Ram tank

Tank, Cruiser, Ram
Early production Ram Mk II at CFB Borden
TypeCruiser tank
Place of originCanada
Service history
Used byCanada, Netherlands
WarsSecond World War
Production history
Designed1941
ManufacturerMontreal Locomotive Works
ProducedNovember 1941 – July 1943
No. built2,032
Specifications (Ram Mk II)
Mass65,000 lb (29 t)
Length19 ft (5.8 m)
Width9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Height8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Crew5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner)

Armour25–87 mm
Main
armament
QF 6 pdr Mk III
92 rounds
Secondary
armament
3 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machineguns (Ram I 4,715 rounds, Ram II 4,440 rounds.[1])
EngineContinental R-975 9-cyl radial gasoline engine
400 (298 kW)
Power/weight12.3 hp/ton
TransmissionBorg-Warner clutch, controlled differential
SuspensionVertical volute spring
Operational
range
232 km (144 mi)
Maximum speed 25 mph (40 km/h)

The Tank, Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank chassis. Due to standardization on the American Sherman tank for frontline units, it was used exclusively for training purposes and was never used in combat as a gun tank. The chassis was used for several other combat roles however, such as a flamethrower tank, observation post and armoured personnel carrier.

  1. ^ Hunnicutt, R.P. (1978). Sherman: A history of the American medium tank. Presidio Press. pp. 535–536.