All First World War Vehicles

Machinery of War Discussion Ground Vehicle
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S. Is not AP but plain Ball with lead or soft steel core.
S.m.K. is not apcr, but plain AP.

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Do you happen to know the performance and weight of them so I can plug them into the penetration calculator? I wasn’t able to find it, except for the AP.

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I dont sry.

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Yup I agree that the ideal solution would be a separate range/matchmaker for WW1 vehicles. Things like the FT could work well when facing ww1 armoured cars and such, but yes would have issues against the big tanks with 57-75mm cannons. Then the “top-tier” of WW1 vehicles like the A7V would face vehicles like the Medium Mk1 and the Char 2C.

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Eh, the Renault FT would just be poor in general, even against armored cars back then. Could you imagine it facing something as simple as a Garford? Anything crew-heavy would be horrible for it to face.

I do take back what I said about it being the worst, though. That would go to the American M1917 and any of their 1920s-1930s tanks equipped with the 37-mm M1916. The only armor-piercing ammunition that it has is the 37-mm Mk. II HE with a base fuze, which would penetrate 8 mm in-game going by the penetration calculator and multiplying that outcome by 0.75 (I think that’s the formula for base-fuzed HE in-game?); and Irl it also couldn’t penetrate 8 mm beyond 300 yards. Luckily, the 37-mm M1916 does share the cartridge with the 37 T.R.P. mle 1916, which is an infantry version of the gun mounted on the Renault FT (or the other way around), so any of the French ammunition could be used by it in-game, albeit ahistorically.

I imagine the hierarchy of the First World War top tier would be sorted something like this: Mark VIII → Saint-Chamond → A7V/A7V-U/FCM 1A → K-Wagen. The British would come out with a vengeance in the interwar period, though. The Medium Mk. I and Mk. II were some of the best of the time, while the Soviets and Americans largely wouldn’t produce anything of note and the French would be stuck spamming out Renault FT duplicates that wouldn’t even be capable of penetrating themselves; of course all with some exceptions (American M1921/22 Mediums, Soviet T-18 spam, French SRA/SRB/FCM/FAMH battle tank prototypes). Though, I can’t see the Char 2C facing the A7V, at least not unless they’re in a max uptier. It would be better than the A7V in every way that matters: better gun that’s turreted, better mobility, and better armor, while still retaining the same split crew profile that makes the A7V so survivable.

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Knowing Gaijin, USA would get this:

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USSR
Russian Empire - White Russia - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

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Lanchester

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Lanchester» (Бронированный автомобиль «Ланчестер»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Imported
Derived From: Lanchester 19B
Derivatives: None
Produced: 50~ Production Date: 1914-1916
Producer(s): United Kingdom 50~ 1914-1916
The Lanchester Motor Co Ltd 50~ 1914-1916
Used: 22 Service Date: 1/1916-???
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1/1916-???

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Dimensions
Weight: 4.7 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 4.88 m 1.93 m 2.29 m
Ground Clearance: 26 cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Machine Gun Car
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+360° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Cannon Car
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
4 Machine Gun Car
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Machine Gunner
1 Machine Gun Loader
4 Cannon Car
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Lanchester
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 45 kW
@ RPM 2,200
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Cantilever spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 80.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 9.5 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 290 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Lanchesters were purchased in 1916. At first they were intended to be machine gun cars, but due to the demand for cannon cars, all but one was rearmed with 37-mm Hotchkiss. They would see service through to the Russian Civil War where captured vehicles would also be used by the Red Army.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1916: All but one car rearmed with 37-mm Hotchkiss.
  • 1916: One car equipped with barbed wire cutter.

Ulyatovsky

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General
Name(s): Tryokhkolyosny’j bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ (Трёхколёсный бронированный автомобиль)
Type: Armored car
Status: Technical
Derived From: ???
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1916
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1916
Officer’s Rifle School 1 1916
Used: 1 Service Date: 1916-???
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1916-???

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Dimensions
Weight: 2.95 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Machine Gun Car
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Cannon Car
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1913 g. (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 10 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2mm Gun
???
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 57-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
2 Machine Gun Car
1 Commander, Driver
1 Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Cannon Car
1 Commander, Driver
1 Gunner, Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 24 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 50.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 8.1 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Ulyatovsky designed and constructed this armored car in 1916. It was likely based on the machine gun armored car built at Izhora a year prior and was initially armed with the same machine gun. This was then replaced with a short 57-mm gun. There is no information on its combat history during the First World War or after.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1916: Rearmed with a 57-mm gun as a cannon car.

Three-wheeled

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ Ulyatovskogo (Бронированный автомобиль Улятовского)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: None
Derivatives: None
Produced: 30 Production Date: 1915-1917
Producer(s): Russian Empire 30 1915-1917
Izhorskij Zavod 20 1916-1917
Officer’s Rifle School 10 1915
Used: 1 Service Date: 1916-1922~
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1916-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-1918~
Dobrovol’cheskaya armiya (Volunteer Army) 1918-1920~
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1918-1922~

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Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
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Dobrovol’cheskaya armiya (Volunteer Army)
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Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
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Dimensions
Weight: 1.4-2.6* t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*Machine gun cars weighed 1.8 t or 1.4 t, cannon cars weighed 2.6 t.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Machine Gun Car Early
2 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Machine Gun Car Late
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Cannon Car
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 15 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight 1-3.5x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 4-6 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 4-6 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
4 Machine Gun Car Early
1 Commander
1 Driver
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
3 Machine Gun Car Late
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
4 Cannon Car
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Kejs/Gupmobil’/Maskvil’*
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 12-18 kW*
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???

*Engines were not standardized and varried.

Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 3x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 6.9-12.8 kW/t*
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

*Engines were not standardized and varried. Machine gun cars ranged from 6.6-9.9 kW/t and 8.5-12.8 kW/t, and cannon cars ranged from 4.6-6.9 kW/t.

Summary
The three-wheeled cars were built due to the success of the Garford-Putilov. They were built with both machine gun and cannon cars in mind, with the former being refined by Izhora in the production version. They saw use up to the 1920s as a part of the Red Army, who had at least four still in service by 1922.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1916: Production machine gun car produced with one machine gun and weight lowered from 1.8 to 1.4 t.

Renault Bratolyubov-Nekrasov

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Reno» Bratolyubova-Nekrasova (Бронированный автомобиль «Рено» Братолюбова-Некрасова)
Type: Armored car
Status: Technical
Derived From: Renault
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1915
Masterskie A. A. Bratolyubova 1 1915
Used: 1 Service Date: 1915-1921
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1916-1917~
??? 1917-1921

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11-j avtomobil’noj roty’ 1915-1917 Removed
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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Rear Turret, Mechanical, -/+45° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Front Turret, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Sidewards
All side 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Rearwards
All rear 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Downwards
Floor 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Crew
4 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Renault
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The car was constructed by Staff Captain Nekrasov for the 11th automobile company. It saw service to at least 1917, at which further combat records stop until a mention of its scrapping in 1921.

Variants & Changes:

None

Russo-Balt Bratolyubov-Nekrasov

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Russo-Balt» Bratolyubova-Nekrasova tip 1 (Бронированный автомобиль «Руссо-Балт» Братолюбова-Некрасова тип 1)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Russo-Balt D, Russo-Balt S 24/40
Derivatives: None
Produced: 6 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 6 1915
Masterskie A. A. Bratolyubova 6 1915
Used: 6 Service Date: 1915-1921
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1916-1917~
??? 1917-1921

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Dimensions
Weight: 3.7 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Russo-Balt S 24/40
2 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Fore Casemate, Mechanical, -/+45° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Stern Casemate, Mechanical, -/+45° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (9,000) ???, Manual, -/+??° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Russo-Balt D
1 x
 37-mm Maxim-Nordenfelt (???) Stern Casemate, Manual, -/+45° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 300 rpm
3 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (9,000) ???, Manual, -/+??° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Hotchkiss Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
37 mm Maxim Gun
??? HE/-BF 0.5 kg/17 g ???, 3/11 mm @ 402 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 5.5 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Sidewards
All side 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Casemate side 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Rearwards
All rear 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Upwards
Roof 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Downwards
Floor 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Crew
6 Russo-Balt S 24/40
1 Commander
1 Driver
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
6 Russo-Balt D
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Russo-Balt
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 30 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 37.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 8.1 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Russo-Balts were another creation of Staff Captain Nekrasov, this time at a larger scale compared to his sole Renault. Six were constructed, three atop the Russo-Balt D and three atop the Russo-Balt S 24/40. All three S 24/40 would later be converted into railway cars. Information on their combat history ended at the Russian Revolution, with them only reappearing in 1921 when they were being scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

  • Russo-Balt S 24/40: Armed with two 37-mm Hotchkiss.
    • 1916-1917: Wheels replaced by railway wheels for usage as armored railway cars.
  • Russo-Balt D: Armed with one 37-mm Maxim-Nordenfelt.

Mannesmann-Mulag

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Mannesmann-Mulag» (Бронированный автомобиль «Маннесманн-Мулаг»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Mannesmann-Mulag 4 t, Mannesmann-Mulag 3 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 3 Production Date: 1914-1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 3 1914-1915
Izhorskij Zavod 3 1914-1915
Used: 6 Service Date: 1914-1921
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1914-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-1918~
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1918-1921

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Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
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Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
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Dimensions
Weight: 5.7 t*
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*The 3 t-based cars were lighter, though a specific weight can’t be found.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
47 mm Gun Carrier
1 x
 47-mm Hotchkiss (1,200) Turret, Mechanical, -/+13° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
2 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (8,000) Cab Port, Manual, -/+??° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
37 mm Gun Carrier
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+13° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (8,000) Cab Port, Manual, -/+??° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
47 mm Gun
??? APHE 1.5 kg/20 g TNT, 61 mm @ 701 m/s
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
47 mm Gun Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 47-mm Hotchkiss
37 mm Gun Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret Side 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret Rear 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Mannesman-Mulag
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 31-37 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Steel spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.5-??? kW/t*
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

*The 3 t-based cars were lighter, though a specific weight can’t be found.

Summary
The Mannesmann-Mulag was one of the first cannon cars built for the First World War and can be traced as the car responsible for the mass-adoption of them within the Russian Army. After the destruction of the first car in 1915, two more were constructed in its place, but built on a lighter chassis with a smaller gun that had a better high-explosive projectile available to it. At least one would survive the entire war and took part for the parade of the anniversay of the October Revolution in 1918. It was later dismantled in 1921.

Variants & Changes:

  • Mannesmann-Mulag 4 t: The first armored car was built with a 37 kW engine and a 47-mm gun.
  • Mannesmann-Mulag 3 t: The second armored cars were built with a 31 kW engine and a 37-mm gun, rear machine gun removed.

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Car of the first series.

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Car of the second series.

