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number of smaller and simpler tanks to swamp an opponent, instead of a few comparatively expensive medium tanks. Work should continue on a universal tank in the long term but from 1936 to 1939, Martel gave much thought to the infantry tank; he did not want medium tank development to be split but saw the logic of it, given the constraints on tank development. Tanks were necessary for mobile operations in armoured divisions and for infantry support in attacks on fortified defensive positions; a vehicle satisfactory for both tasks appeared to be impossible to attain. Two types of vehicle led to two theories and procedures, infantry tank thinking coming from the experience of tank operations from 1916 to 1918, when
British tanks had been used for infantry support. Armoured division theory emphasised the speed of cruiser tanks and independent action to protect flanks, attack the opponent's flanks and rear, to counter-attack and conduct pursuit operations.
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926:(A13). Following testing of two Nuffield-built prototypes (A13E2 and A13E3), the A13 was ordered into production and 65 were manufactured by mid-1939. The Mk III weighed 31,400 pounds (14.2 t), had a crew of 4, a 340 hp engine which gave a top speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) and was armed with a 2-pounder (40 mm) gun and a machine gun. When it was introduced in 1937, the army still lacked a formal tank division. The trackless element of the Christie suspension was discarded as adding little value for the extra complexity. The
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success was its high-power to weight ratio, provided by the adoption of the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine as the Meteor, which delivered sufficient power for the
Cromwell to have a maximum speed around 40 mph (64 km/h) on roads. The M4 Sherman had a top speed on roads of about 30 mph (48 km/h). The Cromwell also had slightly superior cross-country speed and mobility. The new engine enabled the tank to be far more heavily armoured and armed than previous cruiser designs.
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32 mph (51 km/h), in favour of better armour protection and a weapon able to penetrate the armour of the heavier German tanks whilst not sacrificing HE capability. The tank had a short service life as design for the
Centurion was already well underway, with the first prototype arriving in 1945. Despite the emphasis on mobility, most early cruiser designs were plagued by mechanical unreliability, notably in the hot and gritty desert of the
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Cavalier engine and the new Rolls-Royce Meteor respectively - the three vehicles were similar in appearance. Orders for the Cavalier were cut back while the similarity between Centaur and Cromwell meant some Centaurs were finished as Cromwells. The Cavalier was used for training while Centaur and Cromwell tanks went into action at the
701:) proved effective in providing more 17-pounder-gun tanks. The Firefly accompanied Churchills, Shermans and Cromwells generally at a ratio of 1:4. The production of Fireflies greatly outpaced that of the Challenger but in Cromwell-equipped units, the Challenger was generally preferred as the Sherman had a slower road speed and inferior cross-country mobility.
860:(A10), was designed by Carden as an infantry tank, built to the same design with added armour for 30 mm (1.2 in) of protection. It was insufficiently armoured for the role but as a "heavy cruiser", it was put into production in July 1938 as another interim design. It had the same gun as the A9, was the first to be equipped with the
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was developed, mounting a 17-pounder gun on a lengthened
Cromwell hull in a new turret. The Challenger was an unhappy compromise, though it was popular with its crews. The cut in armour protection to allow the mounting of the larger gun meant it was not well suited to closer range engagements and it
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would be fitted with the QF 75 mm (a bored-out 6-pounder that could take US 75 mm ammunition). The new 75 mm gun provided greater HE capability at the expense of some armour penetration and it was still adequate to deal with the majority of German armoured vehicles. Part of the
Cromwell's
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with a cut down 17-pounder design, the 77 mm HV. The Comet was a further development of the
Cromwell, a "heavy" cruiser tank, which sought to remove the need for 17-pounder armoured vehicles, such as the Challenger or Firefly. The Comet reduced its road speed in comparison to the Cromwell to
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British designs; on limited engine power, the speed was possible only by sacrificing armour protection (by comparison infantry tanks operating at soldiers' pace could carry far more armour). The idea that "speed is armour" was considered most important in the
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tanks were the planned successors to the
Covenanter and Crusader. Intended to be in production by 1942, the project was delayed and the Crusader was up-gunned as an interim measure with the Mk.III 6-pounder gun; the Cavalier was a development of Crusader. Centaur and Cromwell tanks were an
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Royal Tank Corps. It was not realised that the principle of mobility was a liability against the German policy of accepting lower speeds for superior armour and armament, ensuring that even one round from a German medium tank could easily destroy a cruiser.
