| GENERAL
DATA |
| Formal Designation |
Infantry Tank Mk.
III* (A15), Valentine II |
| Manufacturer(s) |
Vickers Armstrong |
| Production Quantity |
approx. 700 |
Production Period |
1940-42 |
| Type |
Heavy/Infantry Support |
Crew |
3 |
| Length /hull (m) |
5.41 |
Barrel Overhang (m) |
n.a. |
| Width (m) |
2.63 |
Height (m) |
2.27 |
| Combat Weight (kg) |
16000 |
Radio Equipment |
No.11 or No.19 |
| FIREPOWER |
| Primary Armament |
40mm ROQF 2-pounder Mk. IX or X |
Ammunition Carried |
60 |
| Traverse (degrees) |
Electric (360°) |
Elevation (degrees) |
n.a. |
| Traverse speed (360°) |
n.a. |
Sight |
n.a. |
| Secondary Armament |
1 x 7.92mm Besa MG (coaxial) |
Ammunition Carried |
3150 |
| MOBILITY
CHARACTERISTICS |
| Engine Make & Model |
AEC A190 |
Track Links |
73 or 103 or 102/track |
| Type & Displacement |
In6, 9.6 liters |
Track Width |
36 cm |
| Horsepower (max.) |
131hp@1800rpm |
Track Ground Contact |
310 cm |
| Power/Weight Ratio |
8.1 hp/tonne |
Ground Pressure |
10.5 psi |
| Gearbox |
5 forward, 1 reverse |
Ground Clearance (m) |
0.41 |
| Fuel |
Diesel |
Turning Radius (m) |
n.a. |
| Range on/off road (km) |
177+145 aux. |
Gradient (degrees) |
32° |
| Mileage (liters/100km) |
113 on road |
Vertical Obstacle (m) |
0.91 |
| Fuel Capacity (liters) |
164 + 136 aux. |
Fording (m) |
0.91 |
| Speed on/off road |
24/15 km/h |
Trench Crossing (m) |
2.36 |
| ARMOR
PROTECTION |
| Armor Detail |
Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull |
20mm@22°(lower) |
60mm@90° |
17mm@30° |
20mm@0&18° |
| 60mm@69°(nose) |
60mm@90° |
7mm@0&18° |
| Superstructure |
30mm@22° (glacis) |
30mm@27° |
17mm@32°(engine) |
20mm@0&13° |
| 60mm@90°(driver) |
10mm@0&12° |
| Turret |
65mm@90° |
60mm@90° |
65mm@90° |
20mm@10°(front) |
| 10mm@0°(mid) |
| 10mm@10°(back) |
| Mantlet |
n.a. |
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| TECHNICAL
DRAWINGS AND OTHER IMAGES |
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| REFERENCES |
| AFV40/41, BT, BP34, MM0898 |
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