: 2.11 Meters
Weight: 8636 Kilograms
Speed: 48 km/h

Crew: 4

Primary Armament:
-94 mm 32-Pounder Howitzer
Secondary Armament:
-None

Gun Flexibility: °

Armor:
-Hull
38 mm Front
20 mm Side?
14 mm Rear?
8 mm Top
8 mm Bottom

Sources:
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/gb/alecto.htm
http://www.worldlibrary.org/articles/alecto_(spg)
https://www.onwar.com/weapons/afv/data/Alecto-SPG.htm
http://america.pink/alecto-spg_310061.html

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