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Czechoslovak Army divided its tank into three categories, light tanks - cavalry, light tanks - infantry and medium tanks. The cavalry category was analogical to cruiser-tank concept. The cruiser-tank concept was also employed by
569:, in which speed was sacrificed for heavier armour. Financial constraints had made it impossible to produce a vehicle suitable for close support and for exploitation. The thinking was behind several tank designs which saw action during the
853:. It was expected to be replaced by a Christie suspension design. From 1937–1938, 125 A9s were built. The A9 was lightly armoured but capable of 25 mph (40 km/h) and carried a highly-effective 2-pounder anti-tank gun.
581:(RTR) and some from cavalry regiments converted during the war. Infantry tanks went to Army Tank Battalions, sometimes grouped administratively into Army Tank Brigades of the RTR. Small, fast, lightly armed tanks like the
907:, which they had developed from Christie's work. He urged the adoption of a tank that would use the suspension system and also follow the Christie practice of using a lightweight aircraft engine such as the
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was designed as a heavy cruiser, by combining the mobility of a cruiser tank and armour of an Infantry tank. The Centurion transcended its cruiser tank origins and became the first modern British
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1605:Forrester, C. J. (2010).
1530:Armstrong, G. P. (1976).
1292:Steele, Brett D. (2005).
1067:Armoured fighting vehicle
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3864:Vickers MBT Mk 4 Valiant
2582:Vickers A1E1 Independent
1504:Tucker, Spencer (2004).
1330:Crusader-Cruiser Mark VI
1078:
884:and have better armour.
830:) on the German border.
655:Cruiser Tank Mark I (A9)
589:Giffard Le Quesne Martel
516:Giffard Le Quesne Martel
506:, as distinguished from
475:Multiple rocket launcher
465:Self-propelled artillery
2902:Type 97 ShinHĹŤtĹŤ Chi-Ha
1373:Oxford University Press
1367:French, David (2001) .
952:Western Desert Campaign
897:Giffard LeQuesne Martel
531:A13 Mark III Covenanter
3174:Special number 3 Ku-Ro
3154:Panzerkampfwagen E-100
2960:Cromwell (and Centaur)
2717:Marmon-Herrington CTLS
1893:Holt gas–electric tank
1639:Salmon, R. E. (2013).
1261:; et al. (1964).
1239:British War Production
1237:Postan, M. M. (1952).
1218:Harris, J. P. (1995).
1203:. New York, NY: Arco.
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4230:M8 armored gun system
3927:Tanks in the Cold War
3789:M8 armored gun system
2600:Interwar period tanks
1779:Medium Mark A Whippet
1751:M1918 Ford 3-ton tank
1598:registration required
1466:Place, T. H. (2000).
1057:Tanks in the Cold War
1047:Tanks in World War II
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917:Nuffield Organization
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711:North Africa Campaign
677:Ordnance QF 6 pounder
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607:
470:Self-propelled mortar
2291:Vickers Medium Mk II
2131:Disston Tractor Tank
1986:Tanks in World War I
1487:Cruiser Tank Warfare
973:Invasion of Normandy
575:Royal Armoured Corps
512:Royal Armoured Corps
45:improve this article
4423:History of the tank
4381:Tank classification
4377:History of the tank
4360:Post–Cold War tanks
4219:Kaplan MT / Harimau
3923:Tank classification
3919:History of the tank
3298:Tank classification
3294:History of the tank
2621:Tank classification
2617:History of the tank
2286:Vickers Medium Mk I
1982:Tank classification
1978:History of the tank
1564:Coombs, B. (2011).
