The Alecto, first known as the Harry Hopkins Mk 1 CS, was a British self propelled gun of the Second World War. Work began in 1942 on a 3.75 inch (95 mm) howitzer, and one of the two guns made was chosen for test mounting on the chassis of the Light Tank Mk VIII Harry Hopkins. Like that tank it used skid steering, and the gun sat in an open-topped structure. Trials did not start until late in 1944, and by the time the problems they showed were solved the war in Europe was over, so with little prospect of use against Japan the project was ended. A small number of Alecto Is were completed and served briefly with the British Army in Germany and with the King's Dragoon Guards in the Middle East just after the war. Other marks were a 6 pounder Mk II, a partly completed 25 pounder Mk III and an unbuilt 32 pounder Mk IV, and some vehicles were finished in 1945 with a bulldozer blade.
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Body StyleSelf-propelled howitzer 1 Connections
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Source History of War: Alecto self-propelled gunDevelopmentQuote, Development
Vickers was given the task of developing the new vehicle, but work was delayed by the inability of the War Office to decide how the new vehicle would be used.
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was a self propelled gun developed by the British during World War II
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1. History of War: Alecto self-propelled gun
History of WarDesign
The turret was removed and the superstructure modified to allow space for a 95mm howitzer to be carried in the front of the hull.
Development, project cancelled
Pilots and development vehicles were built of both the Alecto I and Alecto II, but the project was cancelled at the end of the war.
Of Make: Vickers-Armstrongs, Development, maker
Vickers was given the task of developing the new vehicle, but work was delayed by the inability of the War Office to decide how the new vehicle would be used.
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Development, first trials
The first trials were not started until late in 1944.
Development, howitzer
In 1942 a project for a 3.75 inch (95 mm) howitzer was started.
Development, project ended
With little perceived potential for use in the war against Japan, the project was ended.
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was a self propelled gun developed by the British during World War II
In Group: Off-Road And 4x4 Vehicles, Lead, vehicle kind
The Alecto, initially known as the Harry Hopkins Mk 1 CS, was a self propelled gun developed by the British during World War II.
Exemplifies: Automobile Transport, Lead, vehicle kind
The Alecto, initially known as the Harry Hopkins Mk 1 CS, was a self propelled gun developed by the British during World War II.
Derived From: Light tank Mk VIII, Development, chassis
Two guns were made, and one of these was chosen for test mounting on a Light Tank Mk VIII "Harry Hopkins" chassis.
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