The Cavalier Tank (A.24)

Cavalier Cruiser Tank (A.24)

Name	Cavalier
Type	Cruiser

Production Date	February 1943

Crew	5
(In turret)	3

Length	20'-9.5”
Width	9'-6”
Height	7'-9”

Weight	25.25
Ground pressure	13.25
Ground clearance	16”

Track type	Webbed & Spudded
No per track	125
Weight of one Track
Track width	14”

Engine	Nuffield Liberty
B.H.P/Ton	14
Max road speed
Average road speed
Cross Country Speed
Gear box type	Z5 Constant Mesh
Gears	5 Forward 1 Reverse


Fuel consumption (road) – MPG
Fuel consumption (cross country)
Petrol	110
Auxiliary capacity
Radius of action (road)	110
Radius of action (cross country)
Trench Crossing	7'-9”
Vertical obstacle	1'-8”
Fording height	3'
Gradient

Main Armament	6 Pounder
Ammunition	74
Secondary Armament	2xBesa 7.92
Ammunition	4950
Transverse type	Hand & Hydraulic
Max elevation
Max depression
Turret Ring Size	57.2
Optics	No.39

Armour

Lower Hull Nose
Upper Hull Nose
Hull Front	64
Hull Sides	25
Hull Rear	21
Hull Roof (Front)	20
Engine Deck	20
Hull Floor	8

Turret Front	75
Turret Roof	20
Turret Sides	65
Turret Rear	60
Turret Floor	-

Production of the Cavalier Tank by year (UK Only)

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 August 2012 13:41