B3: 56 km/h (35 mph) / 70 km/h (43 mph) (absolute max.) The T-13 was a tank destroyer in use with the Belgian armed forces before World War II and during the Battle of Belgium. It was designed by Vickers-Armstrong, and produced by Vickers, Miesse and Familleheureux [fr] and outfitted with armament from Fonderie Royale de Canons Herstal.

Instead of waiting for the other tanks to arrive the Belgian army created the T-13 B3, also armed with a 47 mm C.47 gun. A squadron of ACG-1 was mobilised in 1939 but only 8 could be made operational of those in storage.

It had a better hull design which had a better transmission plus suspension and the gun was mounted in a small turret which could traverse 360 degrees but still had an open rear. The T-13B3 was issued to infantry, cavalry and Chasseurs Ardennais divisions.

T13 B3 of the elite Chasseurs Ardennais with the famous Ardennes wild boar insignia, Albert Canal, 10-12 May 1940. Over 255 units seem to have been delivered until May 1940, but far fewer were actually serviceable in time.

The definitive T-13 B3 was structurally very different from the earlier B1 and B2 versions, with the B3 suffix obviously chosen to play down the fact that a new tank destroyer was being produced rather than a variant of the older systems.

May 27, 2012 · A third model named T13-B3 was designed, based on the Vickers-Carden-Loyd Light Dragon MkII B export, which was more stable and better suspended. The new model was fitted with a half turret able to turn freely at 360°. The new model was produced by the Atelier de construction of Familleureux.

Instead of waiting for the other tanks to arrive the Belgian army created the T-13 B3, also armed with a 47 mm C.47 gun. A squadron of ACG-1 was mobilised in 1939 but only 8 could be made operational of those in storage.

Belgian T13 B2 at the Brussels Military Museum. This is the only vehicle preserved, having served in the Régiment Cycliste de Limbourg (Regiment Grenswielrijders Limburg). A knocked out ACG-1, burning near Antwerp - Credits: Bundesarchiv. A Belgian T13 B3 belonging to the 2è Régiment de Cycliste Frontière. It was abandoned on 11 May 1941 ...

T13 B3 150 produced. Entered service in 1937. The Wehrmacht operated some captured T13s during the first years of the war, as the T13 had a more powerful main gun than the Panzer I and Panzer II, common German tanks in the early war years.

B1/2: 48km/h B3: 56km/h / 70km/h (absolute max.) The T-13 was a tank destroyer in use with the Belgian armed forces before World War II and during the Battle of Belgium . It was designed by Vickers-Armstrong , and produced by Vickers, Miesse and and outfitted with armament from Fonderie Royale de Canons Herstal .