Mgebrov-White

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Mgebrov-Uajt» («Бронированный автомобиль «Мгебров-Уайт»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: White 1.5 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1915
Izhorskij Zavod 1 1915
Used: 15 Service Date: 15/9/1915-1920~
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 15/9/1915-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-1918~
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1918-1920~

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User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army)
29-j avtomobil’ny’j pulemyotny’j vzvod 15/9/1915-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 4.87 m 2.23 m 2.39 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+135° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
2 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+90° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 7 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret Side 7 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret Rear 7 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 4 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - White
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 26 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Rear wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 42.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 250 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Mgebrov-White were a part of a series of armored cars designed by Staff Captain Mgebrov. However, production was limited due to the unfortunate death of Mgebrov soon after the completion of his armored cars. Along with the Mgebrov-Benz and the Mgebrov-Pierce-Arrow, the car was deployed against the Turks for the duration of the war. It later fell into the hands of the Red Army where it was last noted fighting at the Kahkovka Bridgehead in 1920, before records of it ceased.

Variants & Changes:

None

Mercedes

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Mersedes» (Бронированный автомобиль «Мерседес»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Mercedes
Derivatives: None
Produced: 2 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 2 1915
Obukhovskij Zavod 2 1915
Used: 15 Service Date: 15/9/1915-1920~
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 15/9/1915-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917
???* 1917~

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User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army)
3-j kavalerijskij korpus 6/1915-9/1915
25-j avtomobil’ny’j pulemyotny’j vzvod 9/1915-4/1916
2-go korennogo polka 4/1916-1917~
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
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Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 6 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel-vanadium
Sidewards
All side 6 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel-vanadium
Rearwards
All rear 6 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel-vanadium
Upwards
Roof 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel-vanadium
Downwards
Floor 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel-vanadium
Crew
6 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Mercedes
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 34 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 70.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Mercedes were built in 1915 with a unique design principle: that their weaponry was hidden by foldable sides. The chassis themselves were also rare for Russia, and they were among the only armored cars built on that chassis. They saw service until 1916 when that rareness came back to bite them, as the spare parts necessary for their repair wasn’t available. They were intended to be converted into armored railway cars, but this never came to fruition before the upheaval of the Russian Revolution and the following Civil War, at which point all records on the cars are lost and presumably they were scrapped at least by the end of the civil war.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1916: Armored cars partially converted into armored railway cars, never completed.

Packard

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Pakkard» (Бронированный автомобиль «Паккард»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Packard 3 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 2 Production Date: 1914-3/1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 2 1914-3/1915
Izhorskij Zavod 2 1914-3/1915
Used: 2 Service Date: 4/1915-1918
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 4/1915-10/1917
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 10/1917-1918

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1-j avtomobil’noj pulemetnoj roty’ 4/1915-9/1916 ↓Renamed↓
1-j bronedivizion 9/1916-10/1917 ↓Transferred↓
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
1-j bronedivizion 10/1917-1918 Captured
Dimensions
Weight: 5.76 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x 37-mm Maxim-Nordenfelt (1,200) Turret, Manual, -/+300° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 300 rpm
1 x 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (8,000) Moveable, Manual, -/+360° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+70° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
??? HE/-BF 0.5 kg/17 g ???, 3/11 mm @ 402 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Maxim-Nordenfelt
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Sidewards
All side 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Turret side[/u] 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Rearwards
All rear[/u] 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Turret rear 5 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Upwards[/u]
Roof 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-nickel
Crew
7[/u] Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loader
1 Machine Gunners
1 Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Packard
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 24 kW
@ RPM: ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 50.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 4.1 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
In response to the effectiveness of cannon armored cars in 1914, further cannon armored cars were ordered. One model selected were based on Packard trucks and completed by 1915. They served through the eastern front for the entirety of the war, but were recalled in 1917 to deal with the unrest in Petrograd. Afterwards, they were transferred to Dvinsk to rebut a German offensive, but the chaos of the October Revolution left them without orders. In 1918 the cars, still in Dvinsk, unsuccessfully fought German troops and both were ultimately captured, later seeing use in Berlin in suppressing the German’s own revolution.

Variants & Changes:

None

Pierce-Arrow

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Pirs-Arrou» (Бронированный автомобиль «Пирс-Арроу»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Produced
Derived From: Pierce-Arrow 5 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 2 Production Date: 1916
Producer(s): Russian Empire 2 1916
Izhorskij Zavod 2 1916
Used: 2 Service Date: 1916-1917
User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy) 1916-1917

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User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy)
Morskogo zapasnogo bronediviziona 1916-1917 Captured
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x 76,2-mm obr. 1904 g. (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 6 rpm
2 x 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 290 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, ??? mm @ 290 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1904 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 4.5 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 4.5 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear[/u] 4.5 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards[/u]
Roof 4.5 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
6[/u] Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM: ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Solid
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Pierce-Arrow were intended to protect coastal fortifications for the navy, but due to the production of the Naval Garford-Putilov that plan was cancelled. Instead, the two completed cars were used as training vehicles within the Naval Reserve Armored Division. Later, during the collapse of the Russian Imperial Army in wake of the October Revolution, both cars were captured – one, captured by Latvia and being used into the mid-1920s, and the other, captured by Germany and being used during the German Revolution by the Freikorps before being turned over the Entente.

Variants & Changes:

None

FVD

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «FVD» (Бронированный автомобиль «ФВД»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Produced
Derived From: FVD 3 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1916-1917
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1916-1917
Putilovskij Zavod 1 1916-1917
Used: 1 Service Date: 1917-???
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1917-???

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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x 76,2-mm obr. 1904 g. (???) Turret, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 6 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 290 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, ??? mm @ 290 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1904 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
??[/u] Total
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM: ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x4
Type: ???
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The FVD chassis were latewar armored cars that never fulfilled their production goals. The cannon FVD was intended to be produced in twenty units, but by the time of the Russian Revolution only one had been made and further work on the other units were stopped due to the chaos that was brought with the revolution. There is no record on what happened to this sole FVD.

Variants & Changes:

None

Garford

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Garford-Putilov» (Бронированный автомобиль «Гарфорд-Путилов»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Garford HtK 68
Derivatives: «Morskie Garford-Putilov»
Produced: 30 Production Date: 3/1915-28/9/1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 30 3/1915-28/9/1915
Putilovskij Zavod 30 3/1915-28/9/1915
Used: 30 Service Date: 1915-1931
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1915-1917
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1918-1931

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5-go avtopulemyotnogo vzvoda ??? ???
6-go avtopulemyotnogo vzvoda ??? ???
7-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
8-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
9-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
10-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
11-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
12-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
13-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
14-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
15-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
16-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
17-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
18-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
19-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
20-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
21-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
22-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
23-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
24-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
25-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
26-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
27-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
28-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
29-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
30-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
31-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
32-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
33-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
34-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
35-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
36-j avtomobil’ny’kh pulemyotny’kh vzvodov ??? ???
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
Soyuz zashhity’ Rodiny’ i Svobody’ ??? Captured
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
42-go svodno-tyazhyologo avtobronevogo plastunskogo otryada ??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 8.6 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 5.7 m 2.3 m 2.8 m
Ground Clearance: 30 cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (44) Turret, Mechanical, -/+130° @ 12.8°/s Mechanical, -5°/+15° @ 3.2°/s 15 rpm
3 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (6,000) Coaxial, Manual, -/+5° @ 60°/s Manual, -5°/+15° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Sponsons, Manual, -/+81° @ 60°/s Manual, -4°/+10° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight 1-3.5x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson 5 mm @ 0° RHA
Hood 5 mm @ 61° (LoS 10 mm) RHA
Exhaust cover 3 mm @ 45° (LoS 4 mm) RHA
Sidewards
All side 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson 5 mm @ 0° RHA
Rear upper panel 5 mm @ 45° (LoS 7 mm) RHA
Rear lower panel 6.5 mm @ 35° (LoS 8 mm) RHA
Turret side 6.5 mm @ 20° (LoS 7 mm) RHA
Rearwards
All rear 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Turret front 6.5 mm @ 23° (LoS 7 mm) RHA
Lower 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Upwards
Roof 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Downwards
Floor 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Crew
8 Original
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners
2 Machine Gun Loaders
8 Remodeled
1 Commander
1 Fore Driver
1 Aft Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners
1 Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 132.4 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Putilov
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 22 kW
@ RPM 2,500
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Putilov 4-speed 4 4
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 18.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 18.0 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.6 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 120 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Garford-Putilov formed the largest type of armored cars in the Russian Empire. They were spread out in support of machine gun armored cars and saw service up until the Russian Civil War, where most of them were captured by the Red Army. At least 27 survived up to 1931, at which point all remaining Garfords were dismantled by the Soviets.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1916: An aft driver’s station is installed, allowing for two drivers in case of the incapacitation of the other, some armored cars also had armor installed around the machine guns.
  • 1923: Up to twenty-one Garfords converted into armored railway cars by the replacement of their wheels.
  • Naval Garford-Putilov: See below.

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A remodeled Garford with an aft driver’s station and additional armor around the machine guns.

Naval Garford

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Morskie Garford-Putilov» (Бронированный автомобиль «Морские Гарфорд-Путилов»)
Type: Armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Garford HtK 111
Derivatives: None
Produced: 18 Production Date: 1916-12/1916
Producer(s): Russian Empire 18 1916-12/1916
Putilovskij Zavod 18 1916-12/1916
Used: 30 Service Date: 1916-1931
User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy) 1916-1917
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1918-1931

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User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy)
Bronevogo artillerijskogo diviziona ??? ???
Morskoj «batal’on smerti» Shishko ??? Destroyed
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
???
Dimensions
Weight: 11.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 5.7 m 2.3 m 2.8 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (60) Turret, Mechanical, -/+130° @ 12.8°/s Mechanical, -5°/+15° @ 3.2°/s 15 rpm
3 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (9,000) Coaxial, Manual, -/+5° @ 60°/s Manual, -5°/+15° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Sponsons, Manual, -/+81° @ 60°/s Manual, -4°/+10° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight 1-3.5x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 9 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson ??? mm @ 0° RHA
Hood ??? mm @ 61° (LoS 10 mm) RHA
Exhaust cover ??? mm @ 45° RHA
Sidewards
All side 7 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson ??? mm @ 0° RHA
Rear upper panel ??? mm @ 45° RHA
Rear lower panel 7 mm @ 35° (LoS 9 mm) RHA
Turret side 7 mm @ 20° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 7 mm @ 0° RHA
Turret front 13 mm @ 23° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Lower 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Upwards
Roof 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Downwards
Floor 3 mm @ 0° RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander
1 Fore Driver
1 Aft Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners
1 Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 132.4 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Putilov
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 26 kW
@ RPM 2,500
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Putilov 4-speed 4 4
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 18.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 18.0 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.4 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The success of the army Garford-Putilov prompted the navy to order cars of their own. Their model was more heavily armed and armored, and was based on a heavier chassis with a more powerful engine to compensate for that. They would initially see service guarding Peter the Great’s coastal fortress, but would later become frontline vehicles once the eastern front started to collapse. During the Russian Civil War, most were captured by the Red Army and some survived up to 1931 where they were ultimately dismantled due to the obsolescence.

