The Bishop

Name	Bishop
Type	SP Artillery

Production Date	March 1942
Total Production	149

Crew	3
(In turret)	2

Length	18'-9.7”
Width	9'1-1”
Height	9'-0.5”

Weight	17.5
Ground pressure	11.48
Ground clearance	8”

Track type	Stamped
No per track	102
Weight of one Track	1825
Track width	14”

Engine	AEC Diesel
B.H.P/Ton	7.7
Max road speed	15
Average road speed	13
Gear box type	22 Clash
Gears	5 Forward 1 Reverse


Fuel consumption (road) – MPG
Fuel consumption (cross country)
Petrol/Oil capacity
Auxiliary capacity
Radius of action (road)
Radius of action (cross country)
Trench Crossing
Vertical obstacle
Fording height
Gradient

Main Armament	25 Pounder
Ammunition	32
Secondary Armament	-
Ammunition	-
Transverse type	Hand (4)
Max elevation	15
Max depression	5
Turret Ring Size	-
Optics

Armour

Lower Hull Nose	60(I.T.80)
Upper Hull Nose	30(I.T.80)
Hull Front	60(I.T.80)
Hull Sides	50(I.T.80)
Hull Rear Lower	60(I.T.80)
Hull Rear Upper	17(I.T.70)
Hull Roof (Front)	20(I.T.80)
Engine Deck	10(I.T.70)
Hull Floor Front (Hull front forward)	20(I.T.80)
Hull Floor Rear	7(I.T.100)

Production of Bishop SP by year (UK Only)

	1941	1942	1943	1944
Bishop SP	-	136	13	-

Last Updated on Wednesday, 31 December 2008 20:25