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driving controls. The driver sat on hull centre line, entering through either of two angled hatches over the seat, though there was an emergency exit hatch beneath his seat. The driver had a direct vision port—cut in what was one of the hull cross members—in front of him and two periscopes in the roof over his head. Driving was by clutch and brake steering through levers, whose control rods ran the length of the hull to the transmission at the rear.
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joined by their Midland site in production of the Valentine. Vickers output started at ten per month rising to 45 per month in a year and peaking at 20 per week in 1943, before production was slowed and then production of the Valentine and derivatives stopped in 1945. Vickers-Armstrong produced 2,515
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in a trailer and the flame projector was mounted on the hull front. Trials started in 1942 and showed that the gas-operated system was better. From this test installation was developed the Crocodile equipment for the Churchill Crocodile flame-thrower used in the North West Europe campaign in 1944–45.
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to determine which system was best for a tank-mounted flame projector. One used a projector pressurised by slow burning cordite charges (designed by the Ministry of Supply) and one designed by AEC with the PWD using a projector operated by compressed hydrogen gas. Both carried the flame-thrower fuel
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until the end of the war, mainly in the second line. Although criticised for its low speed and the 2-pounder gun, the Valentine was liked due to its small size, reliability and good armour protection. Initially the tracks gave some problems in winter; from freezing down to minus 20, snow packed into
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taken from Matilda Mk IVCS tanks, surplus to New Zealand requirements. Other modifications to the nine Valentine Mk IIICS tanks deploying to the Pacific included Infantry telephones (a means for infantry to talk to the tank commander). The converted tanks carried 21 HE and 14 smoke shells. The other
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commander and responsible for directing the actions of two other tanks besides their own, were addressed by enlarging the turret for the Mark III so that a loader for the main armament could be carried. The turret ring diameter was not changed, so the extra space was found by moving the gun mounting
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The Valentine was of conventional layout, divided internally into three compartments; from front to back the driver's position, the fighting compartment with the turret and then the engine and transmission driving the tracks through rear sprockets. The driver's area contained only the driver and the
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The War Office was initially deterred by the size of the turret, since they considered a turret crew of three necessary, to free the vehicle commander from direct involvement in operating the gun. Concerned by the situation in Europe, it finally approved the design in April 1939 and placed the first
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Experimental vehicle with the turret replaced by fixed heavy mortar intended to fire 25 lb TNT incendiary shells to demolish concrete emplacements. Trials only by the Petroleum Warfare Dept, 1943–45. Effective range was 400 yd (370 m) (maximum range 2,000 yd (1,800 m)). Few
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were developed, by the time they were available in significant numbers, better tanks had reached the battlefield. Another weakness was the small crew compartment and the two-man turret. A larger turret, with a loader position added, was used in some of the 2-pounder versions but the position had to
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A bulkhead separated the fighting compartment from the engine compartment. The engine, clutch and gearbox were bolted together to form a single unit. The first Valentines used a petrol engine and the diesel engine which distinguished the Mark II—at the time Tank Infantry Mark III*— from the Mark I,
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in the south-west Pacific campaign. Trials in New Zealand had found that the locally developed 2 pounder HE shell lacked power, especially compared to the 18-pounder shell of the 3-inch howitzer, so 18 Valentine Mk III were converted to Valentine Mk IIICS standard by having their main armament
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connected to the multiplate steering clutches which then fed epicyclic reduction gearboxes on the sides of the tanks. The brakes themselves were on the outside of the drive sprockets. The suspension was made up of two units on either side; each unit made up of a single 24 in (0.61 m)
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Behind the driver was a bulkhead that formed another hull cross-member and separated him from the fighting compartment. The first tanks had a two-man turret, the gunner on the left of the gun and the commander acting also as the loader on the right. When three-man turrets were introduced, the
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In October 2012, a Valentine Mk IX tank that fell through ice while crossing a river in western Poland during the Soviet Army's march to Berlin was recovered. This, the only surviving Valentine Mk IX to have actually seen combat, is reportedly well preserved and could possibly be restored to
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A notable survivor is the only intact DD Valentine. This has been restored to running condition and is in the United Kingdom, privately owned by John Pearson. A number of DD Valentines that sank during training lie off the British coast; several have been located and are regularly visited by
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The Valentine shared the common weakness of the British tanks of the period in that its 2-pounder gun lacked high-explosive (anti-personnel) ammunition and soon became outdated as an anti-tank weapon. Introduction of the 6-pounder in British service was delayed until the loss of equipment in
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had established tank production facilities. An order was placed in 1940 with Canadian Pacific and after modifications to the Valentine design to use local standards and materials, the production prototype was finished in 1941. Canadian production was mainly at
