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British self propelled gun from WWII

Alecto
TypeSelf propelled gun
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Production history
DesignerVickers
ManufacturerVickers
Specifications
Mass19,040 lb (8.64 t)
Length14 ft (4.3 m)
Width8 ft 10.5 in (2.705 m)
Height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Crew3 or 4

Armour6 - 38 mm
Main
armament
howitzer or AT gun
Secondary
armament
Vickers machine gun
EngineHenry Meadows 12-cylinder petrol engine
148 hp (110 kW)
Operational
range
125 mi (201 km)
Maximum speed 30 mph (48 km/h)

The Alecto, initially known as the Harry Hopkins Mk 1 CS, was a self propelled gun developed by the British during World War II.

Development

In 1942 a project for a 3.75 inch (95 mm) howitzer was started. Two guns were made, and one of these was chosen for test mounting on a Light Tank Mk VIII "Harry Hopkins" chassis. Like the Harry Hopkins, the Alecto had skid steering, which operated by bowing the tracks through lateral movements of the central road wheels. The gun was mounted in an open-topped structure. The first trials were not started until late in 1944. The trials uncovered various problems but by the time these were solved the war in Europe was over. With little perceived potential for use in the war against Japan, the project was ended.

A small number of Alecto Is were completed, some served briefly with the British Army in Germany, arriving in the immediate post-war period and they equipped the heavy companies of at least the Kings Dragoon Guards operating in the Middle East just after the end of the war

Variants

Mk I
3.75 inch (95 mm), 20 cal howitzer
Mk II
QF 6 pdr gun. Also known as "Alecto Recce"
Mk III
QF 25 pounder gun-howitzer. Prototype partially completed
Mk IV
QF 32-pounder, not built
Alecto Dozer
Some vehicles completed in 1945 with hydraulically operated bulldozer blades
Alecto dozer.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Chamberlain & Ellis 1981, p. 28.
  2. Alecto oddity in Germanybritainatwar.keypublishing.com 21 September 2016 Archived 22 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Lister, David (29 December 2019). "The Tiny Erinyes". Overlord's Blog.
  4. "Alecto self-propelled gun". www.historyofwar.org.
  5. Chamberlain & Ellis 1981, p. 29.

References

  • Wheels & Tracks Magazine No. 15
  • Chamberlain, Peter; Ellis, Chris (1981) , British and American Tanks of World War II (2nd US ed.), Arco Publishing

External links

British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of the Second World War
Tanks
Light tanks
Cruiser tanks
Infantry tanks
Medium tanks
Self-propelled
artillery
Field
Anti-tank
Armoured personnel
carriers
Scout cars and
armoured cars
Scout cars
Armoured cars
Reconnaissance cars
Armoured command
vehicles
Armoured trucks
Experimental vehicles

Background: British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II, Tanks in the British Army

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