The Tank, Cruiser, Mk III, also known by its General Staff specification number A13 Mark I, was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It was...
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The Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Tank, Cruiser, Mk III (A13 Mk I)...
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The Tank, Cruiser, Mk II (A10), was a cruiser tank developed alongside the A9 cruiser tank, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of...
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Crusader tank (redirect from Cruiser Mk VI Crusader)
Crusader, in full "Tank, Cruiser Mk VI, Crusader", also known by its General Staff number A.15, was one of the primary British cruiser tanks during the early...
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cruiser tanks (for example the Cruiser Mk I) carried less armour and were correspondingly faster, whilst "heavy" cruiser tanks (such as the Cruiser Mk...
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gave the British a powerful, reliable engine, which was used in the A27M Cruiser Mk VIII Cromwell tank. Robotham's contributions gained him a place in the...
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The Tank, Cruiser, Mk I (A9) was a British cruiser tank of the interwar period. It was the first cruiser tank: a fast tank designed to bypass the main...
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Covenanter tank (redirect from Cruiser Mk V Covenanter)
The Cruiser tank Mk V or A13 Mk III Covenanter was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. The Covenanter was the first cruiser tank design to...
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notably the Soviet BT tanks and T-34, the British Cruiser tanks, including the A13s: Cruiser Mk III, Cruiser Mk IV, Covenanter, Crusader, Cromwell and the Comet...
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vehicles: A13 Mark I produced the Cruiser Mk III based on the original specification; A13 Mark II produced the Cruiser Mk IV a revision based on up-armouring...
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Light tanks of the United Kingdom (redirect from Light Tank Mk III)
suspension of the Light Tank Mk II, and that of the Light Dragon Mark IIA used the components from the Light Tank Mk IIA. The Mark III light tank suspension...
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British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II (section Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter (A13 Mk III))
Universal No. 3 Mk. I, II & III Carrier A.O.P No. 1 Mk. III Carrier A.O.P No. 2 Mk. III Carrier A.O.P No. 2A Mk. III Carrier A.O.P No. 3 Mk. III Armoured car...
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Cruiser, Mk.I (A9) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.II (A10) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.III (A13) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.IV (A13 Mk.II) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.V, Covenanter (A13 Mk.III)...
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still lacked a formal tank division. The Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a more heavily armoured version of the Mk III and was used in some of the early campaigns...
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Vickers Medium Mark II (redirect from Vickers Medium Mk II)
until 1934. The tank was phased out of service from 1939, replaced by the Cruiser Mk I. It featured several improvements over the Vickers Mark I: a higher...
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advocate for use of Christie suspension on British cruiser tanks, which they incorporated from the Cruiser Mk III onwards. The pointed shape of the hull front...
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Comet Conqueror Contentious Conway Covenanter Cromwell Crusader Light Tank Mk VI Matilda I Matilda II Medium Tank A/T 1 - an amphibious tank prototype TOG...
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Cruiser, Mk.I (A9) (125) Tank, Cruiser, Mk. II (A10) (205) Tank, Cruiser, Mk. III (A13) (65) Tank, Cruiser, Mk. IV (A13 Mk.II) (655) Tank, Cruiser, Mk...
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Japan and Ireland. Cruiser Mk I - General Staff Specification A9 Cruiser Mk II Cruiser Mk III Matilda I Matilda II Light Tank Mk I-Mk V Light Tank Mark...
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Martin visited the British military. They were impressed by the British Cruiser Mk III and decided to make an improved cavalry tank based on it which would...
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specification covering three British cruiser tanks designed and built before and during the Second World War Cruiser Mk III Cruiser Mk IV Covenanter tank A13, one...
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Kingdom) Cruiser Mk I (A9) (125; United Kingdom) Cruiser Mk II (A10) (175; United Kingdom) Cruiser Mk III (A13) (65; United Kingdom) Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk.II)...
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Carden Loyd tankette (redirect from Carden Loyd Mk IV tankette)
Tankettes were also used by Chile, the Republic of China, Manchukuo (20 Mk. VI), Finland (Mk. IVs and Model 33s), Portugal (6) and Ethiopia (3). The design of...
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The Medium Mark III was a medium tank developed by the United Kingdom during the Interwar period. The prototypes of the Medium Mark II were the three...
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purchase of the British Vickers Carden Loyd tankette, Vickers E-Light and Cruiser Mk II Medium tanks, and of the American Christie suspension for production...
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tanks, the German Neubaufahrzeug tanks, and the British Medium Mk III and Cruiser Mk I (triple turret) tank designs. The Soviet T-35 tank was heavily...
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"breakthrough tanks", "fast tanks", and "assault tanks". The British maintained cruiser tanks that in order to achieve high speed and hence manoeuvrability in...
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Ticonderoga-class cruisers were instead to be replaced by Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. All five of the twin-arm (Mk-26) cruisers have been decommissioned...
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Vickers 6-ton (redirect from Vickers Mk E)
and apparently derived from a similar but simpler suspension on Light Tank Mk I which he patented a year earlier. Upward movement of either set of bogies...
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