 Tank, Light, Mk IVB Image File history File linksMetadata Vickers_Light_Tank_Mark_VI.jpg Vickers Light Tank Mark VI. Imperial War Museum? - picture scanned by me Ian Dunster 16:52, 13 September 2005 (UTC) from: - Royal Armoured Corps Centre, Bovington - (No ISBN) and uncredited. ...
| | Tank, Light, Mk VI | | General characteristics | | Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver) | | Length | 4 m | | Width | 2.08 m | | Height | 2.26 m | | Weight | 4.82 Long tons | | Armour and armament | | Armour | 4 - 14 mm | | Main armament | .50 in Vickers MG
(Mk VIC - 15 mm Besa MG) | | Secondary armament | .303 in Vickers MG
(Mk VIC - 7.92 mm Besa MG) | | Mobility | | Power plant | Meadows 6 Cylinder
88 | | Suspension | coil spring | | Road speed | 35 mph | | Power/weight | | | Range | 130 miles | The Tank, Light, Mk VI was a British light tank built by Vickers and used by the British Army during World War II. A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ...
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The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled . ...
BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ...
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The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled . ...
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BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ...
Vickers Armstrong (Aircraft) company logo Vickers, founded as the Vickers Company in 1828, was a British manufacturer, primarily of military equipment, traditionally based in Barrow-in-Furness. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Combatants Allied Powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Axis Powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33...
Design
The Vickers design was ready for production when the United Kingdom began its large rearmament program. The tank was mass produced to fill the ranks of both the Royal Tank Regiment and the mechanized cavalry regiments. It was a machinegun armed tank designed as a scout and reconnaissance tank, and not intended to engage enemy tanks. The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ...
Armament The armament was twin Vickers machine guns, one .50 inch and one .303 inch in the same mount in the turret. The turret was hand cranked with a full 360 degree traverse, while the weapons could elevate to 37° and depress to -10°. 200 rounds of .50 in and 2,500 rounds of .303 inch ammunition were carried. In addition to the armament, a No. 9 W/T radio was fitted in an extension to the rear of the turret. The Vickers machine gun or Vickers gun is a name primarily used to refer to the water-cooled . ...
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Armour The armour of the Mark VI series was designed to prevent penetration by .303 inch and smaller rounds. To that end 14 mm plate (to British Official Armour Specification I.T.70) was fitted on most surfaces, although at its thinnest protection was only 4 mm. The British Official Armour Specification is a set of standards for armour construction for armoured fighting vehicles prior to and into World War II. Standards applicable to British tanks of World War II are as follows: I.T.60: Face-hardened 7 to 12 mm plate. ...
Power plant Power was provided by a Meadows ESTB six cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine producing 88 bhp at 3,000 rpm. A transmission was through a pre-selector gearbox with five forward gears plus reverse. Top speed was 30 mph. Total weight reached 5.12 Long tons. A meadow is a tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay. ...
A preselector gearbox is a type of gearbox used on a variety of vehicles, more commonly until around the 1950s. ...
A long ton is the name used in the US for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois or Imperial system of measurements, as used (alongside the metric system) in the United Kingdom and to some extent in other Commonwealth countries. ...
Variants
Tank, Light, Mk VIA Only 91 Mk VI tanks were produced before the improved Mark VIA was started. The most important improvements were to the suspension and cooling systems, although minor improvements to both driver and commander stations were made as well. Tracks were widened and lengthened, improving comfort without degrading performance. The original Mk VI had an inadequate cooling system for some of the hotter locations of the British Empire, and the new cooling system of the Mk VIA was tested extensively in Egypt, where it performed well. Eighty-five Mark VIA tanks were built, from November 1935 to January 1936.
The Tank, Light AA Mk I was built on the Mk VIA chassis, it featured four 7.92 BESA machineguns, a small number were produced before production was changed to the Tank, Light AA Mk II.
Tank, Light, Mk VIB With the remedies to the mechanical problems, it was decided to equip the Indian Army with the tank. However, despite adequate engine cooling, the crew compartment was not adequate for the tropical conditions of the sub-continent. Further improvements to the engine cooling were also to be made. The result was to be a standard version for use both by British and Indian forces, the Mark VIB. The Mk VIB served with British armoured forces universally and was the most common of the Marks at 850 produced, from April 1937 to January 1940 Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1100x972, 236 KB) Description: Vickers Light Tank MkVIB, captured from the Egyptian Army in the Independence War, in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1100x972, 236 KB) Description: Vickers Light Tank MkVIB, captured from the Egyptian Army in the Independence War, in Yad la-Shiryon Museum, Israel. ...
The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...
The Tank, Light AA Mk II was built on the Mk VIB chassis, it improved upon the turret and sights of the previous model.
Tank, Light, Mk VIC The final design of the Mark VI involved changes to the armament, replacing the Vickers machineguns with the equivalent Besa machine guns. The Vickers .50 in (12.7 mm) for a heavier 15 mm Besa and the .303 for the near equivalent 7.92 mm. The 15 mm was capable of single shot and therefore only 175 rounds for it were carried along with 2,700 rounds for the 7.92 mm. The commander's cupola was removed and replaced by a simple split hatch. Production was 130 vehicles, from December 1939 to June 1940. BESA machine gun Type medium machine gun Nationality UK (Czech) Era World War 2 History Date of design 1936 Production period 1939-1945 (?) Service duration 1939-1945 Operators UK War service World War 2 Specifications Type Caliber 7. ...
The 8 mm Mauser cartridge next to a United States 5 cent coin. ...
Operational history The Tank, Light, Mk VI filled a major role with battalions of the Royal Tank Regiment and as a tank for the Indian Army on the eve of the Second World War. Many were deployed with the British Expeditionary Force to France in 1939, and most were lost/abandoned during Operation Dynamo in 1940. The Royal Tank Regiment is a unit of the British Army. ...
The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...
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Many also served the British in Egypt, where they were heavily involved in the early campaigns in North Africa. The majority of these were Mark VIB, although a few Mark VIA models remained, as well as the some of the heavier armed Mark VIC. Most of the VIA models served in the Infantry Tank Battalions. In combat against the Italian forces, it was revealed that the tank was useful only in a light reconnaissance role, but that even there it was limited by its poor off-road mobility and was deemed less useful than a wheeled vehicle. As of March 1, 1941, official reported strength for the Mark VI in Egypt was 36 Mark VI, 55 Mark VIA, 276 Mark VIB, and 1 Mark VIC with 6 more Mark VIC in transit and due to arrive. 149 of these tanks were assigned to the British 7th Armoured Division and 168 (all Mark VIB) were from the British 2nd Armoured Division. 21 Mark VIC models were shipped on the Tiger convoy which arrived on 12 May 1941. During World War II, the North African Campaign, also known as the Desert War, took place in the North African desert from September 13, 1940 to May 13, 1943. ...
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References - Thomas L. Jentz (1998). Tank Combat in North Africa: The Opening Rounds. Schiffer Military History. ISBN 0-7643-0226-4.
External links - WW2 Vehicles website
- Photo gallery at svsm.org
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