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Mk VI light tank

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hull sides instead, and also possessed a faceted cupola. The Mk VIB was mechanically identical to the Mk VIA but with a few minor differences to make production simpler, including a one-piece armoured louvre over the radiator instead of a two-piece louvre, and a plain circular cupola instead of the faceted type. The Mk VIC, which was the last in the MK VI series, had the commander's cupola removed and had wider bogies and three carburettors to improve engine performance; it was also more powerfully armed than the other models, replacing the .303 and .50 Vickers machine guns with co-axial 15 mm (0.59 in) and 7.92 mm (0.312 in)
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in 1932 due to the costs involved, and cheaper models only existed as prototypes with a number of mechanical problems. As a result of this, when the Second World War began in September 1939, the vast majority of the tanks available to the British Army were Mk VIs; there were 1,002 Mk VI light tanks,
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coil-spring suspension system, which was found to be durable and reliable, although the fact that the tank was short in relation to its width and that it pitched violently on rough ground made accurate gunnery whilst moving exceptionally difficult. The Mk VI possessed a crew of three consisting of a
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Production of the Mk VI began in 1936 and ended in 1940 with 1,682 Mark VI tanks having been built. Many of those produced were actually variants designed to solve problems found with the original design. The Mk VIA had a return roller removed from the top of the leading bogey and attached to the
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and was intended to act as a counter-measure against attacks by German aircraft. It featured a power-operated turret fitted with four 7.92 mm Besa machine guns; a Mk II was produced which was mechanically similar but had improvements, such as better quality sights for the machine guns and a
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to allow a three-man crew to operate the tank, was further expanded to give room in its rear for a wireless set. The weight of the tank was increased to 10,800 pounds (4,900 kg), which although heavier than previous models actually improved its handling characteristics, and an 88 horsepower
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had 100 tanks left on 3 January 1941; this increased to 120 tanks on 21 January, at which time they were used in flanking far into the rear and gathering up scattered Italian troops, sometimes joining or leaving the main attacks to the cruiser and Matilda II tanks. During an
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considered the tank to be superior to any light tank produced by other nations, and well suited to the dual roles of reconnaissance and colonial warfare. Like many of its predecessors, the Mark VI was used by the British Army to perform imperial policing duties in
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and used for training purposes until the fall of 1942. During 1941 several of these captured vehicles were converted to create self-propelled artillery and supporting vehicles for the 227th infantry division, the first self-propelled artillery in the
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driver, gunner and commander, who also doubled as the radio operator, between 4 mm (0.16 in) and 14 mm (0.55 in) of armour, which could resist rifle and machine gun bullets, and its armament consisted of one water-cooled
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against the Italians late in 1940 with the 7th Armoured Division. At this time, the British had 200 light tanks (presumably Mk VIBs) along with 75 cruiser tanks (A9, A10,
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Being widely used by the British Army, the tank participated in several other important battles. The Mk VIB made up a significant amount of the tanks sent over to the
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for no loss, forcing a retreat until cruiser tanks arrived. The 2nd RTR continued to battle the Italians with light tanks as late as 6 February 1941.
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was ready to proceed with manufacturing; the development of a medium tank for the Army had hit severe problems after the cancellation of the proposed
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and severely mauled. In ten minutes, 13 tanks were destroyed, ten officers and men killed – including the CO – and 13 wounded. The
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The British Army lost 331 Mark VI light tanks in the Battle of France of 1940. Several of these vehicles were captured by the
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infantry tanks. Of these tanks, only 196 light tanks and 50 infantry tanks were in use by operational units of the army.
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divisional cavalry regiments, the principal armoured formations of the BEF, were each equipped with 28 Mk VIs. The
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A Mk VI undergoing maintenance, France 1940. The location of the engine, beside the driver, can be seen
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Vickers Light Tank Mk VIC knocked out during an engagement on 27 May 1940 in the Somme sector
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larger turret for easier access. A variant on the Mk VIB was produced for service with the
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When the Battle of France began in May 1940, the majority of the tanks possessed by the
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A Light Tank Mk.VIB from a light tank squadron of the 3rd King's Own Hussars,
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35 miles per hour (56 km/h) (25 miles per hour (40 km/h) off-road)
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The crew of a Light Tank Mk VIB reconnoitring near Tobruk, 28 November 1941
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on 24 January, six Mk VIs were destroyed by newly arrived superior Italian
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on 12 December 1940 resulted in its tanks getting bogged down in
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built by Vickers-Armstrongs for the British Army during the
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Duncan, Major-General N W, "Light Tanks Marks I-VI",
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The Tank, Light, Mk VI was the sixth in the line of
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Index

Light tank Mk VI

Bovington Tank Museum
Light tank
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Second World War
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Vickers-Armstrongs
Armour
.50 in Vickers machine gun
Besa machine gun
.303 in
7.92 mm
Meadows
Wilson
pre-selector gearbox
Horstmann inclined springs
light tank
Vickers-Armstrongs
Second World War

light tanks
interwar period
Mk V
Horstmann
.303 inch (7.7 mm)
Vickers machine gun
.50 inch (12.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
Besa machine guns
chassis

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