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These inter-war tanks were built to supply the British Army after the First World War. Heavier than most light tanks, they proved to be under-gunned and under-armoured. Some did see action in France and the Low Countries in 1940. They were armed with either the QF 3 pdr or the Vickers machine gun. All were withdrawn from service by 1941.
Pages in category "World War II tanks of the United Kingdom" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This article lists British armoured fighting vehicle production during the Second World War. The United Kingdom produced 27,528 tanks and self-propelled guns from July 1939 to May 1945, as well as 26,191 armoured cars and 69,071 armoured personnel carriers (mostly the Universal Carrier). [1]
Vickers Carden-Loyd 3-man light tanks. See Light Tank Mk V and Light Tank Mk VI: A6 A6 Medium Tank, "16 Tonners"*, led to production of the Medium Tank Mk III: A7 A7 Medium Tank, 3 development tanks built, did not enter service [4] A8 A8 Experimental Medium Tank, Project cancelled* A9 Tank, Cruiser, Mk I: A10 Tank, Cruiser, Mk II: A11
Each battalion could muster 52 infantry tanks, 11 light tanks, six close support tanks, six anti-aircraft tanks, two observation tanks, 38 officers and 670 other ranks, the brigade having 240 tanks. Later in the year, the observation tanks were removed from the battalion headquarters and eight were assigned to the brigade headquarters.
The United Kingdom, the US, the Soviet Union, and France produced significant numbers of tanks before and during World War II. The early tanks of Germany were inferior to many of their opponents' tanks in the areas of armor and firepower. However, in their tactical employment the German tanks dominated all rivals early in the war.
After the First World War, the British began to produce a series of similar light tanks and developed them right up to the Second World War; the Light Tanks Mk II through to the Mk V. Eventually, by the 1930s, British experiments and their strategic situation led to a tank development programme with three main types of tank: light, cruiser and ...
World War II tanks of the United Kingdom (53 P) Pages in category "Tanks of the United Kingdom" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.