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The Mark IV (pronounced Mark four) was a British tank of the First World War. Introduced in 1917, it benefited from significant developments of the Mark I tank (the intervening designs being small batches used for training). The main improvements were in armour, the re-siting of the fuel tank and ease of transport.
The German army recovered about 50 abandoned British Mark IV tanks from the Cambrai battlefield and were able to restore some 30 of them to running order. One was taken to Berlin and was demonstrated to the Kaiser, [31] while the others went to a captured engineering plant near Charleroi for refurbishment.
Three German A7Vs engaged three British Mark IV tanks, two of which were female tanks armed only with machine-guns. The two Mark IV females were damaged and forced to withdraw but the male tank, armed with 6-pounder guns, hit and disabled the lead A7V, which was then abandoned by its crew. The Mark IV continued to fire on the two remaining ...
The new General Staff policy was announced at start of 1943; British medium weight tanks would be equipped with dual-purpose guns that were effective against current German tanks and they would be supported by tanks with high power anti-tank guns and close support weapons. [11] Mark IV Cromwells were delivered with 75 mm guns from October 1943.
Light Tank Mk IV. The Mark IV saw use in training, and weighed about five tonnes. These models had crews of two and were armed with Vickers machine guns. The idler wheels were removed, with the bogie wheels being respaced. [10] The design once again used a Meadows built engine this time rated for 90 HP. [11] 29 of the Mk IV A version are sent ...
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, its ability to climb steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles.
An A12 Infantry Tank Mark II best known as Matilda II advancing through Egypt as part of Operation Compass A Crusader II tank in the Western Desert, 2 October 1942 A British Cruiser Mk IV tank destroyed in the North African Campaign A Valentine in North Africa, carrying infantry from a Scottish regiment Churchill tanks of 'Kingforce' during the ...
The Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Tank, Cruiser, Mk III (A13 Mk I). The first Mk IVs were Mk IIIs with extra armour fitted to the turret. Later Mk IVAs were built with the complete extra armour.
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