Mk VI was a British light tank, produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s, which saw service during the Second World War. The Tank, Light, Mk VI...
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Light tanks of the United Kingdom (redirect from Vickers Light Tank)
infantry version. MK II: 16 built by Vickers Armstrong from 1929 Mk IIA: 29 constructed at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich Mk IIB: 21 built by Vickers-Armstrong The...
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Carden Loyd tankette (redirect from Vickers-Carden-Lloyd Mk VI)
by Vickers-Armstrongs. Besides one-man vehicles they also proposed two-man vehicles which turned out to be a more effective and popular idea. Vickers-Armstrongs...
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independently and replacing Vickers' own turrets developed for the aircraft. The Vickers-built ventral turret of the Mk I was replaced by a Nash & Thompson-built...
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The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a water-cooled .303 British (7.7 mm) machine gun produced by Vickers Limited, originally for the British Army...
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follows : 12 BLC guns Mk I/IV became 8-inch howitzer Mk I 6 BL Mk IV and VI guns became 8-inch Howitzer Mk II 6 BL MK IV and VI guns, but adapted for...
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Hawker Tempest (redirect from Vickers 47 mm Class P)
Vickers) just after the war. These guns were part of a project started in mid-1942 to develop a more powerful airborne anti-tank gun than the Vickers...
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The Vickers 6-ton tank or Vickers Mark E, also known as the "Six-tonner", was a British light tank designed in 1928 in a private project at Vickers. Though...
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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...
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Webley Revolver (redirect from Webley No. 1 Mk VI)
cylinder. The Webley Mk I service revolver was adopted in 1887 and the Mk IV rose to prominence during the Boer War of 1899–1902. The Mk VI was introduced in...
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with the Mk VI, leading to the recoil system not functioning correctly. A Commission went to France to investigate, and a special level "Vickers platform"...
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Cruiser, Mk IIA (A10 Mk IA) The coaxial Vickers machine guns were replaced with BESA machine guns. Armoured radio housing added. Tank, Cruiser, Mk IIA CS...
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The Vickers .5 inch machine gun (officially "Gun, Machine, Vickers, .5-in") also known as the Vickers .50 was a large-calibre British automatic weapon...
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can be abbreviated "Mk." Mark VI or Mark 6 may refer to: Mark VI (tank), a British tank design from World War I Vickers Mk.VI light tank, a British...
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Warwick B Mk.II or Vickers Type 413 –; bomber prototype, only one example built, converted from a Warwick B Mk.I. Warwick GR Mk.II or Vickers Type 469...
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Valentine tank (redirect from Vickers Valentine)
was just an in-house codeword of Vickers with no other significance. The Valentine started as a proposal based on Vickers' experience with the A9 and A10...
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specification A13 Mark III) Mk IVA (AC Mk IIA) The .303 Vickers machine gun was replaced with 7.92-millimetre (0.312 in) Besa machine gun. The MkIVA featured a new...
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the chassis of captured British Vickers Mk.VI light tanks to mobilize his guns. His 10.5 cm leFH 16 Geschützwagen Mk VI 736 (e) was the forerunner to German...
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The Vickers Medium Mark II was a British medium tank built by Vickers during the interwar period of the First and Second World Wars. The Medium Mark II...
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pounder gun and a coaxial Vickers machine gun, there were two small turrets either side of the driver's compartment, each with a Vickers machine-gun. Both of...
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The Vickers Virginia was a biplane heavy bomber of the British Royal Air Force, developed from the Vickers Vimy. Work on the Virginia was started in 1920...
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Supermarine Spitfire (early Merlin-powered variants) (redirect from Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.Vc trop)
became the PR Mk III. The Type D became the PR Mk IV. The Type E became the PR Mk V. The Type F became the PR Mk VI. The Type G became the PR Mk VII. In all...
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QF 2-pounder naval gun (redirect from Vickers-Armstrong 2 pdr Mk II)
the QF 1-pounder Maxim gun produced by Vickers. It was a 40 mm calibre gun with a water-cooled barrel and a Vickers-Maxim mechanism. It was ordered in 1915...
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Tanks of New Zealand (section Vickers Light Tank Mk VI)
the tanks were quickly produced in their Christchurch workshops. The Vickers Mk VI British Light Tank was initially supplied to the New Zealand forces...
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Vickers company, the Canadian Vickers Vedette was a three-seat single-engine pusher biplane. The design was passed to the subsidiary Canadian Vickers...
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QF 3.7-inch AA gun (redirect from Vickers 3.7 AA gun)
and another fixed. The fixed mounting allowed more powerful ammunition, Mk. VI, which gave vastly increased performance. Six variants of the two designs...
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tankette Cruiser Mk I Cruiser Mk II Vickers 6-ton Light Tank Mk VI Valentine Vickers MBT (and under licence in India as Vijayanta) Vickers formed its Aviation...
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howitzer. Mk I used barrels from BLC guns Mk I/IV; Mk II & III used barrels from BL Mk IV or VI; Mk IV used BLC Mk I/VI adapted for Mk IV carriage; Mk V used...
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Supermarine Spitfire (late Merlin-powered variants) (redirect from Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX)
the PR Mk Xs and most PR Mk XIs. Like the Mk VI, the Mk VII was a high altitude pressurised variant, this time powered by the Merlin 64 (F. Mk. VII) or...
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prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. In 1939, equipped with Vickers Mk.VI light tanks, it deployed to France with the British Expeditionary Force...
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