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order in July for deliveries in May 1940. At the start of the war, Vickers were instructed to give priority to the production of tanks. The vehicle reached trials in May 1940, which coincided with the loss of much of the army's equipment in France, during
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Modifications to the turret design – moving the front turret plate forward and a larger rear bulge – gave room for a loader to ease the duties of the commander. The side armour was reduced from 60 mm (2.4 in) to 50 mm (2.0 in) to save
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The tank was to carry a 2-pounder gun in a two-man turret (the A.11 was armed only with a heavy machine gun), a lower silhouette and be as light as possible, resulting in a very compact vehicle with a cramped interior. Compared to the earlier
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to examine the possibility of producing a simple tank destroyer by mounting the 6-pounder in its field carriage on the hull in place of the turret. Trials only, 1942 not required since the Valentine could be fitted with a 6-pounder in a
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Artillery Observation Post and Command Vehicle; extra radios, to give more space inside, the gun was removed and a dummy barrel fitted to the front of the turret. Used by battery commanders and observation post for Archer
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commander sat to the rear of the turret. The turret was made up of a cast front and a cast rear riveted to the side plates which were of rolled steel. All tanks carried the radio in the turret rear. Early tanks used the
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be removed again in variants with larger guns. Its relatively low height was an advantage in a battlefield with little cover, allowing it to take up a "good hull-down position in any convenient fold in the ground".
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in Canadian production was a success and the engine was adopted for British production. British and Canadian production totalled 8,275, making the Valentine the most produced British tank design of the war.
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A V upgraded to the 6-pounder gun as VIII. Similar armour reduction as on the Mk VIII; on late production units an upgraded, 165 hp version of the GMC 6004 diesel was installed, somewhat improving
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was based on the AEC Comet, a commercial road vehicle engine. The Mark IV used a GMC Detroit Diesel; these were the majority of those used in the desert campaigns. The gearbox was a 5-speed, 1-reverse
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Turret rotation was by electric motor controlled by the gunner, with a hand-wheel for manual backup. The restrictions that the two-man turret placed on the commander, made more so if they were a
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detail, along with more use of cast sections instead of fabricated ones. The first fifteen were produced with a 7.92 mm Besa coaxial machine-gun, thereafter replaced by a coaxial 0.30-inch
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Canadian-built version of Mk IV; initially known as Tank, Infantry Mark III***. It used some Canadian and American mechanical parts and a GMC diesel engine. Late production vehicles had cast
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New Zealand modification of 18 Valentine III carried out by replacing the 2 pounder with a 3" Howitzer from Matilda IVCS tanks. They were used in Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands (see
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Two Canadian-built Valentines survive. Valentine Tank Mk VIIA, no. 838, built May 1943, was a Lend-Lease tank shipped to the Soviet Union. It fell through the ice of a boggy river near
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Valentines, of all Marks except the Mark I, were sent to the USSR from 1941. The creation of Valentines tanks destined for use by the Soviet Union was a part of a campaign known as
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New turret design so that a Besa coaxial machine-gun could be mounted again. Welded construction; the 165 hp engine was used in place of the 130 hp engine in some production.
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The small size of the turret and of the turret ring meant that producing mountings for larger guns proved a difficult task. Although versions with the 6-pounder and then with the
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forward in an extended front plate and increasing the bulge in the rear of the turret. This increased weight by half a ton on the 2.5 long tons (2.5 t) two-man turret.
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in Dorset. These tanks lie 100 m (110 yd) apart in 15 m (49 ft) of water. A further tank is known to lie in around 10 m (11 yd) of water in
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nine 3-inch armed tanks and 16 normal Valentines (with 2-pounder guns) remained in New Zealand for training. The Valentine was retired from New Zealand service in 1960.
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gun and 210 hp version of the GMC 6004 diesel; welded construction. The Canadian cast nose introduced into British production, only used as a command tank.
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AEC diesel engine and turret modification to take 6-pounder gun; meant the loss of the coaxial machine-gun. Never built due to being inferior to Mk IX.
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The first model of the Valentine; production was by Vickers, Metro-Cammell and Birmingham Railway The tank had a riveted hull, was powered by
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Until the Valentine name adopted in June 1941, known as "Tank, Infantry, Mark III*". This model used AEC A190 131 hp 6-cylinder
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self-propelled gun. The Royal Artillery used the Valentine XI (with 75 mm gun) as an OP command tank until the end of the war.
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by independent Ukraine in 1992 and stands on display in the LeBreton Gallery. A Valentine built by Canadian Pacific resides at the
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received Valentines in spring 1943. These tanks were the first ones officially operated by the Czechoslovak exile army in WWII.