Variants & Changes:

None

Gulkevich

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j traktor Gul’kevicha (Бронированный трактор Гулькевича)
Type: Armored tractor
Status: Production
Derived From: Chalmers
Derivatives: None
Produced: 2 Production Date: 1916-1917
Producer(s): Russian Empire 2 1916-1917
Putilovskij Zavod 2 1916-1917
Used: 2 Service Date: 1917-???
User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy) 1917-10/1917
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 10/1917-1922

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User(s): Rossijskij imperatorskij flot (Russian Imperial Navy)
Zapasnogo bronediviziona 1917-10/1917 Captured
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
3-go avtobroneotryada 10/1918-1/1920 Removed
Dimensions
Weight: 12.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (???) Casemate, Mechanical, -/+45° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 15 rpm
2 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Coaxial, Mechanical, -/+45° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight 1-3.5x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Sidewards
All side 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 6.5 mm @ 0° RHA
Upwards
Roof 4 mm @ 0° RHA
Downwards
Floor 4 mm @ 0° RHA
Crew
7 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner, Machine Gunner
2 Gun Loader
2 Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Allis Chalmers
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 51 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Wheels
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 2x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Tracks
Type: None
Road wheels: 6/2
Type: ???
Idlers: ???
Return rollers: ???
Type: ???
Drive Sprockets: ???
Type: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 15.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 4.2 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
While armored cars were successful within the Russian army, they did have one fault: their, relatively, poor cross-country mobility. One solution pursued was the creation of armored halftracks, of which these two cars were one of the first. They were intended to see service on the front, but the February Revolution left them relegated to Petrograd, and after the October Revolution both cars were captured in the immediate aftermath. They would see service until 1922 when they were both then scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

None

Colonel Bezmolitvenny

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General
Name(s): Bronirovanny’j traktor «Polkovnik Bezmolitvenny’j» (Бронированный трактор «Полковник Безмолитвенный»)
Type: Armored tractor
Status: Technical
Derived From: Clayton M1916
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1918
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1918
Masterskie Donskoj armii 1 1918
Used: 1 Service Date: 1918-1919
User(s): Donskaya armiya (Don Army) 1918-1919
Vooruzhenny’e sily’ na Yuge Rossii (Armed Forces of South Russia) 8/1/1919-1919

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User(s): Donskaya armiya (Don Army)
???
Vooruzhenny’e sily’ na Yuge Rossii (Armed Forces of South Russia)
Donskaya armiya 1918-1919 Dismantled
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (???) Casemate, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 15 rpm
6 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) Ports, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All ??? mm @ ??° ???
Crew
11 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loader
6 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Clayton
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Wheels
Type: ???
Road wheels: 1x1
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front uni
Tracks
Type: ???
Road wheels: 8/3
Type: ???
Idlers: ???
Return rollers: ???
Type: ???
Drive Sprockets: ???
Type: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The October Revolution left the Red Armies with the bulk of the armored vehicles from the short-lived Russian Republic. To rectify that, some of the White Armies built their own. The Don Army decided to do that in 1918 with their halftrack tractor design. It was intended to see frontline service, but due to it being overweight it was relegated to being a training vehicle until 1919 where it was then dismantled due to the retreat of the VSYUR.

Variants & Changes:

None

Light Tanks

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General
Name(s): Lyogkij tank Reno FT (Лёгкий танк Рено FT)
Type: Light tank
Status: Captured
Derived From: None
Derivatives: Lyogkij tank «Reno-Russkij»
Produced: 3,728 (all models) Production Date: 7/1918-10/10/1918
Producer(s): French Republic 3,728 1917-1919
Renault S.A 1,850~ ???
Berliet 800~ ???
SOMUA 600~ ???
Delaunay-Belleville 280~ ???
Used: 6 Service Date: 1919-???
User(s): Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1919-???

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User(s): Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
Bronevoj divizion osobogo naznacheniya 1919-??? ???
Avtobroneotryada imeni Sverdlova 05/1919-??? ???
6-j avtobroneotryadov 1922-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 6.7 t
Ground Pressure: 0.5 kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 5.0 m 1.74 m 2.14 m
Ground Clearance: 43 cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 37 S.A. mle 1918 (233) Turret, Mechanical, -/+360° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -2°/+35° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
OR 37 mle 1892 APHE 0.5 kg/15 g F3, 14 mm @ 388 m/s
OE 37 mle 1916 HE 0.56 kg/30 g Melinite, 6 mm @ 365 m/s
OE 37 mle 1888M HE 0.455 kg/22 g F3, 5 mm @ 402 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? telescopic Sight ??x zoom, for 37 S.A. mle 1918
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Berliet-Girod
Frontwards
All front 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Sidewards
All side 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ???° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ???° RHA
Renault
Frontwards
All front 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret front 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Sidewards
All side 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret side 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret rear 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ???° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ???° RHA
Crew
2 Total
1 Commander, Gunner, Gun Loader
1 Driver
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 95 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Renault
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 29 kW
@ RPM 1,500
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: 4.5 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Sliding 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Vertical spring
Road wheels: 9/4
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Front track
Return rollers: 6
Type: Rigid spaced
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 15-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 32
Length: ??? cm
Width: 34 cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: 2 m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 8.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 4.3 kW/t
Maximum Grade: 26.5°
Maximum Trench: 1.35 m
Maximum Wall: 0.6 m
Maximum Fording: 70 cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 60 km
Mileage: 158 l/100 km

Summary
The Renault FT was the first turreted and mass-produced tanks. Four tanks were captured by the Soviets from Odessa in 1919. At least one of these tanks were equipped with a Girod-Renault and another a Renault turret. They saw battle during the same year and were copied as the Renault-Russian, but were largely unsuccessful due to lack of experience with tanks.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1918: Girod-Renault replaced by the Berliet-Girod cylindrical omnibus turret.
  • 1918: Berliet-Girod replaced by Renault polygonal omnibus turret.
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A captured Renault FT with the Berliet-Girod

Renault-Russian

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General
Name(s): Lyogkij tank «Reno-russkij» Лёгкий танк «Рено-русский»
Type: Light tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Lyogkij tank Reno FT
Derivatives: None
Produced: 15 (all models) Production Date: 08/1920-05/1921
Producer(s): USSR 15 08/1920-05/1921
Zavod «Krasnoe Sormovo» 15 08/1920-05/1921
Used: 15 Service Date: 07/01/1922-???
User(s): Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 07/01/1922-???

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User(s): Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
7-j avtobroneotryadov 07/01/1922-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 7.0 t
Ground Pressure: 0.7 kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 4.96 m 1.75 m 2.25 m
Ground Clearance: 42 cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Cannon Tank
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (250) Turret, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Cannon-Machine Gun Tank
1 x
 37-mm Hotchkiss (250) Turret, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
1 x
 8-mm Hotchkiss (3,000) Turret, Mechanical, -/+180°/??° (Ballport) @ ??/??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
Steel fragmentation SAPHE 0.5 kg/40 g ???, 15 mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron Hotchkiss HE 0.5 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Cast iron fragmentation HE 0.51 kg/??? g ???, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister Cn ??? kg/75 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Canister short Cn 0.51 kg/50 balls, ??? mm @ 442 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 37-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret front 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Sidewards
All side 16 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret side 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 13 mm @ ???° RHA
Turret rear 22 mm @ ???° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ???° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6.5 mm @ ???° RHA
Crew
2 Total
1 Commander, Gunner, Gun Loader
1 Driver
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 90 l
Engine(s): 1 x - AMO
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 25 kW
@ RPM 1,480
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Beam spring
Road wheels: 9/4
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Front track
Return rollers: 6
Type: Rigid spaced
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 15-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 34
Length: ??? cm
Width: 32.4 cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 8.5 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.6 kW/t
Maximum Grade: 38°
Maximum Trench: 1.8 m
Maximum Wall: 0.6 m
Maximum Fording: 50 cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: 2.5 m
Cruising Range: 120 km
Mileage: 75 l/100 km

Summary
The Renault-Russian was an attempt to copy the Renault FT and can be considered Russia’s first domestic mass-production tank. While not an exact copy, it was similar enough and performed similarly to the captured Renault FT also in service, albeit no Russian-Renault would see combat. However, they quickly started to see frequent breakdowns that demanded salvaging parts from captured Renault FTs, so by the 1930s they were all effectively decommissioned. Though, it wouldn’t be until the later 1930s that they were scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1920: After the first two tanks, it became standard for a machine gun to also be installed in the turret alongside the cannon.
  • 1921: Three tanks were produced with no armaments at all, presumably as training vehicles.
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A later Russian-Renault with a mixed cannon and machine gun armament.

Heavy Tanks

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General
Name(s): Czar’-tank (Царь-танк)
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Prototype
Derived From: None
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1915-1916
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1915-1916
Khamovnikakh zavod 1 1915-1916
Used: 0 Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: 60.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 17.8 m 12.0 m 9.0 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g. (60) Turret, Mechanical, -/+90° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 15 rpm
8 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (10,000) Turret, Manual, -/+??° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Lower Turret, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+90° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
Grenade 76,2-mm HE 6.4 kg/785 g TNT, 24 mm @ 381 m/s
Shrapnel 76,2-mm Sh 6.5 kg/85 g TNT, 18 mm @ 381 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight ??x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1910 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 10 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 10 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 10 mm @ ??° RHA
Turret rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
15 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners
2 Machine Gun Loaders
7 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 2 x - Maybach
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower (Total): 177 (353) kW
@ RPM 2,500
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 3x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 17.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.9 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 60 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Tsar tank was the only one of two of Russian Empire’s tank designs to actually materialize in reality in some form during the First World War. However, due to its thin armor, the immense vulnerability of the front wheels, and the poor mobility provided by the high ground pressure for what would have been the heaviest tank design of the war, aside from the later K-Wagen; the prototype was rejected and later scrapped. It consequently never received its planned armaments.

Variants & Changes:

None

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General
Name(s): Tyazhyoly’j tank «Rikardo» ( Тяжёлый танк «Рикардо»)
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Captured
Derived From: Mark IV
Derivatives: None
Produced: 400 (all models) Production Date: 1917-1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 400 1917-1918
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co 400 1917-1918
Used: 14 Service Date: 1919-1938
User(s): Vooruzhenny’e sily’ na Yuge Rossii (Armed Forces of South Russia) 8/1/1919-1919
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1920
Russkaya e’skadra (Russian Squadron)* 1920
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) 1919-1938

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User(s): Donskaya armiya (Don Army)
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Vooruzhenny’e sily’ na Yuge Rossii (Armed Forces of South Russia)
Pervogo tankovogo diviziona 1919-??? ↓↓↓Captured↓↓↓
Russkuyu armiyu (Russian Army)*
??? 1920-??? ↓Reorganized↓
Russkaya e’skadra (Russian Squadron)*
??? 1920-??? ↓Captured↓
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
Khar’kovskaya tankovy’e e’skadry’ 1919-??? ↓Reorganized↓
Lefortovskaya tankovy’e e’skadry’ ???-??? ↓Reorganized↓
Dimensions
Weight: 30.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.0 m 4.1 m 2.64 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. II (282) Left/Right Sponson, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
5 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (6,000) Right/Left Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Manual, -6°/+12° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.7 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.7 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? telescopic Sight ??x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Lower frontal glacis 16 mm @ 61° (LoS 33 mm) RHA
Lowest frontal glacis 16 mm @ 69° (LoS 45 mm) RHA
Upper frontal glacis 16 mm @ 44° (LoS 22 mm) RHA
Towers front 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson front 16 mm @ 30° (LoS 18 mm) RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson lower side 12 mm @ 38° (LoS 15 mm) RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower rear 12 mm @ 34° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Sponson rear 12 mm @ 15° (LoS 12 mm) RHA
Rear glacis 12 mm @ 72° (LoS 39 mm) RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ 0° RHA
Front roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Upper rear roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Lower rear roof 12 mm @ 74° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ 0° RHA
Inwards
Inner track-sponson 12 mm RHA
Sponson stowage 12 mm RHA
Engine wall 12 mm RHA
Transmission cover 12 mm RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 420 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 110 kW
@ RPM 1,200
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 19 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Wilson epicyclic 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Wilson epicyclic clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 30-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 90
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 52.07 cm
Pitch: 19.05 cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: 2 m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 7.7 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.4 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.7 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: 3.5 m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 72 km
Mileage: 583 l/100 km

Summary
Mark V composites were deployed to Russia under both Denikin’s VSYUR and Vrangel’s Russian Army/Squadron. Both of them would suffer losses at the hands of the Red Army with at least 14 of their Mk. V tanks being either captured or repaired and put into Red Army service by the end of the Civil War. They would see service until 1938 as training tanks before being decommissioned and setup as monuments across the Soviet Union.

