Year | 1925 |
Vehicle Type | Medium Tank |
Origin & Designer | Britain/Vickers |
Numbers Produced | 100 |
Crew | 5 (Commander, Gunner, Loader, Radio Operator & Driver) |
Main Armament | 1 x OQF 3 pdr L/32 Mk. I Gun |
Main Armament | [@sponson_traverse] |
Elevation | -7° to +16° |
Turret Traverse | 360° (Manual) |
Gun Traverse | [@gun_traverse] |
Gun Mount | [@gun_mounts] |
Maximum Range | [@maximum_range] |
Armour Penetration | [@armour_penetration] |
Gun Sight | [@gun_sight] |
Secondary Armament | 1 x .303 Vickers Machine Gun (Coaxial) |
Smoke Discharger | [@smoke_discharger] |
Ammunition Carried | 95 x 47mm & 5.000 x .303 Rounds |
Height | 2.82m |
Width | 2.78m |
Length | 5.33m |
Combat Weight | 13.500 kg |
Ground Clearance | 0.45m |
Fording Depth | 1.20m |
Trench Crossing | 2.0m |
Obstacle Clearance | 1.20m |
Climbing Ability | 45° |
Radio | No. 14 Set |
Armour | Hull Front: 8mm. Hull Sides: 8mm. Hull Rear: 8mm. Hull Top: 6.35mm. Hull Bottom: mm. Gun Mantle: 8mm. Turret Front: 8mm. Turret Sides: 6.5mm. Turret Rear: 6.5mm. Turret Top: 6.5mm.
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Engine | Armstrong-Siddeley V-8 (Petrol) |
Transmission | 5 Forward & 1 Reverse |
Maximum Road Range | 193 km |
Maximum Cross Country Range | [@maximum_cross_country_range] |
Maximum Water Range | [@maximum_water_range] |
Maximum Road Speed | 24 kph |
Maximum Cross Country Speed | 16 kph |
Maximum Water Speed | [@maximum_water_speed] |
Variants | Mk. II*: 56 had their Hotchkiss machine guns replaced with a single Vickers machine gun Mk. IIA: 20 new vehicles built in 1930 with minor improvements Mk. II**: 44 Mk. IIs brought up to II* standard Mk. IIA*: 20 Mk. IIAs brought up to II** standard
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Notes | The Vickers medium was the first British tank to have a fully traversable turret giving the main gun a 360° field of fire. They equipped the medium tank regiments and served until 1936 were they were used for training, some however saw action in the early phase of the desert war in WW2. |