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Another Canadian version, it was essentially the VI with internal changes and No. 19 Wireless replaced the No. 11 radio set.
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Around forty Valentine tanks and vehicles based on the Valentine chassis survive. Tanks in running condition are at the
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and welded construction, petrol and diesel engines and increases in armament. It was supplied in large numbers to the
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A Valentine tank which was captured by the Germans in 1942 and used by them until it was knocked out, February 1943
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export to the Soviet Union under lend-lease. The remaining 32 were retained for training. The use of local GMC
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vehicles and Metropolitan 2,135; total UK production was 6,855 tanks, with 2,394 exported from Britain to the
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Experiments with rockets late in the war to propel a Valentine tank across an obstacle such as a minefield.
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engine and US-made transmission. Though it had slightly shorter range, it was quieter and highly reliable.
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Soviet Supreme Command asked for its production until the end of the war. In August 1945, as part of the
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and 1,420 were produced in Canada, of which 1,388 were sent to the Soviet-Union. They formed the main
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Hill, Alexander (2007). "British Lend Lease Aid and the Soviet War Effort, June 1941 – June 1942".
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The star in the name denoted a modification to the original design, in this case the engine change.
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captured four Mk III tanks from the Red Army, which were used for testing and anti-tank training.
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Mark VII with jettisonable fuel tanks, new studded tracks, oil cooler and protected headlights.
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tank. A few were used for special purposes or as command vehicles for units equipped with the
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in late 1942, some tanks had driven more than 3,000 miles (4,800 km) by the time the
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the tracks, though at below minus 20 it was not a problem. The problem was later solved.
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role in British-based armoured divisions, and they were supplied to tank brigades of the
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A number of Valentine hulls are in private ownership in Australia, including one in the
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received 30 of 1,420 tanks built in Canada. Valentines were used for training purposes.
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That the armour was to be as effective as a vertical 60 mm (2.4 in) plate.
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Two Valentine tanks were modified to carry flame-throwers and were tested by the
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The first tank to be manufactured in Canada, a Valentine VI, being inspected by
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is that it was just an in-house codeword of Vickers with no other significance.
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A189 135 hp petrol engine and equipped with a 2-pounder gun and a coaxial
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Third Axis, Fourth Ally: Romanian Armed Forces in the European war, 1941–1945
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The last use of a Valentine in combat is thought to have occurred during the
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Mahé, Yann (February 2011). "Le Blindorama : La Turquie, 1935 - 1945".
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experiments; conventional turret replaced with one containing a searchlight.
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By 1944, the Valentine had been almost replaced in front-line units of the
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The Valentine started as a proposal based on Vickers' experience with the
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as well as training in Italy and India. A few were used in Italy in 1945.
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The Great Tank Scandal: British Armour in the Second World War - Part 1
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A Valentine in North Africa, carrying infantry from a Scottish regiment
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Flame mortar fitted to Valentine tank chassis, firing phosphorus bombs
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Driver's position of Mark VI tank, both periscopes and hatch visible.
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and built under licence in Canada. It was used by the British in the
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Universal Tank: British Armour in the Second World War - Part 2
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Attachment, a few used on the beaches of Normandy during D-Day.
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Swimming Shermans: Sherman DD Amphibious Tank of World War II
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Sir John had died three years before in an aircraft accident.
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and the Virginia Museum of Military Vehicles own Valentines.
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Into the Vally: The Valentine Tank and Derivatives 1938–1960
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The Complete Guide to Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Valentine Mk V, IX and Mk XI, made amphibious by the use of
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View into Valentine turret of crew loading the 2-pounder gun
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received some ex-Lend Lease tanks from the USSR after WWII.
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had been made good, so the 2-pounder was retained longer.
