Alecto | |
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Type | Self propelled gun |
Place of origin |
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Production history | |
Manufacturer | Vickers |
Specifications | |
Mass | 19,040 lb (8.64 t) |
Length | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Width | 8 ft 10.5 in (2.705 m) |
Height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
Crew | 3 or 4 |
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Armour | 6 - 38 mm |
Main armament | howitzer or AT gun |
Secondary armament | Vickers machine gun |
Engine |
Meadows 12-cylinder petrol engine 148 hp (110 kW) |
Operational range | 125 mi (201 km) |
Maximum speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) |
The Alecto was an experimental self propelled gun developed by the British during the Second World War but terminated with the end of the war in Europe.
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 Harry Hopkins tank 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 facing to the rear. 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 no prospect for use in the Far East, the project was ended.
Variants[]
- Mk I
- 3.75 inch (95 mm), 20 cal howitzer
- Mk II
- QF 6 pdr gun
- Mk III
- QF 25 pounder gun-howitzer. Prototype partially completed
- Mk IV
- 32pdr howitzer.
- Alecto Dozer

Alecto dozer.
See also[]
References[]
- Wheels & Tracks Magazine No. 15
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alecto self-propelled gun. |
- HenkOfHolland
- British Self-propelled guns
- Picture of a trialled Alecto by the Swiss Army in 1948 (found by www.wheelsandtracks.com)
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