Variants & Changes:

None

Anti-Aircraft Vehicles

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Peerless

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General
Name(s): Zenitny’j bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Pirless» (Зенитный бронированный автомобиль «Пирлесс»
Type: Anti-aircraft armored car
Status: Imported
Derived From: Peerless TC3
Derivatives: None
Produced: 16 Production Date: 1916-1920
Producer(s): Russian Empire 16 1916-1920
Vickers Ltd 16 1916-1920
Used: 16 Service Date: 1916-1920s
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1916-1917
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army) 1917-???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army) ???-1920s

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User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army)
1-ya tyazhelaya artillerijskaya brigada 1916-1/1917 ↓↓↓↓/↓↓↓/↓↓/↓Diverged↓/↓↓/↓↓↓/↓↓↓↓
1-j otdel’ny’e bronirovanny’e batarei dlya strel’by’ po vozdushnomu flotu 1/1917-??? ???
2-j otdel’ny’e bronirovanny’e batarei dlya strel’by’ po vozdushnomu flotu 1/1917-??? ???
3-j otdel’ny’e bronirovanny’e batarei dlya strel’by’ po vozdushnomu flotu 1/1917-??? ???
4-j otdel’ny’e bronirovanny’e batarei dlya strel’by’ po vozdushnomu flotu 1/1917-??? ???
Russkaya armiya (Russian Army)
???
Raboche-krest’yanskaya Krasnaya armiya (Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army)
???
Dimensions
Weight: 4.8 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Original
1 x
 40-mm Vickers obr. 1914 g. (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -5°/+80° @ ??°/s 90 rpm
Converted
1 x
 40-mm Vickers obr. 1914 g. (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -5°/+80° @ ??°/s 90 rpm
1 x
 7,62-mm PM obr. 1910 g. (???) ???, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
40 mm Gun
???
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 40-mm Vickers obr. 1914 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Original
Frontwards
All front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Modified
Frontwards
All front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Gunshield 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
5 Total
1 Driver
1 Commander
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Peerless
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 24 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 45.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.0 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 250 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Russo-Balt T were the first production anti-aircraft vehicles of the Russian Empire. They would see service against the Germans during the First World War, before being retired from the front in wake of the February Revolution. Their combat history ends there, with them only reappearing in 1922 when they were being scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

None

Austin

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General
Name(s): Zenitny’j bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Ostin» (Зенитный бронированный автомобиль «Остин»)
Type: Anti-aircraft armored car
Status: Prototype
Derived From: Austin 3 t
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 1 1915
??? 1 1915
Used: 0 Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: 3.5 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 57-mm Hotchkiss (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+180° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
57 mm Gun
??? SAPHE 2.72 kg/113 g ???, 54 mm @ 650 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 57-mm Hotchkiss
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
??? Total
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Austin
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 45.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Austin was the first self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in Russia. After passing successful tests, it was intended to mass produce the design. However, the destruction of the modified 57-mm Hotchkiss ruined that plan. Instead, later Peerless and Russo-Balt designs were used.

Variants & Changes:

None

Russo-Balt type T

Austin

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General
Name(s): Zenitny’j bronirovanny’j avtomobil’ «Russo-Balt tip T» (Зенитный бронированный автомобиль «Руссо-Балт tip Т»)
Type: Anti-aircraft armored car
Status: Production
Derived From: Russo-Balt T
Derivatives: None
Produced: 4 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): Russian Empire 4 1915
Russko-Baltijskij Zavod 4 1915
Used: 4 Service Date: 1915-1922
User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army) 1915-???
[u]??? ???-1922

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User(s): Russkaya imperatorskaya armiya (Russian Imperial Army)
1-j otdel’noj batarei dlya strel’by’ po vozdushnomu flotu 1915-??? ???
???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 4.5 m 1.98 m 2.0 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 76,2-mm obr. 1914/15 g. (???) Pedestal, Mechanical, -/+???° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 30 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
76.2 mm Gun
???
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ??x zoom, for 76,2-mm obr. 1914/15 g.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 6 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Sidewards
All side 6 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Downwards
Floor 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Upwards
Roof 4 mm @ ??° Chrome-Nickel
Crew
6 Total
1 Driver
1 Commander
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Russo-Balt
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 30 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: ???
Suspension
Type: Steel spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Front wheels
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ??°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Russo-Balt T were the first production anti-aircraft vehicles of the Russian Empire. They would see service against the Germans during the First World War, before being retired from the front in wake of the February Revolution. Their combat history ends there, with them only reappearing in 1922 when they were being scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

1917: Gunshield and machine installed for self-defense.

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+/-45° to left and right for the 57mm gun.
Also there was a Prototype of the LK II mit Kanone, with the 57, production would have gotten the 3,7 cm gun, the Mg turret armed were the standart LK II variant, which are 2 different tanks, as the LK II mit Kanone has some parts taken over from the LK I, like the air intakes, due to muzzle blast.

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Deutsches*

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From what I could find, the design of the 3,7cm gun tank was never finalized. Namely, in that a decision of it either being installed in the same casemate or being installed in a turret was never reached.

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I didnt say that, what i meant is, the Turreted LK II with MG is a different vehicle to the cannon armed ones. So mixing its Prototype and that Production isnt exactly propper.

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I have the American Mk. VIII formatted the same way. The production one is really only there to show its continuation more than anything else, since there is no way that is being added in-game.

By the way, do you happen to have any information on the unarmored Benz and “Oldies” gun trucks that accompanied the first Mannesmann-Mulag? I haven’t been able to find any information on them, aside that they were a part of the 1st automobile machine-gun company.

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I have never heard of them sry, maybe @Spr4yz knows something about them.

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Yeah you’re right, I love the little FT but it would simply be too weak and frustrating to use against bigger heavily crewed vehicles.

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Use the Warthunder Tech Tree creator website to make your own tech tree to publish it more visually if that helps, not sure you have had heard of it before.

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That is my plan after I finish the lists, though I prefer making it in paint-dot-net so I can use the “tree” style rather than “line” style of vehicle progression, more similar to what WoT does than WT, or how WT organizes the larger helicopter trees where they actually branch out from a singular line.

Expanded Israeli tree as example of “tree” format

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Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Armored Cars

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Simms’ Motor War Car

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General
Name(s): Motor War Car
Type: Armored car
Status: Prototype
Derived From: None
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1899-1902
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 1899-1902
Vickers, Sons & Maxim 1 1899-1902
Used: 0 Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: 5.5 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.53 m 2.43 m 3.05 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 1-pr. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 300 rpm
2 x
 Maxim .303-in (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
1-pr. Gun
Q.F., 1-pr., Steel Shell, Mk. I SAPHE 0.454 kg/13 g Pistol Powder, 22 mm @ 550 m/s
Q.F., 1-pr., Common Shell, Mk. I HE 0.454 kg/22 g Pistol Powder, 4 mm @ 550 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 1-pr.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Front 6 mm @ ??° Vickers steel
Gunshields* ??? mm @ ??° Vickers steel
Sidewards
Side ??? mm @ ??° Vickers steel
Wheel covers 6 mm @ ??° Chainmail
Rearwards
Rear 6 mm @ ??° Vickers steel
Gunshields* ??? mm @ ??° Vickers steel

*Gunshields were removed in 1903.

Crew
4 Total
1 Commander, Driver
1 Gunner, Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Cannstatt-Daimler
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 12 kW
@ RPM 700
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Cannstatt 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Ackerman worm gear
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring semi-elliptical (rear), spiral spring (front)
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Wooden spoke wheel-iron tire
Steering: Front
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 40.0* km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 40.0* km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.1 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 322 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

40.0 km/h is entirely theoretical, in testing it only managed 14.0 km/h on road despite the transmission rated for higher.

Summary
The Simms’ Motor War Car is considered to be have been the first armored car ever produced. While it wasn’t the first armored car to be proposed, it was the first to be produced and was a rather ambitious design. It was ordered in 1899 and was intended to see use during the Second Boer War, but delays in production meant that it wasn’t produced in 1902 when the war had just come to an end. The Car was exhibited to the public but with no military exhibition or backing, the project was a failure and the first produced armored car faded into obscurity.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1902: Vehicle presented with gunshields for all guns.
  • 1903: Gunshields were removed.

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Motor War Car on public exhibition, with gunshields for all of the guns.

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Motor War Car with the gunshields removed.

Rolls-Royce

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Armored car
Status: Prototype
Derived From: Rolls-Royce Mk. I Pattern 1914
Derivatives: None
Produced: 48 Production Date: 04/1915-06/1915
Producer(s): United Kingdom 48 04/1915-06/1915
Wolseley Motors Ltd. 48 04/1915-06/1915
Used: 1 Service Date: ???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service ???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 4.93 m 1.93 m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 1-pr. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 300 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
1-pr. Gun
Q.F., 1-pr., Steel Shell, Mk. I SAPHE 0.454 kg/13 g Pistol Powder, 22 mm @ 550 m/s
Q.F., 1-pr., Common Shell, Mk. I HE 0.454 kg/22 g Pistol Powder, 4 mm @ 550 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 1-pr.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Front 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
Side 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
Rear 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
3 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner, Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 59 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 72.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 240 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Rolls-Royce Mk. I were one of the prevalent armored cars within the British military. In an effort to uparm them, once was converted by replacing the turret with a 1-pr. with a gunshield on an open pedestal mount. Evidently, this was not successful since it was a one-off prototype.

Variants & Changes:

None

Pierce-Arrow

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Armored lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Pierce-Arrow 5-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: 2 Production Date: 1916
Producer(s): United Kingdom 2 1916
W. G. Allen & Sons 2 1916
Used: 2 Service Date: 1916-1918
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service 1916-1918

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Armoured Car Division 1916-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 9.1* t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*Weight was reduced in 1916-1917 by removal of the turret, though it’s not listed by how much.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1916 Lorry
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Turret, Manual, -/+150° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
1916-1917 Lorry
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-pr. 5-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Steel Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/49.6 g Black Powder F.G., 62 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Common Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/39 g Black Powder F.G., 66 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. V HE 1.587 kg/120.5 g Lyddite & 5.3 g TNT, 11 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE 1.5 kg/120 g Lyddite, 10 mm @ 785 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-pr. 5-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Front 9 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
Side 9 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
Rear 9 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 22 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 40.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.4* kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

*Power-to-weight ratio was increased in 1916-1917 by removal of the turret, though it’s not listed by how much.

