Ram tank

Tank, Cruiser, Ram
Early production Ram Mk II at CFB Borden
Type	Cruiser tank
Place of origin	Canada
Service history
Used by	Canada, Netherlands
Wars	Second World War
Production history
Designed	1941
Manufacturer	Montreal Locomotive Works
Produced	November 1941 – July 1943
No. built	2,032
Specifications (Ram Mk II)
Mass	65,000 lb (29 t)
Length	19 ft (5.8 m)
Width	9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Height	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Crew	5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver/hull gunner)
Armour	25–87 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])
Engine	Continental R-975 9-cyl radial gasoline engine 400 (298 kW)
Power/weight	12.3 hp/ton
Transmission	Borg-Warner clutch, controlled differential
Suspension	Vertical 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.