( Diagrams By Jorge Slipak )
ARCHER
Country : Great Britain
Role : Tank Destroyer
Production Date : October 1944
Manufacturer : Vickers Ltd.
Number Produced : 655
Crew : 4
Radio : No. 18 WT
CSL 126 / 14
Road Speed : 32 Kilometers per Hour
Rough Speed : 16 Kilometers per Hour
Road Range: 145 Kilometers
Off-Road Range: 121 Kilometers
Engine Name: GMC Type 6-71M
Coolant : Water
Cylinders: I-6
Capacity: 6.97 Liters
Power : 192 hp @ 1900 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio : 11.78 hp per tonne
Transmission : Meadows Gearbox
Gears : 5 Forward / 1 Reverse
Suspenion : Slow Motion
Fuel Type : Diesel
Fuel Capacity: 227 Liters
Road Consumption: 1.57 Liters per Kilometer
Off-Road Consumption: 1.88 Liters per Kilometer
Length : 6.68 meters
Height : 2.25 meters
Width : 2.76 meters
Weight : 16300 kilograms
Ground Clearance : 41 centimeters
Ground Pressure : 0.72 kg/cm²
Track Links : 103 per track
Track Width : 35.6 centimeters
Track Ground Contact : 310 centimeters
Gradiant : 32°
Vertical Obsticle : 0.84 meters
Fording Depth : 0.91 meters
Trench Crossing : 2.36 meters
Turning Radius : 7.92 meters
Main Gun : 76mm Q.F. 17 Pounder Mk.II L / 55
Gunsight : No.57 x 3 ML Mk.I
Primary Magnification : 3x magnification / 13° Field of View
Traverse : 44 (Manual)
Elevation : +15° / -7°
Main Gun Ammo : 52
Secondary Weapons : 1x 7.7mm Bren (AA - 720 rounds)
Hull Front (Upper) : 20mm@ 67°
Hull Front (Lower) : 20mm @ 18° & 70°
Hull Sides (Upper) : 20mm @ 78°
Hull Sides (Lower) : 20mm @ 90°
Hull Rear : 20mm @ 60° & 90°
Hull Top : 10mm @ 2° & 7°
Hull Bottom : 10mm @ 0°
Turret Front : None
Turret Mantlet : 20mm @ 70°
Turret Sides : None
Turret Rear : None
Turret Top : Open
Role : Tank Destroyer
Production Date : October 1944
Manufacturer : Vickers Ltd.
Number Produced : 655
Crew : 4
Radio : No. 18 WT
CSL 126 / 14
Road Speed : 32 Kilometers per Hour
Rough Speed : 16 Kilometers per Hour
Road Range: 145 Kilometers
Off-Road Range: 121 Kilometers
Engine Name: GMC Type 6-71M
Coolant : Water
Cylinders: I-6
Capacity: 6.97 Liters
Power : 192 hp @ 1900 rpm
Power / Weight Ratio : 11.78 hp per tonne
Transmission : Meadows Gearbox
Gears : 5 Forward / 1 Reverse
Suspenion : Slow Motion
Fuel Type : Diesel
Fuel Capacity: 227 Liters
Road Consumption: 1.57 Liters per Kilometer
Off-Road Consumption: 1.88 Liters per Kilometer
Length : 6.68 meters
Height : 2.25 meters
Width : 2.76 meters
Weight : 16300 kilograms
Ground Clearance : 41 centimeters
Ground Pressure : 0.72 kg/cm²
Track Links : 103 per track
Track Width : 35.6 centimeters
Track Ground Contact : 310 centimeters
Gradiant : 32°
Vertical Obsticle : 0.84 meters
Fording Depth : 0.91 meters
Trench Crossing : 2.36 meters
Turning Radius : 7.92 meters
Main Gun : 76mm Q.F. 17 Pounder Mk.II L / 55
Gunsight : No.57 x 3 ML Mk.I
Primary Magnification : 3x magnification / 13° Field of View
Traverse : 44 (Manual)
Elevation : +15° / -7°
Main Gun Ammo : 52
Secondary Weapons : 1x 7.7mm Bren (AA - 720 rounds)
Hull Front (Upper) : 20mm@ 67°
Hull Front (Lower) : 20mm @ 18° & 70°
Hull Sides (Upper) : 20mm @ 78°
Hull Sides (Lower) : 20mm @ 90°
Hull Rear : 20mm @ 60° & 90°
Hull Top : 10mm @ 2° & 7°
Hull Bottom : 10mm @ 0°
Turret Front : None
Turret Mantlet : 20mm @ 70°
Turret Sides : None
Turret Rear : None
Turret Top : Open
Key Words: Tank Destroyer , Tank , Valentine , Archer , 1944 , 17 Pdr Gun