1110:, pp. 309–310.
1072:Tank classification
1062:Post-Cold War Tanks
1037:History of the tank
954:. The contemporary
878:Christie suspension
851:Cruiser Tank Mark I
732:
579:Royal Tank Regiment
563:medium tank designs
227:History of the tank
4282:Marder medium tank
3844:Spähpanzer SP I.C.
3769:Expeditionary Tank
3577:M41 Walker Bulldog
3277:World War II tanks
2965:Mk VIII Challenger
2697:Light tank Mk VIII
2151:Light tanks Mk I–V
1667:uk.bl.ethos.596061
1625:uk.bl.ethos.540781
1584:uk.bl.ethos.590028
1550:uk.bl.ethos.448107
1485:Plant, J. (2014).
1023:bystrokhodniy tank
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3874:WZ-111 heavy tank
3839:Spähpanzer Ru 251
3398:CM-11 Brave Tiger
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1477:978-0-7146-8091-0
1451:978-0-00-711228-9
1435:Ness, L. (2002).
1427:978-0-521-63760-2
1401:978-0-85059-194-1
1382:978-0-19-924630-4
1359:978-0-415-40773-1
1307:978-0-8330-3721-3
1284:978-0-11630-089-8
1229:978-0-7190-4814-2
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16:Class of tank
4390:
4375:Background:
4374:
4287:Panther KF51
4209:Challenger 3
4059:PT-91 Twardy
4004:Challenger 2
3917:Background:
3916:
3784:Lorraine 40t
3759:EE-T1 OsĂłrio
3383:Challenger 1
3292:Background:
3291:
3249:Type 5 To-Ku
3244:Type 5 Ke-Ho
3139:Nahuel DL 43
3114:Black Prince
2935:AC1 Sentinel
2926:
2857:M26 Pershing
2840:M3 Lee/Grant
2787:Type 4 Ke-Nu
2782:Type 2 Ka-Mi
2777:Type 2 Ke-To
2767:Panzer 35(t)
2702:M3/M5 Stuart
2615:Background:
2614:
2452:Kolohousenka
2447:Grosstraktor
2336:Cruiser Mk I
2301:
2276:Type 89 I-Go
2243:Vickers T-15
2073:T-32 (Ĺ -I-D)
1976:Background:
1975:
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535:A15 Crusader
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520:Cruiser Mk I
496:tank concept
492:cavalry tank
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488:cruiser tank
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425:Cruiser tank
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367:Soviet Union
254:World War II
179:British Army
176:Used by
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43:Please help
38:verification
35:
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4311:T-14 Armata
4269:M-95 Degman
4203:Black Eagle
4039:Leopard 2PL
3976:Main battle
3824:Object 490A
3794:MB-3 Tamoyo
3351:Main battle
3018:Type 2 Ho-I
2722:Renault R40
2712:M24 Chaffee
2682:Toldi tanks
2398:super-heavy
2121:38M Toldi I
2048:Carden Loyd
1878:CLB 75 Tank
1651:2436/315320
1263:Hancock, K.
1171:Steele 2005
1144:Harris 1995
1096:Postan 1952
913:Napier Lion
843:medium tank
616:Like naval
600:Development
455:Assault gun
410:Medium tank
362:South Korea
357:North Korea
307:New Zealand
244:World War I
4397:Categories
4335:Zorawar LT
4236:M10 Booker
4181:Prototypes
4146:Sabre CVRT
4054:Pokpung-ho
4049:Merkava IV
4034:Leopard 2E
3834:Object 785
3829:Object 770
3819:Object 292
3814:Object 279
3809:Object 187
3728:Prototypes
3650:M47 Patton
3645:M46 Patton
3640:Charioteer
3517:Type 69/79
3423:M48 Patton
3184:T20 medium
3078:Prototypes
3003:Matilda II
2945:Covenanter
2867:Panzer III
2845:M4 Sherman
2707:M22 Locust
2497:Ĺ koda MU-4
2426:Prototypes
1923:Steam tank
1867:Prototypes
1761:Renault FT
1630:2 November
1410:Murray, W.
