One of New Zealand's rarities.
The Schofield wheeled tank used a tracked chassis from the English Universal Carrier,the wheeled chassis was based on the common GMC GM6 cwt trucks.The hull and turret were a New Zealand affair.The wheeled movement was used for moving on roads and light terrain,the tracked chassis was used for heavy terrain.The turret was of open design and housed a 2lb(40mm) gun and a BESA coaxial machine gun.The prototype was completed in 8/1940.The machine was not mass produced, however.The prototype was taken to the UK for trials,where it remained until the end of the war and then ended up in a scrap yard.
Weight 5300 kg
length 4m
width 2.61m
height 2m
6-cylinder Chevrolet engine (29,5k)
armouring 6-10mm
max speed on wheels 75 km/h
max speed on tracks 43 km/h
crew 3 men
* photo : http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/
The Schofield wheeled tank used a tracked chassis from the English Universal Carrier,the wheeled chassis was based on the common GMC GM6 cwt trucks.The hull and turret were a New Zealand affair.The wheeled movement was used for moving on roads and light terrain,the tracked chassis was used for heavy terrain.The turret was of open design and housed a 2lb(40mm) gun and a BESA coaxial machine gun.The prototype was completed in 8/1940.The machine was not mass produced, however.The prototype was taken to the UK for trials,where it remained until the end of the war and then ended up in a scrap yard.
Weight 5300 kg
length 4m
width 2.61m
height 2m
6-cylinder Chevrolet engine (29,5k)
armouring 6-10mm
max speed on wheels 75 km/h
max speed on tracks 43 km/h
crew 3 men
* photo : http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/
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