Universal Carrier 2-pdr
UK·
Tank DestroyerThe Universal Carrier was the main armored personnel carrier used by the British Commonwealth forces. A total of 90,000 vehicles were produced from 1937 through 1945. In 1940, a variant with a 40-mm anti-tank gun was developed and modified into an SPG. In addition, the 40-mm guns were mounted on the C21UCG vehicles produced in Canada.
Armor thicknessMeasured
Nominal plate thickness straight from the game client. Click any plate to highlight it on the 3D model and focus the camera on it.
Hull
All 14 plates
Turret
All 3 plates
Specifications
- DPM
- 1,355
- Damage
- 70
- Penetration
- 57 mm
- … at 500m
- 45 mm
- Reload time
- 3.10 s
- Rate of fire
- 19.35/min
- Aim time
- 1.70 s
- Dispersion
- 0.450 m
- … moving
- 0.340
- … tank traverse
- 0.340
- … turret traverse
- 0.120
- … after firing
- 4.0
- Damage vs. modules
- 76
- Caliber
- 57.0 mm
- Shell velocity
- 538 m/s
- Max range
- 720 m
- Ammo capacity
- 130
- Potential damage
- 9,100
- Shell cost
- 35 cr
- Top speed
- 48 km/h
- Reverse speed
- 8 km/h
- Power/weight
- 17.56 hp/t
- Tank traverse
- 40.0 °/s
- Turret traverse
- 26.0 °/s
- Effective top speed
- … hard
- 48.0 km/h
- … medium
- 48.0 km/h
- … soft
- 27.0 km/h
- Effective traverse
- … hard
- 40.0 °/s
- … medium
- 34.3 °/s
- … soft
- 18.5 °/s
- Gun elevation
- 15 °
- Gun depression
- 5 °
- Gun traverse range
- -22° / 22°
- Terrain resistance
- … hard
- 1.20
- … medium
- 1.40
- … soft
- 2.60
- Hull armor
- 10 / 7 / 7
- Health
- 240
- Engine health
- 32
- … repaired
- 15
- Track health
- 60
- … repaired
- 45
- … repair time
- 6.86 s
- Ammo rack health
- 80
- … repaired
- 55
- Fuel tank health
- 100
- … repaired
- 40
- Total weight
- 4,840 kg
- Stationary camo
- 17.10 / 8.77%
- Moving camo
- 10.25 / 5.26%
- View range
- 300 m
- Fire chance
- 20%
- Tank cost
- 3,900 cr
-22° / 22° traverse
CommanderRadio Operator
Gunner
Driver
Loader
Module research
Server performance
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Top players
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Video reviews
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