| Year | 1942 |
| Vehicle Type | Medium Tank |
| Origin & Designer | Britain/Nuffield |
| Numbers Produced | 500 |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Driver & Co Driver) |
| Main Armament | 1 x OQF 6 pdr L/50 Mk. V Gun |
| Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
| Elevation | -12° to +20° |
| Turret Traverse | 360° (Powered) |
| Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
| Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
| Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
| Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
| Gun Sight | No. 54 Mk. I |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.92mm Besa Machine Gun (Coaxial). 1 x 7.92mm Besa Machine Gun (Bow). |
| Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
| Ammunition Carried | 75 x 57mm & 4.950 x 7.92mm Rounds |
| Height | 2.44m |
| Width | 2.91m |
| Length | 6.35m |
| Combat Weight | 26.925 kg |
| Ground Clearance | 0.41m |
| Fording Depth | 1.20m |
| Trench Crossing | 2.36m |
| Obstacle Clearance | 0.91m |
| Climbing Ability | 25° |
| Radio | No. 19 Set |
| Armour | Hull Front: 57mm. Hull Sides: 29mm. Hull Rear: 32mm. Hull Top: 8mm. Hull Bottom: 10mm. Gun Mantlet: 64mm. Turret Front: 64mm. Turret Sides: 51mm. Turret Rear: 44mm. Turret Top: 20mm. |
| Engine | Nuffield Liberty (Petrol) |
| Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
| Maximum Road Range | 266 km |
| Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
| Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
| Maximum Road Speed | 45 kph |
| Maximum Cross Country Speed | 26 kph |
| Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
| Variants | Mobile Observation Post (OP) for artillery spotters, 340 produced in 1943. |
| Notes | A heavy cruiser tank based on the crusader, the cavalier mounted a 6 pdr gun mounted in a box like turret, but after trials the liberty engine proved to be inadequate and this relegated the cavalier to a training role, around 340 were used as armoured observation vehicles and issued to armoured artillery regiments as shot spotting vehicles, and some these saw action in northern Europe. |