Year | June 1943 |
Vehicle Type | Self-Propelled Gun/Howitzer |
Origin & Designer | Canadian/Montreal Locomotive Company |
Numbers Produced | 2.026 |
Crew | 6 (Commander, Gunner, Gun Layer, Loader, Radio Operator & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x 25 pounder L/28 OQF Mk. II Gun/Howitzer |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -9° to +40° |
Turret Traverse | [@turret_traverse] |
Gun Traverse | 15° Right & 25° Left |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | No. 29 |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .303 Bren Light Machine Gun (Bow). 1 x .303 Bren Light Machine Gun (AA Mount).
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Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 112 x 87.6mm Rounds & 1.150 x .303 Rounds |
Height | 2.44m |
Width | 2.72m |
Length | 6.12m |
Combat Weight | 25.855 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.43m |
Fording Depth | 1.01m |
Trench Crossing | 1.91m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.61m |
Climbing Ability | 30° |
Radio | No. 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 64mm. Hull Sides: 38mm. Hull Rear: 38mm. Hull Top: 25mm. Hull Bottom: 12mm. Compartment Top: Open.
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Engine | Continental R-975 C1 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 290 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 40 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 32 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | Mk. I: Built on the Ram chassis, 125 produced. Sexton GPO: which was a Sexton with the gun removed and used as a command vehicle containing extra radios, map tables and intercoms, the GPO stands for Gun Position Officer.
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Notes | The Sexton was a self-propelled 25 pdr mounted on a Canadian tank, which was built on the chassis of two vehicles, these were the Ram which was built of the chassis of the US M3 tank and called Ram Mk. I and the Grizzly built on the chassis of the US M4 tank called Ram Mk. II, the Mk. II was the main variant and over 2000 were built. The Sexton first saw action in Italy in 1944 and later in Northern Europe, it served in armoured artillery regiments and was kept in service by the British until 1956. |