Year | August 1944 |
Vehicle Type | Armoured Personnel Carrier |
Origin & Designer | Canada/MLW & CTA |
Numbers Produced | 500 |
Crew | 2 (Driver & Co Driver) + 8 x Troops |
Main Armament | 1 x .30 Browning M.1919 Machine Gun (Bow) |
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 | 2.66m |
Width | 2.76m |
Length | 5.79m |
Combat Weight | 22.970 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.43m |
Fording Depth | 0.91m |
Trench Crossing | 2.26m |
Obstacle Clearance | 0.61m |
Climbing Ability | 30° |
Radio | No 19 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 75mm. Hull Sides: 65mm. Hull Rear: 38mm. Hull Top: 15mm. Hull Bottom: 12mm.
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Engine | Continental R974 C2 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 232 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 | [@variants] |
Notes | The priest kangaroo was an interim vehicle using only load M7s. The decision was made to design a vehicle with better all-round protection for their infantry cargo. The Ran tank was chosen to become the next fully tracked personnel carrier. The Ram was never really used as a battle tank, so the Ram II was chosen for this conversion. The Ram kangaroo first saw action in Holland in October 1944. Issued to Canadian and British infantry units the Ram kangaroo served to the end of the war. |