Being converted di rec tly from the T. It retai ned the rear track guards wi th a step up to the sponson extension s. The ties to th e rear bogies we re not tapered , and he adli ghts we re mounted on the front track guards. Front a l v iews of the sa me ve hicl e also show brackets for the gun rrove llng lock fitt ed to the dri vers front p lat e U.
The brocket on the ri ght rear propellant ch arge compa rt ment cover wou Id appea r to be for a spare. Grousers were conta ine d in the two box es On the fuel tan ks, and, as a n the M. This hoo d consisted of a fo lding canvos cov er with 0 tra nspare nt. It was fitted over the drivers ope ned tap ha tc h for use whe n he. It is inte resti ng to see the wa y the de ep wading screens hove bee n fit ted.
Note the e xtend ed exha ust pipes. Mil som. Drawings by K. Aft er unsucces sful a ttempts to mount th ese weapons in the o ld KV- II turret , more. These becom e de signated SU- a nd SU- respecti vel y. The 5U consiste d of the Mod e l mm gun mounted on a mod if ied KV ch assis; the weapon was int ercha ngeabl e with the mm howit zer to form the 5U Both were sta nda rd ized during Not long a fter produc tion was unde rway, howeve r, the heavy tan k appeared o nd as a result newer more sa tisfac tory mountin gs for th ese weapons were de vel oped on th is c hassis.
SU- was a factory number a nd not the nomenc la ture by whi ch the ve h ic le was gen erall y known in the Sov iet Army. This second ve hic le has al so been referred to as the 15UA a nd by the Hungarions, who wer e issued with se ver al, as the 15Z The ISU 0 is believed to ha ve been produc ed either as a stop-gap mea sure to prov ide weapons to fi e ld units dur ing World Wa r II a t a time whe n the Sov ie t Army was short of a suitab le heavy assa ult gun, or it may ha ve been formed a s a result of th e unbal anc ed producti on of compone nt tank por ts.
The 15U- we re produc ed up to the end of World Wa r II whe n produc ti on is believed to ha ve ceased. The gun, a mm M D , was the some as tha t used on the IS se ries of he avy tanks.
Distinguishing features were its th in ne r bar rel and double-baffl e muzzl e-broke. The supe rsturct ure consisted of a full y-encl osed comportmen t mounted on the front half of the c ha ssis. The front of the superstructure was set slightl y back from the front of the hull. It consisted of a single piece , s lop ing plate, with a massive, two-piec e mantlet mounted on the right-hand side. The montlel was co vered by a shield which was hin ged to the right front of the roo f.
Each s ide of th e supe rstr ucture tap ered sli ghtly to the front an d rea r and consited of two unequal siz e ar mour plates we lded together with a ve rtica l seam. The roof was f lat an d contained two rou nd hatch es ne a r the front , in additi on to the rec ta ngu la r ha tc h at the left re ar.
The hull was th e same as tha t of th e 1 hea vy tank. The rea r deck wa s fl at a nd had a sing le rai sed en gine compartm ent ve nt ext endi ng across th e en tire width. The rear plate was broad , had a prom in ent shope a nd e xten d ed aCrOSS t he e ntir e wi dt h of the ch assis.
Mudgu ards ex tended forward , be yond the c hossis , at the fron t of th e vehic le. The to rsio n bars exte nded th e full wid th of th e ve hic le. The singl e -p in st ee l t ra c k was approxim atel y 26 in c hes wide. The a rmour va ried co nsiderab ly in thickness on both the superstruc ture and th e hull.
Ro lled a rmour plate was used ex te nsi ve ly on the superstruc ture , and the hu fl was mad e of sha ped castings. Armour thickness , whic h was greatest o n the front , va ried from J90mm on th e mantl e t to 90mm o n the front of th e super struc ture. The sides of the supe rstruc tur e a nd th e hu II were mm thi c k whereas the reor deck a nd the roof of th e supe rstructure aver aged 25mm th ic kness , The e ngi ne was the same as t hat used in the ea rly IS ta nks and co nsisted of the rear-mounted V- type 12 cy linder di esel whic h de ve lope d 5 HP at 2, rpm.
The engine was wat e r- co o led and hod a pres sure-type lub rica ti o n syste m. The fue l capacity has be en est imored to be 06 ga lls of diese l fuel c ont ai ned in the ma in ta nks, eac h of four cy lind ric a lly sha pe d oux i l licry ta nks wh ic h may be ca rried on the re ar dec k, a nd ea ch of two sma lle r c y lindrica l ronks wh ic h were some t imes carried on the rear p la te.
