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T17E1 Armoured Car (Staghound)

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The T17E1 Armoured Car was designed in 1942, manufactured by Chevrolet based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1943 to 1980.

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General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)1943 - 1980
Quantity Produced3844
Weight14 tonne
Crew5
M.G's smalln/a
M.G's large(>10mm)2
Length5.54 mtr
Width2.74 mtr
Height2.38 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed56 mph
Max Cross Country Speed28 mph
Range Road450 miles
Range Cross Country202 miles
Fuel TypeUnknown
Fuel Capacityunknown
Horse Power352 hp
Power/Weight25 hp/tonne
General Information
The T17E1 Armoured Car was designed in 1942, manufactured by Chevrolet based on the existing 4 x 4 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1943 to 1980.

The vehicle was powered by GMC '270 x 2' powerplant producing 352 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 56 mph with a range of about 450 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 28 mph and a range of about 202 miles.

It was armed with 2 large machine guns Its main armament consisted of a 37mm Antitank Gun M6 which could penetrate 45 mm of flat plate at 800 metres .


Armour Details
Turret
Front30mm@40°(39mm)
Side30mm@30°(35mm)
Rear30mm@20°(32mm)
Top20mm@17°(68mm)
Superstructure
Front20mm@30°(23mm)
Side20mm@30°(23mm)
Rear15mm@20°(16mm)
Top15mm@90°(15mm)
Hull
Front20mm@20°(21mm)
Side20mm@20°(21mm)
Rear15mm@25°(17mm)
Top15mm@90°(15mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 68 mm - Minimum 15 mm



Weapon Details
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37mm Antitank Gun M6
(Anti Tank Gun)
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History
This was the Tank mounted version of the 37mm M3
ManufacturerWatervliet Arsenal
Calibre37mm
 
Ammunition Details
Name/Id Calibre Weight MVelocity Explosive Content
AP M74 Shot
(AP Armor Piercing)
37mm 0.86Kg 885M/Sec
Quoted Penetration 36mm @ 500mtr/0°
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.12 0.24 0.51 1.15 2.01 3.19 4.93 7.73
Penetration(mm@30°) 61 55 48 38 30 22 16 10
Penetration(mm@0°) 71 64 56 45 35 26 19 12
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 96 64 25 8 2



HE M63 Shell
(HE High Explosive)
37mm 0.73Kg 792M/Sec 0.039Kg explosive
Maximum Range not shown as gun elevation is limited
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63
Direct Fire
Range(Mtr)1002004008001200160020002400
Flight Time(Secs) 0.13 0.27 0.57 1.29 2.25 3.56 5.51 8.63
Hit Probability(%) 98 98 98 93 57 22 3 1
Blast/Fragmentation Effects
Burst radius Infantry in open 99% kill0 mtr Burst radius Infantry in open 66% kill1 mtr
Burst radius Infantry in open 33% kill3 mtr  Armour Penetration inc roof at 1 mtr0 mm
An explosion within 1 mtr of infantry in the open will cause > 66% casualties and could damage some AFV's.
An explosion within 3 mtr of infantry in the open will cause 33% casualties.
The blast effect of this shell exploding within 1 mtr of an armoured vehicle will not cause any significant armour damage.

Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.

The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre, the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.

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