Ram I

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Ram I was the initial Canadian-built variant of the Ram cruiser tank, distinguished by its early armament and used primarily for training and development during World War II.

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Ram I canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Canadian cruiser tank variant ⓘ
World War II tank ⓘ
armamentPrimary 2-pounder gun ⓘ
armamentSecondary coaxial machine gun ⓘ
hull machine gun ⓘ
basedOn M3 Medium Tank ⓘ
category Canadian World War II armoured fighting vehicle ⓘ
medium tank-class vehicle ⓘ
chassisType M3 Medium Tank chassis ⓘ
combatUse not used in front-line combat as a gun tank ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Canada ⓘ
crew 5 ⓘ
designedDuring early 1940s ⓘ
designedIn Canada ⓘ
designedToUse British 2-pounder tank gun ⓘ
developedFrom U.S. M3 Lee design principles ⓘ
distinguishedBy early 2-pounder armament ⓘ
engineConfiguration 9-cylinder radial gasoline engine ⓘ
engineType Continental R-975 radial engine ⓘ
era World War II armoured vehicle development era ⓘ
hullConstruction cast and welded hull ⓘ
introducedDuring World War II ⓘ
layout front hull driver and bow gunner positions ⓘ
manufacturer Montreal Locomotive Works ⓘ
partOf Ram tank family ⓘ
linked to: Ram tank
powerTransmission front-mounted transmission ⓘ
primaryUser Canadian Army ⓘ
primaryUseTheatre training in Canada ⓘ
training in the United Kingdom ⓘ
producedFor Commonwealth armoured forces ⓘ
role cruiser tank ⓘ
successor Ram II ⓘ
suspensionType vertical volute spring suspension ⓘ
trackType steel tracks with rubber pads ⓘ
turretType cast turret ⓘ
usedAs development platform for Canadian armoured production ⓘ
testbed for later Ram variants ⓘ
training tank ⓘ
usedBy Canadian armoured units ⓘ
usedFor development ⓘ
training ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ram tank → armamentVariant → Ram I ⓘ
Ram II → follows → Ram I ⓘ