I-Anti-tank yokufakwa kwezikhali ezizihambelayo i-Archer I-SAU "Archer" (Umcibisheli - umcibisheli), SP 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I Iyunithi ezishayelayo iye yakhiqizwa kusukela ngo-1943. Yakhiwe ngesisekelo sethangi le-Valentine light infantry tank. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, indawo yamandla enenjini ye-diesel epholile ye-"GMS" efakwe kuyo ayizange ishintshe, futhi esikhundleni sendawo yokulawula kanye nendawo yokulwa, umbhoshongo we-conning ohlotshiswe kancane wabekwa phezulu ovulekile, ohlalisa abasebenzi. yabantu abangu-4 nezikhali. Uphiko oluzishayelayo luhlome ngesibhamu esiyi-anti-tank esingu-76,2 mm esinomphongolo ongu-60 caliber. Isivinini sokuqala se-projectile yayo yokubhoboza izikhali enesisindo esingu-7,7 kg ngu-884 m/s. I-engeli yokukhomba evundlile engu-90 degrees, i-engeli yokuphakama engu-+16 degrees, kanye ne-engeli yokwehla engu-0 degrees. Izinga lomlilo wesibhamu imizuliswano eyi-10 ngomzuzu. Izici ezinjalo izinganono kuvunyelwe ukulwa ngempumelelo cishe nayo yonke imishini yaseJalimane. Ukulwa nabasebenzi kanye nezindawo zokudubula zesikhathi eside, umthwalo wezinhlamvu (amagobolondo angu-40) wawuhlanganisa namagobolondo aqhekeka aqhuma kakhulu anesisindo esingu-6,97 kg. Izinto ezibonakalayo ze-Telescopic kanye ne-panoramic zisetshenziswe ukulawula umlilo. Umlilo ungaqhutshwa kokubili ngomlilo oqondile kanye nasezindaweni ezivaliwe. Ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuxhumana ngesibhamu esizishayelayo, kwafakwa isiteshi somsakazo. Izibhamu ezizishayelayo "Archer" zakhiqizwa cishe kwaze kwaba sekupheleni kwempi futhi zaqala ukusetshenziswa kwezinye izikhali zezikhali, zabe sezidluliselwa kumayunithi ethangi. Ukwakhiwa kwesibhamu esingu-17-pounder esinesivinini esikhulu somlomo, esiqhathaniswa nokungena kwezikhali nesibhamu saseJalimane esingu-88 mm, kwaqala ngo-1941. amathangi. ”, izibhamu ezizishayelayo - ababhubhisi bamathangi. Kusukela ku-chassis yethangi ekhona, i-Crusader kwakudingeka ikhishwe ngenxa yobukhulu obuncane kangaka namandla anganele okugcina isibhamu esinjalo, kusukela ku-chassis etholakalayo, i-Valentine yahlala iwukuphela kwendlela. Umbono wokuqala wokufaka isibhamu esingamakhilogremu angu-17 kuso kwakuwukusebenzisa izibhamu ezizishayayo zikaMbhishobhi esikhundleni sesibhamu esingamakhilogremu angu-25 ngesibhamu esisha. Lokhu kubonakale kungenangqondo ngenxa yobude bomphongolo omkhulu wesibhamu esingu-17-pounder nokuphakama okuphezulu kweshubhu elihlomile. Umnyango Wezokunikezela unikeze inkampani yakwa-Vickers ukuthi yakhe iyunithi entsha ezishayelayo esekelwe ku-Valentine eyingcweti ekukhiqizeni, kodwa imelana nemikhawulo yosayizi lapho kufakwa isibhamu esinemigoqo emide. Lo msebenzi waqala ngoJulayi 1942 futhi i-prototype yayilungele ukuhlolwa ngo-March 1943. imoto entsha; okuthiwa "Archer", eyakhelwe ku-chassis "Valentine" enekhabethe elivulekile phezulu. I-17-pounder ebheke ngemuva yayinomkhakha olinganiselwe womlilo. Isihlalo somshayeli sasitholakala ngokufanayo ne-base tank, futhi amashidi okusika angaphambili ayewukuqhubeka kwamashidi angaphambili. Ngakho-ke, naphezu kobude obukhulu besibhamu se-17-pounder, i-axis ithola izibhamu ezizimele ezihlangene ezine-silhouette ephansi. Ukuhlolwa komlilo kwenzeka ngo-April 1943, kodwa izinguquko zazidingeka kumayunithi amaningana, kuhlanganise nokufakwa kwezibhamu nemishini yokulawula umlilo. Ngokuvamile, imoto yaphumelela futhi yaba yinto ehamba phambili ohlelweni lokukhiqiza. Imoto yokuqala yokukhiqiza yahlanganiswa ngoMashi 1944, futhi kusukela ngo-Okthoba izibhamu ezizishayelayo ze-Archer zanikezwa izimpi ezilwa namathangi e-BTC yaseBrithani eNyakatho-Ntshonalanga Yurophu. Umcibisheli waqhubeka esebenza nebutho laseBrithani kwaze kwaba maphakathi nawo-50s, ngaphezu kwalokho, ngemva kwempi banikezwa amanye amabutho. Ezimotweni ezingu-800 ezazi-odwe ekuqaleni, uVickers wakha ezingu-665 kuphela. Naphezu kwamakhono ahlakaniphile alinganiselwe ngenxa yohlelo lokufakwa kwezikhali olwamukelwayo, uMcibisheli - ekuqaleni wayebhekwa njengesinyathelo sesikhashana kuze kuvele imiklamo engcono - ibonakale iyisikhali esithembekile nesisebenzayo. Izici zokusebenza Ukulwa nesisindo I-18 T Ubukhulu:   isikhathi 5450 mm ububanzi 2630 mm ukuphakama 2235 mm Abadlali Umuntu we-4 Impi 1 х 76,2 mm Inganono ye-Mk II-1 Izinhlamvu Amagobolondo angama-40 Ukubhuka: isibhamu uhlobo lwenjini udizili "GMS" Amandla aphezulu 210 h.p. Максимальная скорость I-40 km / h Ukugcina amandla 225 km Imithombo: V. N. Shunkov. Amathangi eMpi Yezwe Yesibili; G.L. Kholyavsky "The Complete Encyclopedia of Tanks World 1915 - 2000"; UChris Henry, i-British Anti-Tank Artillery 1939-1945; M. Baryatinsky. Infantry tank "Valentine". (Iqoqo lezikhali, 5 - 2002).