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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.
The trackless element of the Christie suspension was discarded as adding little value for the extra complexity. The Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk II) had heavier armour than the Mk III and production started in 1938. [8]
The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War. [ b ] Named after the English Civil War –era military leader Oliver Cromwell , the Cromwell was the first tank put into service by the British to combine high speed from a powerful, reliable ...
A13 Mark I produced the Cruiser Mk III based on the original specification; A13 Mark II produced the Cruiser Mk IV a revision based on up-armouring of the original specification; A13 Mark III produced the Covenanter tank based on the final version, a complete reworking of the specification.
The Cruiser tank Mk V or A13 Mk III Covenanter was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War.The Covenanter was the first cruiser tank design to be given a name. Designed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as a better-armoured replacement for the Cruiser Mark IV, it was ordered into production in 1939 before pilot models were
Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill Gun Carrier, 3in, Mk I, Churchill Tank, Infantry, Mk IV, Churchill VII A23 Proposed "Heavy cruiser" based on shortened Churchill tank hull design with reduced armour. Cancelled)* A24 Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII, Cavalier* A25 Tank, Light, Mk VIII, Harry Hopkins* A26 cancelled* A27L Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Centaur ...
At the start of the war, the Cruiser Mk IV was the current model of Cruiser tank based on a second version of the A13 specification. The Crusader and Covenanter were parallel designs for a cheaper cruiser tank than the A16 design proposed to replace the Cruiser Mark IV. Both designs were ordered in 1939 prior to the start of the war.
Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk.II) (655; United Kingdom) Cruiser, Mk V Covenanter (A13 Mk.III) (1,771; United Kingdom) (Never used in combat)