Summary
The two lorries were produced in 1916, on the same chassis that had previously already been used for an anti-aircraft lorry. Both were sent to Russia as a part of the expeditionary forces, where they then had their turrets removed due to their weight dragging them down in the Russian terrain with their worryingly underpowered engines.

Variants & Changes:

1916: Produced with a turret.
1916-1917: Turrets were removed due to weight issues in Russia and replaced by open pedestal mounts with gunshields. The now-open sides were replaced by flat armored plates.

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Serial lorry.

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Seabrook

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Armored lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Seabrook 5-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: 30 Production Date: 1915
Producer(s): United Kingdom 30 1915
Portholme Aerodrome Ltd. 30 1915
Used: 30 Service Date: 1915-???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service 1915-???
British Army ???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Armoured Car Division 1915-??? ???
British Army
???
Dimensions
Weight: 10.16 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 7.3 m 2.1 m 1.8 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -5°/+30° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
4* x
 Vickers .303-in Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -5°/+30° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
4* x
 Maxim .303-in (???) Corner Pedestals, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 600 rpm

*Could vary between 1 to 4.

Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-pr. 5-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Steel Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/49.6 g Black Powder F.G., 62 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Common Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/39 g Black Powder F.G., 66 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. V HE 1.587 kg/120.5 g Lyddite & 5.3 g TNT, 11 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE 1.5 kg/120 g Lyddite, 10 mm @ 785 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-pr. 5-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
Side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
Rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
6 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
1 Machine Gunner
1 Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Continental
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 24 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Brown Lipe selective 4-speed or 3-speed 4 or 3 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 32.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.3 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 160 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Seabrook were the most numerous group of cannon armored lorries in British service during the war. They were intended to serve as support for machine gun cars in the RNACD Squadrons with three in each, but were instead grouped into separate six-car squadrons due to problems posed by their overweight chassis. Most of them would be deployed in France, but at least one would also be deployed to Egypt. Sometime later, they were all transferred to the British Army after the disbandment of the RNAS RNACD.

Variants & Changes:

1915: Some cars produced with a 3-speed instead of a 4-speed transmission.
1915-1916: Some cars produced without gunshields or removed during service.

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Two Seabrook without their gunshields.

Heavy Tanks

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Mark I

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark I
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: None
Derivatives: Mark II
Produced: 150+1 (all models) Production Date: 1916
Producer(s): United Kingdom 150+1 1916
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 125+1 1916
William Foster & Co. 25 1916
Used: 151 Service Date: 1916-1918
User(s): British Army 1916-1918

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Heavy Section, Machine Gun Corps 01/05/1916-11/1916 ↓Renamed↓
Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps 11/1916-07/1917 ↓Reorganized↓
Tank Corps 07/1917-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 28.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 9.91 m 4.19 m 2.49 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 8-cwt. Mk. II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 8-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 57 mm @ 554 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 554 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 8-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Mechanics
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 230 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler-Knight
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 78 kW
@ RPM 1,000
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 13 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 3-speed 2 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: Rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: ??? cm
Width: ??? cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.2 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.8 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 38 km
Mileage: 605 l/100 km

Summary
The Mark I was the first mass-production tank ever developed and the first to see action during the First World War. However, as with most new things, issues with it were immediately noticed when it was first deployed in combat in 1916. Namely, regarding its mobility. Due to that, all Mark I and Mark II tanks were placed in training duties the following year and for the remainder of the war, with all Mark I tanks being decommissioned by the end of the war due to the abundance of later Mark V.

Variants & Changes:

  • “Mother” prototype: Identical to production versions, but was made of mild steel instead of bulletproof steel.
    • Later 1916: “Mother” was refitted with a Daimler-based petrol-electric drive system, but was rejected in favor of the Wilkinson system experimented on the Mk. II. This increased the engine’s standard rpm from 1,000 to 1,400.
  • Several modifications to the roof, including:
    • 1916~: A net was installed atop of a few Mark Is.
    • 1916~: Bar holders were installed atop of a few Mark Is in order to stow the sponson guns during transport.
    • 1916~: A triangular anti-grenade mesh was installed atop of some Mark Is.
  • 1917~: The steering tail was removed from all Mark Is, this decreased the length to 7.75 m.

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Early Mk. I tank with the steering tank and the anti-grenade mesh.

Mark II

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark II
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark I
Derivatives: Mark III
Produced: 50 (all models) Production Date: 1916-1917
Producer(s): United Kingdom 50 1916-1917
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 50 1916-1917
Used: 50 Service Date: 1916-???
User(s): British Army 1916-???

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User(s): British Army
Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps 11/1916-07/1917 ↓Reorganized↓
Tank Corps 07/1917-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 28.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 7.75 m ??? m 2.49 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 8-cwt. Mk. II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 8-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 57 mm @ 554 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 554 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 8-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Mechanics
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 230 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler-Knight
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 78 kW
@ RPM 1,000
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 13 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 3-speed 2 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: Rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: ??? cm
Width: ??? cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.2 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.8 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 38 km
Mileage: 605 l/100 km

Summary
While work on an improved model was underway, the Mark II and III were produced as interim to keep the factories running. The Mark II differed from the early Mark I largely only superficially, with the hatches revised, the cabin narrowed, internal stowage altered, the removal of the steering tail, and the addition of a “grouser” track shoe at every sixth link in order to improve mobility. All of the tanks were made out of mild steel and were never intended to see combat, nonetheless they were deployed alongside Mark I and subsequently decimated due to their unarmored hulls being able to be penetrated by basic rifle shots. They were withdrawn from frontline service as soon as possible and served the rest of the war as training tanks.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1917~: Some tanks were produced without the “grouser” track shoes.
  • 03/1917: Three tanks were used as testbeds for various transmissions, including:
    • Wilson Epicyclic transmission: Won the contest and was installed starting from Mark V tanks.
    • Westinghouse Petrol-Electric transmission
    • Wilkin’s Multiple Clutch transmission

Mark III

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark III
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark II
Derivatives: Mark IV
Produced: 50 (all models) Production Date: 1917
Producer(s): United Kingdom 50 1917
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 50 1917
Used: 50 Service Date: 1917-1940
User(s): British Army 1917-1940

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User(s): British Army
Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps 11/1916-07/1917 ↓Reorganized↓
Tank Corps 07/1917-18/10/1923 ↓Reorganized↓
Royal Tank Corps 18/10/1923-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 28.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 7.75 m ??? m 2.49 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 8-cwt. Mk. II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 .303-in Lewis Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 8-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 57 mm @ 554 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 554 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 8-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ??° Mild steel
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Mechanics
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 230 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler-Knight
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 78 kW
@ RPM 1,000
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 13 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 3-speed 2 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: Rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: ??? cm
Width: ??? cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.2 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.8 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 38 km
Mileage: 605 l/100 km

Summary
Like the Mark II, the Mark III was also intended to be a training tank. Unlike the Mark II, the Mark III actually only served in that capacity and remained in England for the entire duration of the war. The most significant changes from the Mark II was that the sponsons were slimmed and that all of the Hotchkiss machine guns were replaced by Lewis machine guns. At least two tanks would survive up to the Second World War, where they were then scrapped.

Variants & Changes:

None

Mark IV

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark IV
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark III
Derivatives: Mark V
Produced: 1,220 (all models) Production Date: 3/1917-10/1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1,220 3/1917-10/1918
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 820 ???
William Foster & Co. 100 ???
Sir W G Armstrong Whitworth Co. Ltd. 100 ???
Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd. 100 ???
Mirlees Watson Co. 50 ???
William Beardmore Co. 50 ???
Used: 1,220 Service Date: 1917-1940~
User(s): British Army 1917-1940~

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Heavy Branch, Machine Gun Corps ???-07/1917 ↓Reorganized↓
Tank Corps 07/1917-18/10/1923 ↓Reorganized↓
Royal Tank Corps 18/10/1923-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 28.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.05* m 4.12 m 2.49 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*“Tadpole tails” would increase the length to 10.79 m.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Original
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 .303-in Lewis Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
Tadpole Support
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
3 x
 .303-in Lewis Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 600 rpm
1 x
 M.L. 3-in Stokes Mk. I (???) Rear, ???, -/+???° @ ??°/s ???, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 25 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
Original
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Tadpole Support
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
3-in Mortar
M.L., 3-in, H.E., Mk. I HE 5.3 kg/1,020 g Nitrostarch or TNT, 35 mm @ 198 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Lower frontal glacis 16 mm @ 61° (LoS 33 mm) RHA
Lowest frontal glacis 16 mm @ 69° (LoS 45 mm) RHA
Upper frontal glacis 16 mm @ 44° (LoS 22 mm) RHA
Tower front 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson front 16 mm @ 30° (LoS 18 mm) RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson lower side 12 mm @ 38° (LoS 15 mm) RHA
Exhaust side 12 mm @ 34° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower rear 12 mm @ 34° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Sponson rear 12 mm @ 15° (LoS 12 mm) RHA
Exhaust rear 12 mm @ 28° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Rear cover 12 mm @ 26° (LoS 13 mm) RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ 0° RHA
Front roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Exhaust roof 8 mm @ 74° RHA
Upper rear roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Lower rear roof 12 mm @ 73° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ 0° RHA
Inwards
Inner track-sponson 12 mm RHA
Sponson stowage 12 mm RHA
Engine wall 12 mm RHA
Transmission cover 12 mm RHA
Crew
8 Original
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Mechanics
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
?? Tadpole Support
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Mechanics
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
?? Mortar Crew
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 265 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler-Foster
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 78 or 93* kW
@ RPM 1,000 or 1,250*
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 16 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 3-speed 2 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical

*Later Mk. IV were uprated to 93 kW @ 1,250 RPM, though most of these were modified to tank tenders afterwards.

Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: Rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 90
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 52.07 cm
Pitch: 19.05 cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.1 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.2 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.8 or 3.3* kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: 3.5* m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 56 km
Mileage: 590 l/100 km

*Later Mk. IV were uprated to 93 kW @ 1,250 RPM, though most of these were modified to tank tenders afterwards.
*An installed “tadpole tail” increased their maximum trench to 4.25 m.

Summary
The Mark IV was the first truly mass-produced and, considered by the British Army, acceptable version of their First World War heavy tanks. It would form the largest component of the British tank force and see service from 1917 to 1918 on the frontlines of the conflict, and continue to see service up to 1940 as a training vehicle. Their first mass action was at the Battle of Cambrai where 460 Mark IV participated, proving the functionality of tanks, and three Mark IV would be a part of the first tank battle in history when they faced off against an A7V at Villers-Bretonneux. Captured examples, of at least 40 in number, would be used by Germany during the war, and after it a single Mark IV was imported to Japan.

