SP 17 pdr. Cacciacarri »Archer«

The most promising cannone anticarro dell’esercito britannico was the excellent 17 pdr., ed in 1942 a chassis for a self-propelled version was needed. At that time, the Valentine was the only suitable candidate available. Simply installing the gun in a new torretta proved unfeasible due to the gun’s length, so modification of the chassis was undertaken. The result was the Archer, basically an open-topped Valentine con the 17 pdr. mounted pointing to the rear. An unconventional arrangement, but the only solution to the design challenge. This arrangement gave the vehicle a compact e low silhouette. Eventually the Archer proved to be an effective SP gun. The 17 pdr. was later mounted in the Sherman Firefly e - in modified form - Comet battle tanks.

The first of 665 production models were completed in 1944, e the Archer served nell’Europa from ottobre 44 to war’s end. It remained in servizio britannico until the 50s, e some were supplied to the Egyptian Army.

Modellini Disponibili

1:76 Milicast UK24
1:300 HEROICS & ROS B34

Caratteristiche Tecniche

SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer
Motore: GM six cylinder diesel, 165 hp
Velocità: 32 km/h
Average Range: 225 km
Lunghezza: 6.679 m
Larghezza: 2.755 m
Altezza: 2.247 m
Peso: 39,960 lb
Corazzatura: 8 mm to 60 mm
Armamentoo: Ordnance QF 17 pdr Anti-Tank Gun con 39 colpi
Secondary armament: .303 cal Bren MG
Gun Elevation: +15 degrees
Gun Depression: -7 degrees
Gun Traverse: 22.5 degrees
Equipaggio: capocarro, guidatore, cannoniere, caricatore

Utilizzo Storico

Armata Britannica, 1944-50
Egyptian Army

The Milicast resin kit is the only available 1:76 scale model of the Archer SPG at this time. There may be conversion kits for existing Valentine models in scala 1:72 e 1:35, e grand tactical giocatori wargame can turn to the 1:300 scale model offered by HEROICS & ROS.

Patrick Storto

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Soldatini Britannici della Seconda Guerra Mondiale

– Pubblicato: 05.04.1999 – Aggiornato: 26.04.2005
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