BC312 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Anyone know the miles per gallon of Allied tanks from WW2 such as the Sherman, Grant, Canadian Ram, Valentine, Churchill, Covenantor etc. Is there list of the fuel consumption for these vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 MatchFuzee Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Fuel consumption and other information for some of the tanks on your list:- http://www.wwiiequipment.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=section&id=7&Itemid=56 For the others, you may have to search for individually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BC312 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Thanks, so i got the Churchill running around 0.4-0.8 MPG. The Valentine at 1.16-3.4 MPG. The Covenantor around 1.3-2 MPG. Anyone know the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Pzkpfw-e Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Quote Shermans around 0.7mpg. Grant 0.96mpg, Ram 1mpg, Cromwell 1.5mpg. Info from Bov's website. https://www.tankmuseum.org/museum-online/vehicles/results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BC312 Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Excellent thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 David Herbert Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 The figures quoted above give a reasonable picture of general WW2 tank fuel consumptions but must be interpreted. Shermans, Grants and Valentines were built with both petrol and diesel engines. The diesel versions gave at least 50% better fuel consumption and were quicker. A tank has to work very much harder to move on soft or seriously broken ground or on gradients so its fuel consumption is very much higher in these conditions than on firm level ground. This will result in about four times the consumption that can be obtained on a road. Covenantor and Stuart will do rather better than the others because they are much lighter but all the others if they have petrol engines will average about 0.5 MPG in real life. Please remember that the official testing was not done in particularly scientific conditions and should be read with the statement of the conditions at the time of the test because that makes a big difference. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 eddy8men Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 cromwell was 1.5 mpg on the road but i was averaging about 0.3 mpg when at a show due to constant turns and gear changes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 BC312 Posted November 27, 2019 Author Share Posted November 27, 2019 Thanks guys. Owning a couple of armoured cars myself i know that the MPG can vary depending on the type of usage. I have a talk coming up soon and need to mention about a few WW2 tanks, just needed an average MPG for each tank give or take, i dont think many people realise how thirsty these beasts are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Anyone know the miles per gallon of Allied tanks from WW2 such as the Sherman, Grant, Canadian Ram, Valentine, Churchill, Covenantor etc. Is there list of the fuel consumption for these vehicles.
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