They would serve up until at least 1940, before the last operational Mark IV, in training capacity, was damaged by a passing car.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1917~: A “silencer” for their exhaust was installed on Mark IV tanks starting from early on in their production.
  • 1917~: Unditching blocks were installed on the rear of tanks and positioned above the tracks. When necessary, they would be freed which would allow the tracks to carry them down and use them as additional traction against muddy ground.
    • 1917-1918~: The unditching blocks were replaced by a singular unditching beam that stretched between both of the tracks once this modification became formalized.
      • 1917-1918~: A single Mark IV was outfitted with Renold’s roller chains that were installed interior of the horns. These would deploy the unditching beam automatically by activating the roller chains from the interior of the tank rather than someone having to go outside to deploy it as normal from the tracks.
  • 1917: Fascine bundles were installed on the front of tanks to assist in trench crossing during Cambrai. They weighed 30 cwt. (1,524 kg) and decreased the power-to-weight ratio from 2.8 kW/t to 2.6 kW/t.
  • 1917-1918~: A single Mark IV had an Invicta mineroller installed on the front horns.
  • 06/1917-10/1917: Several tanks were experimentally fitted with heavier tracks with better grip and a ramp on its front horns. It was intended to be used as a spearhead tank during the Operation Hush amphibious landings.
  • 1917: In an attempt to improve their trench crossing abilities, “tadpole tails” were developed. These were installed to the rear tank horns and would increase their length to 10.79 m and their maximum trench from 3.5 m to 4.25 m, which would have been enough to overcome the larger anti-tank trenches being dug by the Germans. Despite 100 of these “tadpole tails” being made, none would be operationally used due to the introduction of the Mark V*.
    • 1918~: A single “tadpole tail” Mark IV was experimentally modified to carry a 6-in. mortar in the rear between the horns.
  • 1918~: The engine was uprated to 93 kW (125 hp) on later tanks which increased the power-to-weight ratio to 3.3 kW/t. However, most of these modified tanks were also converted to tank tenders due to the unreliability of the uprated engine.
  • 1918: At least three tanks lengthened by means of cutting them behind the sponsons and then installing extra plating to increase the length by 6 ft, to 9.88 m. This served as the inspiration for the later Mk. V*.

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*A Mark IV with Renold’s roller chains to deploy an unditching beam.

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A Mark IV modified with heavier tracks and a front ramp for Operation Hush.

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A Mark IV with a “tadpole tail.”

Mark V

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark V
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark IV
Derivatives: Mark V*
Produced: 400 (all models) Production Date: 1917-1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 400 1917-1918
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 400 ???
Used: 340~ Service Date: 1917-1940
User(s): British Army 1917-1940

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User(s): British Army
Tank Corps 1918-18/10/1923 ↓Reorganized↓
Royal Tank Corps 18/10/1923-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 30.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.0* m 4.1 m 2.64 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*“Tadpole tails” would increase the length to 10.74 m.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
Male
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (282) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
4 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (6,000) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Hermaphrodite
1 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (282) Right/Left Sponson, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
5 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (6,000) Left/Right Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Manual, -6°/+12° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Lower frontal glacis 16 mm @ 61° (LoS 33 mm) RHA
Lowest frontal glacis 16 mm @ 69° (LoS 45 mm) RHA
Upper frontal glacis 16 mm @ 44° (LoS 22 mm) RHA
Towers front 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson front 16 mm @ 30° (LoS 18 mm) RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson lower side 12 mm @ 38° (LoS 15 mm) RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower rear 12 mm @ 34° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Sponson rear 12 mm @ 15° (LoS 12 mm) RHA
Rear glacis 12 mm @ 72° (LoS 39 mm) RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ 0° RHA
Front roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Upper rear roof 8 mm @ 82° RHA
Lower rear roof 12 mm @ 74° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ 0° RHA
Inwards
Inner track-sponson 12 mm RHA
Sponson stowage 12 mm RHA
Engine wall 12 mm RHA
Transmission cover 12 mm RHA
Crew
8 Male
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
8 Hermaphrodite
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
2 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 420 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 110 kW
@ RPM 1,200
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 19 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Wilson epicyclic 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Wilson epicyclic clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 26
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 10
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 30-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 90
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 52.07 or 67.31* cm
Pitch: 19.05 cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m

Later productions introduced the newer 26.5-in tracks.

Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 7.7 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.4 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.7 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: 3.5* m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 72 km
Mileage: 583 l/100 km

*An installed “tadpole tail” increased their maximum trench to 4.25 m.

Summary
The Mark V was introduced to fix the poor mobility that the prior Marks had. This was solved by introducing the Wilkinson transmission, allowing for the drivers to easily switch gears which allowed for far better mobility on average. It also introduced a stronger engine and replaced the machine guns with superior Hotchkiss. While not the most prominent tank of the war, they were the most widely used as they saw service within the American and Canadian tank forces, and would also be imported to Russia and subsequently captured by the Soviet Union.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1918: Some female tanks were converted into hermaphrodites by replacing one female sponson with a male sponson. The replaced sponson could appear on either side, leading to two variations of the hermaphrodite.
  • 09/1918: “Cribs” were installed on the front of tanks to assist in trench crossing during the attack on the Hindenburg Line. They weighed 12 cwt. (610 kg) and decreased the power-to-weight ratio from 3.7 kW/t to 3.6 kW/t.
  • 1917: In an attempt to improve their trench crossing abilities, “tadpole tails” were developed. These were installed to the rear tank horns and would increase their length to 10.74 m and their maximum trench from 3.5 m to 4.25 m, which would have been enough to overcome the larger anti-tank trenches being dug by the Germans. Despite 100 of these “tadpole tails” being made, none would be operationally used due to the introduction of the Mark V*.
  • 1918: Some later production tanks were produced with the newer 26.5-in tracks instead of the older 20.5-in tracks.
  • Mark V*: See below.

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A “stock” Mark V.

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Several Estonian Mark V hermaphrodites.

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Several Mark V with “cribs” installed.

Mark V*

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark V*
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark V
Derivatives: Mark V**
Produced: 632 (all models) Production Date: 1918-3/1919
Producer(s): United Kingdom 632 1918-3/1919
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 632 1918-3/1919
Used: 340~ Service Date: 1918-1930
User(s): British Army 1918-1930

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User(s): British Army
Tank Corps 1918-18/10/1923 ↓Reorganized↓
Royal Tank Corps 18/10/1923-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 33.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 9.88 m 4.1 m 2.64 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*“Tadpole tails” would increase the length to 13.4 m.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
4 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Lower frontal glacis 16 mm @ 61° (LoS 33 mm) RHA
Lowest frontal glacis 16 mm @ 69° (LoS 45 mm) RHA
Upper frontal glacis 16 mm @ 44° (LoS 22 mm) RHA
Towers front 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson front 16 mm @ 30° (LoS 18 mm) RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson lower side 12 mm @ 38° (LoS 15 mm) RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower rear 12 mm @ 34° (LoS 14 mm) RHA
Sponson rear 12 mm @ 15° (LoS 12 mm) RHA
Rear glacis 12 mm @ 72° (LoS 39 mm) RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ 0° RHA
Inwards
Inner track-sponson 12 mm RHA
Sponson stowage 12 mm RHA
Engine wall 12 mm RHA
Transmission cover 12 mm RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 420 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 110 kW
@ RPM 1,200
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: 19 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Wilson epicyclic 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Wilson epicyclic clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: ???
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: ???
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 30-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 52.07* or 67.31 cm
Pitch: 19.05 cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m

Early productions retained the older 20.5-in tracks.

Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 7.7 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.4 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.3 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: 4.25 m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 72 km
Mileage: 583 l/100 km

Summary
As the war progressed, the Germans started to produce larger and larger trenches. The “tadpole tails” were an attempt to rectify that issue, but they proved too fragile. So, the Mark V was lengthened in its Mark V* version. However, since neither the tracks nor engine were modified, the heavier weight and the lengthened chassis reduced its mobility. Despite that, more versions of the lengthened tanks were produced than the original, and they would see service up until 1930 when the last tanks were decommissioned and placed in storage. They would also see service within the American, French, and Canadian militaries.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1918: Some early production tanks were produced with the older 20.5-in tracks instead of the newer 26.5-in tracks.
  • 1918: A single Mark V* was modified with a “tadpole tail.” This extended the tank to a length of 44 feet, making it the longest produced tank of the war, but it was nearly impossible to turn due to that and the “tadpole tail” was thusly removed.
  • Mark V**: See below.

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A “stock” Mark V*.

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Artist depiction of the “tadpole tail” Mark V*.

Mark V**

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark V**
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Mark V*
Derivatives: None
Produced: 25 Production Date: 1918-1919
Producer(s): United Kingdom 25 1918-1919
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. 25 1918-1919
Used: 25 Service Date: 1918-???
User(s): British Army 1918-???

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User(s): British Army
Tank Corps 1918-18/10/1923 ↓Reorganized↓
Royal Tank Corps 18/10/1923-??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 33.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 9.88 m 4.1 m 2.64 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*“Tadpole tails” would increase the length to 13.4 m.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
4 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
All front 16 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 420 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 165 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Wilson epicyclic 4-speed 4 1
Steering: Wilson epicyclic clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: ???
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: ???
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 30-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 67.31 cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 8.4 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.4 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.0 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: 4.25 m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Mark V** was the most advanced version of the heavy tank produced during the war. Albeit, produced “during” is a bit of a misnomer, as only one was completed before the end of the war. Due to that, the original order of 700 tanks was cancelled after only 25 had been made. It fixed the problems introduced by the lengthening of its previous Mark by reducing the pitch of the tracks which allowed more of the track to reach the ground, thus reducing the ground pressure. Combined with the uprated engine, it proved to be more mobile than its predecessor.

Variants & Changes:

None

Mark VII

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark VII
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: Experimental Machine D
Derivatives: None
Produced: 3 Production Date: 1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 3 1918
Brown Brothers 3 1918
Used: N/A Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: 33.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.96 m 3.91 m 2.62 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (???) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
4 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (???) Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
8 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Mechanic
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders, Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 110 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 6
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: Williams-Janney hydraulic
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: ???
Type: Rigid non-spaced
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: ???
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: Rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: 22.23 cm
Width: 67.31 cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.4 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.3 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Mark VII was the final development of three in implementing the Williams-Janney hydraulic system onto a production tank. Previously, it had been tested on a Mark II and a Mark V in 1917 and 1918, respectively, but the Mark VII was meant to be a production tank alongside the Mark V and had an order of 75 placed. However, due to the end of the war, only 3 of 75 were built and none of them would officially enter service in the British Army, probably due to the Mark VIII being the Mark V**'s likely successor.