1371:. Oxford:
1273:. London:
1084:References
956:Covenanter
706:Comet tank
695:M4 Sherman
593:War Office
557:Background
430:Flame tank
415:Heavy tank
405:Light tank
71:newspapers
4064:Ramses II
4044:M1 Abrams
4029:Leopard 2
3989:Al-Zarrar
3703:Conqueror
3660:Panzer 61
3655:Panzer 58
3542:Vijayanta
3455:Panzer 68
3418:M1 Abrams
3413:Leopard 2
3408:Leopard 1
3393:Chonma-ho
3388:Chieftain
3371:Centurion
3209:T34 Heavy
3204:T32 Heavy
3199:T30 Heavy
3194:T29 Heavy
3179:T14 heavy
3169:Schofield
3164:Sahariano
3124:Excelsior
3008:Valentine
2998:Churchill
2872:Panzer IV
2835:M2 Medium
2762:Panzer II
2527:T2 Medium
2517:ST vz. 39
2492:PZInĹĽ 130
2379:Matilda I
2351:SOMUA S35
2300:Cavalry,
2196:Panzer II
2176:LT vz. 38
2171:LT vz. 35
2166:LT vz. 34
2136:Fiat 3000
2035:Tankettes
1943:Vezdekhod
1938:Tsar Tank
1888:Fiat 2000
1847:Mark VIII
1659:879390776
1617:767733859
1576:872698322
1542:731234928
1416:(2006) .
1348:(2006) .
1251:459583161
833:In 1934,
661:2-pounder
626:artillery
543:A34 Comet
282:Australia
171:1937–1945
101:June 2012
4247:M60-2000
4166:Type 63A
4119:Zulfiqar
4099:Type 72Z
4079:T-72M4CZ
3754:Char 25T
3602:Stingray
3435:M60 tank
3343:Cold War
3068:Tiger II
2990:Infantry
2955:Cavalier
2950:Crusader
2757:Panzer I
2752:Tetrarch
2361:Infantry
2191:Panzer I
1913:Mark VII
1842:Mark V**
1822:Mark III
1672:10 March
1589:10 March
1392:Crusader
1338:54349416
1030:See also
1020:series (
968:Cromwell
960:Cavalier
948:Crusader
901:tankette
828:Westwall
744:Cruiser
726:Interwar
717:engine.
622:infantry
618:cruisers
450:Tankette
259:Cold War
249:Interwar
4329:Tank EX
4316:T-55AGM
4293:PatagĂłn
4258:M-84AS1
4224:K21-105
4192:AbramsX
4109:Type 99
4104:Type 96
4094:Type 10
4024:Leclerc
3774:HSTV(L)
3617:Type 64
3612:Type 63
3607:Type 62
3572:HSTV(L)
3532:Type 90
3522:Type 74
3512:Type 61
3507:Type 59
3445:Merkava
3364:AMX-30E
3341:of the
3259:Verdeja
3254:Valiant
3089:44M Tas
3063:Tiger I
3058:KV tank
3036:IS tank
2975:Grizzly
2927:Cruiser
2727:NI tank
2687:KhTZ-16
2577:Verdeja
2411:Char B1
2406:Char 2C
2331:BT tank
2302:cruiser
2261:Char D2
2126:Char D1
2093:Type 94
2088:Type 92
1837:Mark V*
1827:Mark IV
1817:Mark II
1733:of the
1555:9 March
1457:8 March
1265:(ed.).
1192:Sources
1018:BT tank
975:. The
964:Centaur
905:BT tank
784:to June
754:4th Qtr
742:I tank/
721:History
642:cavalry
612:, 1940.
553:(MBT).
