Year | July 1944 |
Vehicle Type | Heavy Bridging Tank |
Origin & Designer | Britain/Army Workshops |
Numbers Produced | [@numbers_produced] |
Crew | 4 |
Main Armament | [@main_armament] |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | [@elevation] |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Secondary Armament | [@secondary_armament] |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | [@ammunition_carried] |
Height | 2.45m |
Width | 3.25m |
Length | 7.54m |
Combat Weight | 34.926 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.51m |
Fording Depth | 0.91m |
Trench Crossing | 3.05m |
Obstacle Clearance | 1.13m |
Climbing Ability | 34° |
Radio | No. 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 89mm. Hull Sides: 76mm. Hull Rear: 50mm. Hull Top: 19mm. Hull Bottom: 16mm.
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Engine | Two Bedford Twin Six (Petrol) |
Transmission | 4 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 259 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | 154 km |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 26 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 13 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | [@variants] |
Notes | The Ark Mk. II came in two types the U.K. Pattern and Italian Pattern, both were different and could gap different sized obstacles due to the different sized ramps. The plan was for when the tank had drove into the gap then vehicles just simply drove directly over either ramps or in the case of the Italian Pattern over the top of the tracks. |