Variants & Changes:

None

Mark VIII

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General
Name(s): Tank, Mark VII
Type: Heavy tank
Status: Production
Derived From: None
Derivatives: None
Produced: 24+1 Production Date: 1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 24+1 1918
Brown Brothers 24+1 1918
Used: 0 Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: 33.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 8.96 m 3.91 m 2.62 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
2 x
 Q.F. Hotchkiss 6-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. I/II (208) Sponsons, Mechanical, -/+52.5° @ 15°/s Mechanical, -6°/+12° @ 4°/s 20 rpm
7 x
 .303-in Hotchkiss Mk. I (21,000) Large Ballports, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Small Ballports, Manual, -/+45° @ 60°/s Manual, -10°/+10° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
6-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Steel Shell, Mk. XIII SAPHE 2.72 kg/15 g Lyddite, 37 mm @ 411 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., M.D., Common Shell, Mk. III HE 2.72 kg/160 g TNT, 5 mm @ 411 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
2 x - ??? telescopic Sight 2-3.5x zoom, for 6-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Lower frontal glacis 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Lowest frontal glacis 16 mm @ ??° RHA
Upper frontal glacis 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Towers front 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Driver’s turret 10 mm @ ??° RHA
Sponson front 16 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
All side 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower side 16 mm @ 0° RHA
Wing-skirting plates 10 mm @ 0° RHA
Sponson lower side 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
All rear 12 mm @ 0° RHA
Tower rear 12 mm @ ??° RHA
Gasoline rear 16 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof 6 mm @ 90° RHA
Gasoline roof 10 mm @ ??° RHA
Downwards
Floor 6 mm @ 90° RHA
Sponson floor 8 mm @ 90° RHA
Inwards
Engine wall 12 mm RHA
Crew
12 Total
1 Commander, Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
1 Driver
1 Mechanic
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders
5 Machine Gunners, Machine Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: 908 l
Engine(s): 1 x - Rolls-Royce* or Ricardo
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 221 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 12
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Epicyclic 2-speed 2 2
Steering: Epicyclic clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical

*Mild steel pilot used a 221 kW Rolls-Royce.

Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: 29
Type: Rigid spaced (14), non-spaced (15)
Idlers: Adjustable front track
Return rollers: 1
Type: Top track
Drive Sprockets: 2
Type: 35-tooth rear drive
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: 78
Length: ??? cm
Width: 67.31 cm
Pitch: 28.33 cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: 2.59 m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 7.7 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.4 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.7 kW/t
Maximum Grade: 40°
Maximum Trench: 4.88 m
Maximum Wall: 1.4 m
Maximum Fording: 86 cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: 12.3 m
Cruising Range: 64 km
Mileage: 1,418 l/100 km

Summary
The Mark VIII was a collective British-American-French development to create an international heavy tank for use in the planned 1919 offensives. However, due to the end of the war and delays in its development, the initial order for 1,450 was made, but ultimately only 24, plus the mild steel prototype, would be completed, and of that only 5 saw trails at Bovington with the rest being scrapped. The French Mark VIII was never constructed, their factory laying dormant, while the Americans produced 100 Mark VIII. These differed mostly in armament, with the British retaining all original machine guns and positions while the Americans opted to remove two of the positions, reducing the crew from twelve to ten, and rearming them with native Brownings.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1918: The mild steel prototype had its hull assembled in England and its armaments and automotive assembled in America. This included a Liberty 12 engine and a rear-side exhaust, but was otherwise identical to later British productions.
  • 1919: First British mild steel tank produced with a Rolls-Royce engine.
    • 1919: Reengined with a Ricardo engine.
  • 1919: All later 24 productions produced with a Ricardo engine.

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Mild steel prototype.

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Self-Propelled Guns

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Maudslay

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled gun on lorry
Status: Prototype
Derived From: Maudslay 1909
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1909
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 1909
???
Used: 0 Service Date: N/A
User(s): N/A N/A
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 37-mm McClean Mk. III (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 100 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
37 mm Gun
??? SAPHE 0.493 kg/11.8 g Black Powder, 30 mm @ 650 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for ???
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
2 Total
1 Commander, Driver
1 Gunner, Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: 3.3 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
In 1909, the McClean Mk. III was sent to Britain and mounted on a car in a final attempt to sell the gun to a buyer. However, the design was rejected and ended the commercial ventures of the Mk. III, until it was further redesigned in 1916 and sold to Russia.

Variants & Changes:

None

Lothian

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Lothian 3-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
???
Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 ???* (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s ??? rpm

*The type of gun is not specified and what can be seen of its appearance matches the description of several types of guns, including: 3-pr. Vickers, 3-pr. Hotchkiss, 6-pr. Hotchkiss, and 6-pr. Nordenfelt.

Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
??? Gun
???
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for ???
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Tylor
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 37 kW
@ RPM 1,300
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Chain gear 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
At least one Lothian 3-ton was converted to a gun carrier, but information on it is scarce.

Variants & Changes:

None

AEC B Type

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: AEC B Type
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1914
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 1914
???
Used: 1 Service Date: 1914-???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service 1914-???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -5°/+30° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-pr. 5-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Steel Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/49.6 g Black Powder F.G., 62 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Common Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/39 g Black Powder F.G., 66 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. V HE 1.587 kg/120.5 g Lyddite & 5.3 g TNT, 11 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE 1.5 kg/120 g Lyddite, 10 mm @ 785 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-pr. 5-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Gunshield ??? mm @ ??° ???
Sidewards
Side interior ??? mm @ ??° Mild steel
Side exterior ??? mm @ ??° Wood
Rearwards
Side interior ??? mm @ ??° Mild steel
Side exterior ??? mm @ ??° Wood
Crew
4 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 18 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Silent chain 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 18.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
A single AEC B Type, alongside a 5-ton Mercedes, were converted into 3-pr. lorries by the RNAS in order to support machine gun armored cars during 1914. Afterwards, information on their whereabouts is lost.

Variants & Changes:

None

Mercedes-Daimler

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Mercedes-Daimler Typ DM
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1914
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 1914
???
Used: 1 Service Date: 1914-???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service 1914-???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 7.3 m 2.1 m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -5°/+30° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-pr. 5-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Steel Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/49.6 g Black Powder F.G., 62 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Common Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/39 g Black Powder F.G., 66 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. V HE 1.587 kg/120.5 g Lyddite & 5.3 g TNT, 11 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE 1.5 kg/120 g Lyddite, 10 mm @ 785 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-pr. 5-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Frontwards
Cab front 6.35 mm @ ??° ???
Gunshield ??? mm @ ??° ???
Sidewards
Cab side 6.35 mm @ ??° ???
Crew
4 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 16 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: Mercedes 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 18.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
A single 5-ton Mercedes, alongside a AEC B Type, were converted into 3-pr. lorries by the RNAS in order to support machine gun armored cars during 1914. Afterwards, information on their whereabouts is lost.

Variants & Changes:

None

Gun Carrier Mark I

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General
Name(s): Gun Carrier, Mark I
Type: Gun carrier
Status: Production
Derived From: None
Derivatives: None
Produced: 48+1 Production Date: 07/1917-03/1918
Producer(s): United Kingdom 48+1 07/1917-03/1918
Kitson & Co. ??? ???
Metropolitan Carriage Wagon & Finance Co. ??? ???
Used: 48 Service Date: 1917-???
User(s): British Army 1917-???

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User(s): British Army
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Dimensions
Weight: 31.0 or 35.0 t*
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 13.0 m 3.0 m 3.0 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm

*31 t with the 60-pr. and 35 t with the 6-in.

Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
60-pr. Gun Carrier
1 x
 B.L. 60-pr. Mk. I (64) Open, Mechanical, -/+4° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -5°/+21.5° @ ??°/s 2 rpm
6-in Gun Carrier
1 x
 B.L. 6-in 26-cwt. Mk. I (64) Open, Mechanical, -/+4° @ ??°/s Mechanical, -0°/+45° @ ??°/s 2 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
60-pr. Gun
B.L., 60-pr., Lyddite, Common Shell, Mk. III HE 27.22 kg/2,722 g Lyddite & 120 g Picric, 39 mm @ 630 m/s
6-in 26-cwt. Gun
B.L., 6-in, C.P. Shell, Mk. XIIA HE 45.36 kg/4,961 g Lyddite, 46 mm @ 430 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
60-pr. Gun Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 60-pr.
6-in Gun Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 6-in 26-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
12 Total
1 Commander, Assistant Driver
1 Driver
2 Mechanics
1 Artillery Officer
2 Gunners
5 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler-Knight
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 78 kW
@ RPM 1,000
Cylinder: 12
Capacity: 13 l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 3-speed 2 1
Steering: Clutch-break
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: None
Road wheels: ???
Type: ???
Idlers: ???
Return rollers: ???
Type: ???
Drive Sprockets: ???
Type: ???
Tracks
Type: Continuous linked steel
Shoes: ???
Length: ??? cm
Width: ??? cm
Pitch: ??? cm
Depth: ??? cm
Ground Contact: ??? m
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 6.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: 1.2 km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 2.3 or 2.5 kW/t*
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: 37.8 km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

*2.5 kW/t with the 60-pr. and 2.3 kW/t with the 6-in.

Summary
Early on, it was recognized that larger guns were becoming more and more difficult to tow by horse and that increasingly powerful automobiles and tractors were serving as their replacements. However, few vehicles would easily keep up with infantry during the advances during trench warfare where the ground became muddied and battered with craters. To rectify this, based on the development of the Mark I tank, the Gun Carrier of the same Mark was developed. They would see service starting from 1917 and to the end of the war, where they excelled in transporting artillery that would be far less mobile otherwise. However, their intended use as artillery units themselves was oftentimes replaced by simply being a transport for artillery and ammunition, especially during the later parts of the war.

Variants & Changes:

  • 1917: Prototype constructed with open driver and brakesman positions.
  • 1917-1918: Constructed with both 60-pr. and 6-in capability.
    • 1918: Steering tails removed.

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Gun Carrier with 6-in.

Anti-Aircraft Vehicles

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Austin

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Austin 3-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: 1914
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 1914
???
Used: 1 Service Date: 1914-???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service 1914-???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve 1914-??? ↓Transferred↓
Royal Naval Anti-Aircraft Squadron ??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 4.35 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 1-pr. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 300 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
1-pr. Gun
Q.F., 1-pr., Steel Shell, Mk. I SAPHE 0.454 kg/13 g Pistol Powder, 22 mm @ 550 m/s
Q.F., 1-pr., Common Shell, Mk. I HE 0.454 kg/22 g Pistol Powder, 4 mm @ 550 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 1-pr.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
4 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
1 Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 22 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 5.1 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
As a part of early attempts to combat zeppelin raids and other aircraft over Britain, two Austin 3-ton were converted to air defense vehicles. One was fitted with a searchlight and the other with a 1-pr. “pom-pom” to act as a battery, and they were initially deployed to London. However, they were later recalled and deployed to France to deploy the coast since the 1-pr. wasn’t capable of reaching the later zeppelins. Furthermore, their age made them unsuitable for frontline deployment where their gun might actually see some use. Records on them are lost after their French deployment.

Variants & Changes:

None

Albion A10

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Albion A10 3-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: 1 Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom 1 ???
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Used: 1 Service Date: ???
User(s): ??? ???

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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 5.49 m 2.44 m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 2-pr. Mk. II (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 200 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
2-pr. Gun
??? AP 0.91 kg, 42 mm @ 585 m/s
??? SAPHE 0.91 kg/23 g ???, 36 mm @ 585 m/s
??? HE 0.91 kg/71 g ???, 6 mm @ 585 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 2-pr.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
?? Total
?? ???
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 24 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 25.7km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Albion A10 were widely used by the British during the Second World War, so it’s no surprise that at least one was converted as a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. However, aside from the sole picture of it, its details aren’t known.