504:cavalry
498:of the
387:Ukraine
322:Germany
274:Country
85:scholar
4253:M-84AS
4141:Sabrah
4133:medium
4019:Karrar
4009:Durjoy
3994:Ariete
3884:WZ-122
3859:TR-125
3804:MBT-80
3799:MBT-70
3749:AMX-50
3744:AMX-40
3739:AMX-32
3698:ARL 44
3632:Medium
3567:AMX-13
3440:Magach
3359:AMX-30
3109:AMX 40
2862:P26/40
2830:M15/42
2825:M14/41
2820:M13/40
2815:M11/39
2797:Medium
2442:FCM F1
2369:FCM 36
2326:AMR 35
2321:AMR 33
2316:AMC 35
2311:AMC 34
2304:, fast
2253:Medium
1883:FCM 1A
1832:Mark V
1812:Mark I
1771:Medium
1665:
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1524:Theses
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1012:, and
1010:Canada
874:Greece
747:Total
739:Light
610:Calais
377:Sweden
352:Poland
342:Israel
317:France
302:Canada
87:
80:
73:
66:
58:
4300:PL-01
4263:M-84D
4241:M2020
4197:Altay
4156:Tosan
4129:Light
4069:Sabra
3999:Arjun
3690:Heavy
3592:PT-85
3587:PT-76
3559:Light
3502:TR-85
3450:OF-40
3428:CM-12
3403:K1 88
3376:Sho't
3339:Tanks
3028:Heavy
2970:Comet
2692:L6/40
2674:Light
2547:T-100
2394:Heavy
2108:Light
2058:L3/35
2053:L3/33
2043:AH-IV
1908:LK II
1799:Heavy
1743:Light
1731:Tanks
1663:EThOS
1621:EThOS
1580:EThOS
1546:EThOS
1442:(PDF)
1322:Books
1079:Notes
1026:, ).
986:Comet
977:Comet
814:1,725
804:1,043
799:Total
736:Year
372:Spain
347:Japan
337:Italy
297:China
92:JSTOR
78:books
4322:T-95
4306:Tiam
4114:VT-4
4089:T-90
4084:T-84
3779:IS-7
3764:Emil
3718:T-10
3713:M103
3708:IS-4
3680:T-54
3497:T-80
3485:M-84
3480:T-72
3475:T-64
3470:T-62
3465:T-55
3224:TOG2
3219:TOG1
3214:T-43
3104:AELT
3051:IS-3
3046:IS-2
3041:IS-1
3013:T-50
2897:T-44
2892:T-34
2747:T-70
2742:T-60
2737:T-40
2732:T-26
2542:T-42
2537:T-19
2437:10TP
2416:T-35
2384:T-26
2271:T-28
2266:T-24
2221:T-38
2216:T-37
2211:T-26
2206:T-18
2146:L-60
2068:T-27
1903:LK I
1674:2016
1655:OCLC
1632:2016
1613:OCLC
1591:2016
1572:OCLC
1557:2016
1538:OCLC
1510:ISBN
1491:ISBN
1472:ISBN
1459:2016
1446:ISBN
1422:ISBN
1396:ISBN
1377:ISBN
1354:ISBN
1334:OCLC
1302:ISBN
1298:RAND
1279:ISBN
1275:HMSO
1247:OCLC
1243:HMSO
1224:ISBN
1205:ISBN
966:and
872:and
856:The
793:558
782:1940
777:969
768:1939
763:198
752:1938
636:and
486:The
397:Type
332:Iraq
327:Iran
292:Cuba
184:Wars
149:Tank
145:Type
64:news
3675:TAM
3622:X1A
3189:T28
3159:PPG
3144:O-I
3099:AC4
2980:Ram
2502:SMK
2201:R35
2141:H35
2116:7TP
2083:TKS
2063:R-1
1807:A7V
1647:hdl
837:of
809:682
790:418
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774:235
771:734
757:169
236:Era
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