Light Tank Mk.VIA
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Light Tank |
Radio Equipment | Wireless Set No. 9 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Vickers-Armstrong |
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| Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner, driver) |
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| Production Quantity | 85 |
Production Period | ? |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Combat weight | 5000 kg |
Ground pressure | ? kg/cm² |
| Length /hull | 4.01 mv |
Length w/Gun | 4.01 m |
| Barrel Overhang | 0 m |
Height | 2.235 m |
| Width | 2.08 m |
Ground clearance | 0.27 m |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Primary Armament | 12.7 mm (.50") Vickers MG
(1) |
Ammunition Carried | 400 |
| Traverse | Manual (360°) |
Elevation | -10° to + 37° |
| Traverse speed (360°) | - |
Sight | ? |
| Secondary Armament | .303 (7.7 mm) Vickers MG(2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2500 |
| Location | 1: Turret - 2: coaxial |
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| ARMOR | ||||
| Assembly | Riveting
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| Armor Detail | Front |
Side |
Rear |
Top/Bottom |
| Hull | 11-14 mm |
11-13 mm |
4 mm |
3 mm |
| Superstructure | 11-14 mm |
11-13 mm |
6 mm |
4 mm |
| Turret | 14 mm |
11-14 mm |
11 mm |
3.5 mm |
| Mantlet | ? |
- |
- |
- |
| AUTOMOTIVE | |||
| Engine | Meadows ESTB |
Type & Displacement | In6 |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 88 hp at 2800 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 17.6 hp / ton |
| Gearbox | Wilson pre-selector: 5 forward, 1 reverse |
Fuel Capacity | 140 L Gasoline |
| SUSPENSION | |||
| Type | Horstmann coil-spring |
Road wheels | 4, 2/bogie |
| Track return rollers | 1 |
Sprocket-Wheels | Front |
| Idler Sprockets | - |
Shock absorbers | - |
| Track Type | Steel, outside guide | ||
| Width | 254 mm |
Pitch | 48.26 mm |
| Links(shoes) | 158 |
Track ground contact | 2.13 m |
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 56 km/h on road, 40 km/h off road |
Range | 215 km on road |
| Mileage | ? L/100 km on road |
Maximum grade | ?° (from horizontal) |
| Trench crossing | ? m |
Vertical obstacles | ? m |
| Maximum fording depth | 0.61 m |
Minimum turning diameter | 6.4 m |
| Sources | |||
| OnWar.com | Lemaire Soft | - |
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