| ARL 44 | |
|---|---|
 The ARL 44 at Mourmelon-le-Grand | |
| Type | heavy tank, tank destroyer |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France |
| Production history | |
| Designed | winter 1944 – summer 1947 |
| Produced | 1949–1951 |
| No. built | 60 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 48 tonnes (53 short tons; 47 long tons) |
| Length | 10.53 m (34 ft 7 in) |
| Width | 3.40 m (11 ft 2 in) |
| Height | 3.20 m (10 ft 6 in) |
| Crew | 5 |
| Armor | Front: 120 mm (4.7 in) Side: 80 mm (3.1 in) |
Main armament | 1× 90 mm SA 45 gun (37 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.5 mm MAC 31 Châtellerault machine guns |
| Engine | Maybach HL 230 V-12 gasoline engine 575 hp |
| Power/weight | 11.9 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | vertical coil spring |
| Fuel capacity | 1372 liter |
Operational range | 350 km (220 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 37.2 km/h (23.1 mph) |
The ARL 44 was a French heavy tank and tank destroyer,[1] the development of which started just before the end of the Second World War. Only sixty of these tanks were ever completed, from 1949 onwards. The type proved to be unsatisfactory and only entered limited service. The tank was phased out in 1953.
- ^ Marest, Michel; Tauzin, Michel (2008). COMHART L'armement de gros calibre (Division Histoire ed.). Centre des hautes études de l’armement. p. 165.