An additiona l ta nk could be carr ied be hin d the supers tructure. The armame nt of bo th mod els cons isted of 0 mm gu n a nd a This gun hod a reinforcing ba nd o n th e end of th e barre l. The A- 19S fi red s lowe r be cause i t hod a sc rew type bre ach-b lock whereas th e D- 25S had a slid ing-wed ge type brea c h-b lock. In add ition two trip od mounts we re ca rried and two mac hin e-c a rbin es , a. In th e cas e of Soviet ve hic le , this is not possib le due to th eir a lphabet.
However , instead of the correct Russian design a tion we are u. Sides, upper: 3. Pear; 2. Type: cast manganese steel, dry pin. Decking: O. Belly: 0. Road: 23 m. Cross Country: 10 m.
Front: 3. Sides: 2. Gradi ent: 36 degrees Steering: regenerati ve Rear; 2. Mantel: 7. Calibre: mm 4. Observation: 5 periscopes. Traverse: 11 degrees total. Operation: Manual. Cross country: 52 miles 84 Km. Elevation: plus 19 degrees, minus 3. Power to weight ratio: Crew: 4. Internal fuel capacity: 66 imp. Armour Centres: 7' 9" Q Width: 2' 1. Open navigation menu. Close suggestions Search Search. User Settings. Skip carousel. Carousel Previous. Carousel Next. What is Scribd?
Uploaded by ambit. Did you find this document useful? Is this content inappropriate? Report this Document. Flag for inappropriate content. Download now. Related titles. Carousel Previous Carousel Next. Scale Military Modeller International - October Jump to Page. Search inside document. A good many a rtill e rymen con te nde d tha t horse d raf t was more sa tisfactory than mach ine.
Horse s nei ther ran out of pe trol, nor required rep a irs and spore ports. If the Field Art l l le ry d id not wa nt Self-prope lled guns the Ordna nce Departme nt cou ld nat foist the m upon the users even ha d they suffi cient fun ds to dev e lop them.
Cer ta in mechanicol de fec ts we re revea led duri ng test ing main ly with regard to the hydrau li c mechanism of th e recoi I spa de which we re seriou s en ough to nec essi ta te comp le te red esign. Autho ri ty was req uested for pe rmissio n to pro ceed wi th the immedia te produc ti on of fift y veh ic les pri or to sta ndar disa t io n, but thi s was wi th he ld pe nding Ser vic e Boa rd tes ts. Bellona believes that major political and financial investments in renewable energy sources will be among the most important measures we can take in order to fight climate change.
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On average in direct matches both teams scored a 2. Sakaryaspor in actual season average scored 1. In 18 Akhisar Belediyespor won 9 direct matches. This was necessary not for ease of access but in view of them being completely separated from each other by the recoil guard of the larger 6 pdr. A s the repositioned commander did not have a rotating hatch he was provided with two periscopes to enable him to look backwards as well as forwards, and a periscope for the gunner was re-introduced.
In an effort to disperse the fumes of the larger gun, a ventilator fan was installed in the roof of the turret. In a further drive to save space the co-axial BESA machine gun was eliminated along with the 2" internally loaded bomb thrower.
In order to give the 6 pdr. These were fired by electrical means from inaide the turret. To save the weight 'of the Valentine increasing to an unacceptable level when fitted with the 6 pdr. Thus the 60 mm of the original versions became 50 mm for the three man turret versions and finally 43 mm saving an estimated 5cwt on the Valentines with 6 pdr.
According to Vickers Limited the 6 pdr. If this claim is correct the Valentine may have been the earliest 6 pdr. Churchill which is frequently claimed as such. Those with the A. Diesel being designated MK. VIII, and those with the G. Because of the increasing weight of the tank with its heavier turret, heavier gun, and heavier ammunition, the power to weight ratio had gradually decreased.
To improve the performance it was found possible to uprate the G. IX without any change in designation. The earliest 6 pdr. The barrels of these guns appeared short and fat and were similar to the 6 pdr. In order to improve the armour piercing,capability of the 6 pdr. The designation for the new gun becoming the 6 pdr. V 6 pdr. Whilst the guns mounted on field carriages were fitted with muzzle brakes, these were never fitted to tank guns; tank guns having simple threaded muzzles which were fitted with counterweights.
All of these projectiles improved the performance of the already very efficient weapon. Kpfw rv and Stu. I1I and made the Valentine equal to these in terms of fire power at least. VIlI or IX. This vehicle was part of a contract placed with Vickers Armstrong in May The bracket projecting to the left of the turret was for the 4" smoke bomb throwers fitted as from these models. BREN M. I1I, Valentine M K. Where different to MKS. I , or where not quoted previously.
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