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in Scotland and two lie 3.5 miles (5.6 km) out of
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Defending New Zealand: Ramparts on the Sea 1840–1950s
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There are several proposed explanations for the name
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1st Czechoslovak Independent Armoured Brigade Group
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Two Valentines lie in the 1715:Carrier, Valentine, 25-pounder gun Mk I, Bishop 541:Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon Company 4688:Military vehicles introduced from 1940 to 1944 3201:Light tank Mk I, Mk II, Mk III, Mk IV and Mk V 3054:50th Royal Tank Regiment: The Complete History 2394: 1664:tanks. 270 and 180 lost during transportation. 3988: 3156: 2309:A Strange Campaign: The Battle for Madagascar 1857:-era gift to Canada. It was presented to the 161:8,275 (6,855 built in UK and 1,420 in Canada) 2714: 2608: 2353: 2214: 2187: 2024: 1987:"Tank Chats #11 Valentine | The Tank Museum" 765:(the Infantry Tank Mark IV) and the US-made 2503: 1377:Valentine DD tank with screen lowered, 1944 1279:Valentine with 6-pounder anti-tank mounting 532:The development path of the Valentine tank. 4620: 3995: 3981: 3163: 3149: 2749:British and American Tanks of World War II 2727: 2572: 1531:Infanterie Panzerkampfwagen Mk III 749 (e) 1165:The Valentine XI. Armed with the 75 mm gun 1125:The Valentine IX. This was armed with the 1018:), and remained in service into the 1950s. 965:forced the commander to act as the loader. 679:The Valentine was extensively used in the 3136:Recovery of Valentine from Warta riverbed 3121:WWII Vehicles website about the Valentine 3116:Valentine production and performance data 2942:New Zealand Armour in the Pacific 1939–45 2614: 2366:Horse-mechanized group TRANS-Baikal front 1478:used Valentine tanks after WWII; used in 988:Valentine III. Note the different turret. 537:Metropolitan-Cammell Carriage & Wagon 4683:World War II tanks of the United Kingdom 3051: 3028: 3002: 2809: 2675: 2596: 2305: 1451:repaired two Valentine wrecks in Tobruk. 1160: 1120: 1067: 1028:A Mark II using an American 138 hp 983: 937: 869: 837: 705: 668: 619: 591: 527: 182:hull: 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) 3860:Bedford Cockatrice and Heavy Cockatrice 3070: 2939: 2922: 2903: 2884: 2584: 2459: 2435: 2332: 2293: 2202: 2170: 2132: 2120: 2081: 2069: 2057: 1751:Valentine Bridgelayer (without bridge) 894:43rd Tank Brigade, passed from Eastern 410:, it proved to be strong and reliable. 4670: 3089: 2978:Armour of the Middle East Wars 1948–78 2975: 2963:. AFV 6. Windsor: Profile Publishing. 2560: 1840:Australian Armour and Artillery Museum 1826:Military Vehicle Technology Foundation 1739:Tank no 838 at the Canadian War Museum 1710:SP 17-pounder, Valentine, Mk I, Archer 1590:operated Valentine tanks for training. 3976: 3144: 3073:The Valentine in North Africa 1942–43 2958: 2828: 2765: 2694: 2650:Canadian War Museum Fact Sheet No. 5. 2548: 2533: 2491: 2474: 2447: 2423: 2274: 2259: 2247: 2226: 2105: 2036: 2012: 1969: 539:—an associate company of Vickers—and 318:Meadows Type 22 (5 speed and reverse) 3056:. Cambridge: The Lutterworth Press. 2889:. New Vanguard 233. Oxford: Osprey. 2847: 2814:. New Vanguard 123. Oxford: Osprey. 2620: 1945:White gives 130 hp at 1,800 rpm 1257:equipment; a few used operationally. 818: with: section. You can help by 802: 470:specification cruiser tanks and the 198:7 ft 5.5 in (2.273 m) 190:8 ft 7.5 in (2.629 m) 3075:. London: Arms & Armour Press. 2784: 2751:(2nd US ed.). New York: Arco. 2659: 2512:from the original on 10 August 2011 1704:Vehicles based on Valentine chassis 752: 360:15 mph (24 km/h) on roads 25:Tank, Infantry, Valentine, Mk I–XI 13: 3849:Australian experimental light tank 3216:Light tank Mk VIII 'Harry Hopkins' 3174:armoured fighting vehicles of the 2996: 2906:British Tanks in N. Africa 1940–42 2395:Pierre-Olivier (7 November 2010). 