Variants & Changes:

None

Pierce-Arrow AA

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Anti-aircraft armored lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Pierce-Arrow 5-ton
Derivatives: None
Produced: 48 Production Date: 04/1915-06/1915
Producer(s): United Kingdom 48 04/1915-06/1915
Wolseley Motors Ltd. 48 04/1915-06/1915
Used: 48 Service Date: 1915-???
User(s): Royal Marines 1915-???
Royal Naval Air Service 1915-???

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User(s): Royal Marines
Royal Marine Artillery Anti-Aircraft Brigade 1915-??? ???
Royal Naval Air Service
Royal Naval Armoured Car Division ??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: 6.1 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 5.2 m 2.08 m 1.57 m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 2-pr. Mk. II (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+???° @ ??°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ ??°/s 200 rpm
1 x
 Vickers .303-in Mk. I (???) Port, Manual, -/+???° @ 60°/s Manual, -??°/+??° @ 60°/s 450 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
2-pr. Gun
??? AP 0.91 kg, 42 mm @ 585 m/s
??? SAPHE 0.91 kg/23 g ???, 36 mm @ 585 m/s
??? HE 0.91 kg/71 g ???, 6 mm @ 585 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 2-pr.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
Original
Frontwards
Front 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
Side 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
Rear 5 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Uparmored
Frontwards
Front 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Sidewards
Side 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Rearwards
Rear 8 mm @ ??° RHA
Upwards
Roof ??? mm @ ??° RHA
Crew
6 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
3 Gun Loaders
1 Machine Gunner, Machine Gun Loader
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 22 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: Leaf spring
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 40.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 3.6 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Pierce-Arrow were the most epidemic armored lorries found during the First World War. They served in both anti-ground and anti-air capacities, with the anti-aircraft version first finding use by the Royal Marines being immediately deployed to France to ward off German aircraft. Later, at least one of the lorries would be sent with the RNAS as a part of the expeditionary force in Russia.

Variants & Changes:

1915: Initial 32 lorries produced with 5 mm thick armor
1915: Last 16 lorries produced with 8 mm thick armor.

Lancia 1Z

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Lancia 1Z
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
???
Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): Royal Naval Air Service ???

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User(s): Royal Naval Air Service
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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: 7.3 m 2.1 m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 3-pr. 5-cwt. Vickers Mk. II (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -5°/+50° @ ??°/s 20 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-pr. 5-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Steel Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/49.6 g Black Powder F.G., 62 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, Common Shell, Mk. II SAPHE 1.5 kg/39 g Black Powder F.G., 66 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. V HE 1.587 kg/120.5 g Lyddite & 5.3 g TNT, 11 mm @ 785 m/s
Q.F., 6-pr., Hotchkiss, H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE 1.5 kg/120 g Lyddite, 10 mm @ 785 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-pr. 5-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
6 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
2 Gunners
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Lancia tipo 61
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 26 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 60.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
The Lancia 1Z was used as the basis for a fleet of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns manned by the RNAS.

Variants & Changes:

None

Packard

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: ???
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
???
Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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User(s): British Army
Royal Garrison Artillery ??? ???
Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+70° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
13-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
?? Total
?? ???
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - ???
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: ???
Type: ???
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Thorneycroft and Daimler were the norm for 13-pr. gun carriers during the war, so the appearance of a Packard as one is odd and it’s reflected in the utter lack of information about this type outside of a few pictures.

Variants & Changes:

None

Daimler Mk. III

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Daimler Mk. III
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
???
Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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Dimensions
Weight: ??? t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+70° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
13-pr. 6-cwt. Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Daimler
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: ??? ?? ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: Rear
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 20.0 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Early during the First World War, few countries had true anti-aircraft guns. Of those that did, the majority were improvised from normal field guns. The 13-pr. 6-cwt. was one of those and was fitted on both Thornycroft J Type and Daimler Mk. III lorries. However, the poor velocity of the guns quickly relegated them to minor usage after the 13-pr. 9-cwt. and 3-in 20-cwt. guns started to appear. All 13-pr. 6-cwt. were converted back into normal field guns at the end of the war, presumably all Thornycroft and Daimler were also converted back to normal lorries.

Variants & Changes:

None

Thornycroft J Type

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Thornycroft J Type
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
???
Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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???
Dimensions
Weight: 4.52 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
9-cwt. Mk. III/IV Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+80° @ ??°/s 8 rpm
6-cwt. Mk. IV Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+85° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
6-cwt. Mk. I/II Mount
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+70° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 670 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 670 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 670 m/s
13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 488 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 488 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 488 m/s
13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 490 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
9-cwt. Mk. III/IV Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 9-cwt.
6-cwt. Mk. I/II/IV Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Thornycroft I-4
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 33 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 1
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: ???
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 19.3 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 7.3 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Early during the First World War, few countries had true anti-aircraft guns. Of those that did, the majority were improvised from normal field guns. The 13-pr. 6-cwt. was one of those and was fitted on both Thornycroft J Type and Daimler Mk. III lorries. However, the poor velocity of the guns quickly relegated them to minor usage after the 13-pr. 9-cwt. and 3-in 20-cwt. guns started to appear. All 13-pr. 6-cwt. were converted back into normal field guns at the end of the war, presumably all Thornycroft and Daimler were also converted back to normal lorries.

The 13-pr. 9-cwt. were far more successful and became a staple across the major theatres.

Variants & Changes:

  • 6-cwt., Mk. I Mount: Some Thornycroft produced with 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III guns on Mk. I mounts.
  • 6-cwt., Mk. II Mount: Some Thornycroft produced with 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. III guns on Mk. II mounts.
  • 6-cwt. Mk. IV: At least one Thornycroft produced with the slightly shorter but higher-angle 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV gun.
  • 9-cwt., Mk. III Mount: Some Thornycroft produced with 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I guns on Mk. III mounts.
  • 9-cwt., Mk. IV Mount: Majority of Thornycroft produced with 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I guns on Mk. IV mounts.

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Thornycroft with 13-pr. 6-cwt. on Mk. II mounting.

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Thornycroft with 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV gun.

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Thornycroft with 13-pr. 9-cwt. on Mk. IV mounting.

Peerless TC-4

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: Peerless TC-4
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
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Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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User(s): British Army
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Dimensions
Weight: 7.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
20-cwt. Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 3-in 20-cwt. Mk. I/* (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -10°/+90° @ ??°/s 16 rpm
9-cwt. Type A Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -10°/+90° @ ??°/s 8 rpm
9-cwt. Mk. IV Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+80° @ ??°/s 8 rpm
6-cwt. Carrier
1 x
 Q.F. 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -0°/+85° @ ??°/s ??? rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-in 20-cwt. Mk. I/* Gun
??? HE 7.26 kg/530 g TNT, 20 mm @ 640 m/s
Q.F., 3-in, Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 83 Balls, ??? mm @ 762 m/s
Q.F., 3-in, Shrapnel Shell, Mk. I Sh-T-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 79 Balls, ??? mm @ 762 m/s
13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 670 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 670 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 670 m/s
13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV Gun
Q.F., 13-pr., H.E. Shell, Mk. II HE ??? kg/262 g Amatol, 14 mm @ 488 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. III Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 236 Balls, ??? mm @ 488 m/s
Q.F., 13-pr., Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 234 Balls, ??? mm @ 488 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
20-cwt. Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-in 20-cwt.
9-cwt. Mk. IV/Type A Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 9-cwt.
6-cwt. Carrier
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 13-pr. 6-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
5 Total
1 Commander
1 Driver
1 Gunner
2 Gun Loaders
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Peerless
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: 29 kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: 4
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: 4x2
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: 25.7 km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: 4.2 kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
Peerless were one of the staple lorries used for anti-aircraft purposes during the First World War, though they came later than the earlier Thornycroft and Daimlers. Due to that, they used the latest 13-pr. and 3-in guns and their respective mountings, along with at least one modification of a 13-pr. gun on the mounting of a 3-in gun.

Variants & Changes:

  • 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV: Few Peerless produced with 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV guns.
  • 13-pr. 9-cwt., Mk. IV Mounting: Most Peerless produced with 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I guns on Mk. IV mounts.
  • 13-pr. 9-cwt., Type A Mounting: Few Peerless produced with 13-pr. 9-cwt. Mk. I guns on Type A mounts, taken from 3-in guns.
  • 3-in 20-cwt.: Few Peerless produced with 3-in 20-cwt. guns.

Variant Images:

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Peerless with 13-pr. 6-cwt. Mk. IV gun.

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Peerless with 13-pr. 9-cwt. on Type A mounting.

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Peerless with 3-in 20-cwt. gun.

Daimler

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General
Name(s): ???
Type: Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun on lorry
Status: Production
Derived From: ???
Derivatives: None
Produced: ??? Production Date: ???
Producer(s): United Kingdom ??? ???
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Used: ??? Service Date: ???
User(s): British Army ???

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User(s): British Army
???
Dimensions
Weight: 7.0 t
Ground Pressure: ??? kg/cm²
Length Width Height
Vehicle: ??? m ??? m ??? m
Ground Clearance: ??? cm
Armaments
# of
 Munition (Ammo #) Location(s), Type, Horizontal Type, Vertical Firing Rate
1 x
 Q.F. 3-in 20-cwt. Mk. I/* (???) Pedestal, Manual, -/+180° @ ??°/s Manual, -10°/+90° @ ??°/s 16 rpm
Ammunition
Bullet Type Weight/Filler, Penetration @ Velocity
3-in 20-cwt. Mk. I/* Gun
??? HE 7.26 kg/530 g TNT, 20 mm @ 640 m/s
Q.F., 3-in, Shrapnel Shell, Mk. II Sh-TF ??? kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 83 Balls, ??? mm @ 762 m/s
Q.F., 3-in, Shrapnel Shell, Mk. I Sh-T-TF 5.7 kg/35.44 g F.G. Powder & 79 Balls, ??? mm @ 762 m/s
Devices
# of - Name Type Effect, Location/for
1 x - ??? Sight ???x zoom, for 3-in 20-cwt.
Protection
Location Thickness Type
All N/A None
Crew
?? Total
?? ???
Automotive
Fuel Capacity: ??? l
Engine(s): 1 x - Peerless
Type: Gasoline
Horsepower: ??? kW
@ RPM ???
Cylinder: ???
Capacity: ??? l
Foward Reverse
Transmission: 4-speed 4 ??
Steering: ???
Brakes: Mechanical
Suspension
Type: ???
Road wheels: ???
Type: Spoked
Steering: ???
Mobility
Maximum Forward Speed: ??? km/h
Maximum Reverse Speed: ??? km/h
Power-to-Weight Ratio: ??? kW/t
Maximum Grade: ???°
Maximum Trench: ??? m
Maximum Wall: ??? m
Maximum Fording: ??? cm
Minimum Turning Diameter: ??? m
Cruising Range: ??? km
Mileage: ??? l/100 km

Summary
At least one Daimler, though the exact model isn’t known, was used as a carrier for a 3-in 20-cwt. gun.

Variants & Changes:

None

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I’m calling it. The Mark I will ironically be the best of the British First World War heavy tanks in the game due to it retaining the long Hotchkiss and using RHA. It’s mobility will be utter trash, but the 57 mm of penetration would actually be able to effectively deal with tanks like the A7V that the short Hotchkiss cannot penetrate frontally at all beyond 300 meters.

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Sorry. I’m only partly reading about the eastern front so I don’t have much information at the moment.

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