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AEC Mk I Gun Carrier ("Carrier, 6-Pdr Gun, A.E.C., Mk I Deacon") | |
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Type | Self-propelled artillery |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1942–43 |
Used by | United Kingdom Turkey |
Wars | Second World War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | AEC/Park Royal Vehicles |
No. built | 175 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 12 long tons (12 t; 13 short tons) |
Length | 21 ft (6.39 m) |
Width | 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) |
Height | 9 ft 3 in (2.82 m) |
Crew | 5 |
Armour | 6 to 20 mm (0.24 to 0.79 in) |
Main armament | QF 6 pounder (57 mm) 24 rounds |
Secondary armament | none |
Engine | AEC A173 7.7L 6-cyl diesel 95 hp (71 kW) |
Power/weight | 7.8 hp/tonne |
Drive | wheeled, 4x2, 4x4 |
Transmission | 4 + reverse gears, with two-speed transfer box |
Suspension | leaf spring |
Ground clearance | 13 in (330 mm) |
Operational range | 174 miles (280 km) |
Maximum speed | 19 mph (30 km/h) |
The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed only during the North African Campaign from 1942 to 1943.