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Encyclopedia > Cruiser Mk III
Cruiser Mk III
Cruiser Mk III parked up
General characteristics
Length 6 m
Width 2.5 m
Height 2.6 m
Weight 14 t
Suspension Christie
Speed 30 mph km/h road
km/h off-road
Range km
Primary armament 2-pounder gun
Secondary armament 0.303 Vickers MG
Maximum armour mm
Power plant Nuffield Liberty V-12
hp, ( kW)
Crew 4

The A13 Cruiser Tank Mk III was a British tank of World War II. Image File history File links Courtesy of pl. ... The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Système International dUnités). ... The word ton or tonne is derived from the Old English tunne, and ultimately from the Old French tonne, and referred originally to a large cask with a capacity of 252 wine gallons, which holds approximately 2100 pounds of water. ... Vickers machine gun Type Nationality UK Era WW1 - WW2 History Date of design 1912 Production period 1912- Service duration 1912-1968 Operators War service Specifications Type Calibre 0. ... A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... The horsepower (hp) is the name of several non-metric units of power. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...


The first British tank to use the Christie suspension system which gave higher speeds and better cross-country performance. A British Comet with Christie suspension The Christie suspension is a suspension system developed by Walter Christie for his tank designs. ...

  • Brought from design to service in 2 years.
  • Fast but under armoured, it was retired from active service for training.
  • The basic design was used for the Cruiser Mk IV.

Contents


Production History

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Variants

Combat History

  • France 1940
  • Western Desert (Libya)

External links

http://henk.fox3000.com/cruiser.htm http://www.wwiitechpubs.info/garage/afv-uk/afv-uk-lt-cruiser-tank-mk-iv/afv-uk-lt-cruiser-tank-mk-iv-br.html



British and Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II
Light tanks
Vickers 6-Ton | Mk II | Mk III | Mk IV | Mk V | Mk VI | Mk VII Tetrarch
Cruiser tanks
Mk I | Mk II | Mk III | Mk IV | Mk V Covenanter | Mk VI Crusader | Mk VII Cavalier
Mk VIII Centaur | Mk VIII Cromwell | Challenger | Comet
Ram (Canada) | AC "Sentinel" (Australia)
Infantry tanks
Mk I Matilda | Mk II Matilda | Mk III Valentine | Mk IV Churchill
Self-propelled artillery Tank destroyers
Bishop | Sexton Archer
Experimental vehicles
Avenger | Black Prince | Centurion | Excelsior | TOG 1 | TOG 2 | Tortoise | Valiant | Harry Hopkins | Alecto
Armoured cars and smaller armoured vehicles | Unarmoured vehicles
British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II

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III came in May, 1942, with a 6-pounder (51mm) gun, which was originally planned for the Cavalier design.
III version was thickened and the turret crew was reduced to only two by the size of the new gun.
II and III were arriving to north Africa during 1942, the Mk.
Crusader III AA (720 words)
The Mark III was the final development of the Crusader as a gun tank.
The Commander of the Crusader III doubled as the loader, and the gunner was also the radio operator.
The Crusader III A.A. Mk II was an improved design with an enclosed turret and twin 20mm Oerlikon cannon capable of firing explosive, incendiary or practice rounds at up to 450 rounds per minute.
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