2135:"Infantry Tank Mk III – Valentine" 1725: 1042:As the Valentine III but with the 874:Soviet Valentine Mk IX during the 14: 4709: 3126:The 3rd NZ Division Tank Squadron 3109: 1975: 972:(Tank, Infantry, Mk III*): (700) 890:Red Army, together with the 65th 749:of 'C' Special Service Squadron. 659: 587: 380:Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine 350:90 mi (140 km) on roads 4655: 4619: 4610: 4609: 2785:Day, Matthew (25 October 2012). 2504:David Boyd. (31 December 2008). 2306:Phillips, Russell (5 May 2021). 1792: 1776: 1760: 1744: 1732: 1691: 1669: 1644: 1623: 1595: 1570: 1538: 1512: 1491: 1462: 1435: 1413: 1394: 1382: 1370: 1358: 1346: 1309:Valentine 9.75-inch flame mortar 949:(Tank, Infantry, Mk III): (308) 860:Communist Party of Great Britain 806: 798: 559:To develop its own tank forces, 223:0.31–2.56 in (8–65 mm) 31: 3733:Morris Light Reconnaissance Car 3728:Humber Light Reconnaissance Car 3677:Marmon-Herrington Armoured Cars 2980:. Vanguard 19. London: Osprey. 2908:. Vanguard 23. London: Osprey. 2887:Valentine Infantry Tank 1938–45 2850:The Journal of Military History 2702:. Sampson Low, Marston and Co. 2646:Canadian Valentine Tank MK VIIA 2637: 2497: 2370: 2359: 2338: 2299: 2126: 2087: 1939: 1930: 1921: 1785:Cavalry Tank Museum, Ahmednagar 1588:Polish Armed Forces in the West 664: 3738:Otter Light Reconnaissance Car 2961:Valentine Infantry Tank Mk III 2042: 1912: 1505:Imperial Iranian Ground Forces 1284:Experimental vehicle built by 926:. The vehicle is owned by the 613:for the crew; later tanks had 457: 174:about 16 long tons (16 t) 155: 1: 4004:Tanks of the Second World War 1900: 1720:Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) 1486:, then relegated to training. 1268:Armoured bridgelaying vehicle 1253:Mine exploder; using "Snake" 858:and heavily supported by the 732: 517: 492:Infantry Tank Mk II "Matilda" 142:Vickers-Armstrongs and others 3761:AEC Armoured Command Vehicle 2159:Chamberlain & Ellis 1969 2133:Rickard, John (7 May 2015). 1895:Vickers Tank Periscope MK.IV 1824:. 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(2002). 2506:"Valentine Infantry Tank" 1563:11 Valentine Bridgelayers 1255:mine-clearing line charge 1046:and US-made transmission. 913: 364: 354: 342: 334: 322: 314: 306: 288:Mk II, III, VI: AEC A190 275: 267:Mk I–VII, X, XI: 7.92 mm 259: 227: 217: 212: 202: 194: 186: 178: 170: 165: 154: 146: 138: 130: 120: 115: 97: 79: 71: 66: 57:Place of origin 56: 46: 30: 23: 3698:Rover Light Armoured Car 3693:Rolls-Royce armoured car 3687:Rhino Heavy Armoured Car 3052:Hamilton, S. D. (1996). 3029:Fletcher, David (1989). 2833:. 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(2011). 2450:, pp. 361–362. 1859:Canadian War Museum 1769:Kubinka Tank Museum 1753:Overloon War Museum 1480:Mandatory Palestine 1389:Valentine with AMRA 1214:Canal Defence Light 1177:Nicholas Straussler 615:Wireless Set No. 19 607:Wireless set No. 11 338:36 gallons internal 4615:World War II tanks 4303:Mk VIII Challenger 4035:Light tank Mk VIII 3803:Leyland Beaver-Eel 3493:Armoured personnel 3476:M10 tank destroyer 2797:on 28 October 2012 2700:Flame Over Britain 1615:Batalhão de Carros 1401:Valentine Scorpion 1167: 1134: 1078: 990: 944: 880: 852:Aid to Russia Fund 848: 792:QF 3-inch howitzer 714: 689:Operation Crusader 677: 626: 598: 581:two-stroke engines 534: 440:Vickers-Armstrongs 428:St Valentine's Day 335:Fuel capacity 293:Mk IV, V, VII–XI: 125:Vickers-Armstrongs 116:Production history 4643: 4642: 3970: 3969: 3838:AC3 'Thunderbolt' 3747: 3746: 3550:Universal Carrier 3487: 3486: 3466:17pdr SP Achilles 3406: 3405: 3101:978-83-61421-36-8 3082:978-0-7110-0262-3 3063:978-0-7188-2938-4 3044:978-0-11-290534-9 3021:978-0-11-290460-1 2987:978-0-85045-388-1 2915:978-0-85045-421-5 2896:978-1-4728-1375-6 2840:978-1-84681-110-4 2821:978-1-84176-983-7 2739:978-1-78159-130-7 2696:Banks, Sir Donald 2687:978-1-85409-267-0 2643:Fred Gaffen ed., 2609:Baryatinskiy 2002 2354:Baryatinskiy 2002 2335:, pp. 17–18. 2215:Baryatinskiy 2002 2188:Baryatinskiy 2002 2173:, pp. 13–14. 2025:Baryatinskiy 2002 1818:Musée des Blindés 1286:Vickers-Armstrong 1272:north-west Europe 1189:Normandy Landings 1187:DD tanks for the 876:Dnieper Offensive 836: 835: 703:reached Tunisia. 376: 375: 271:with 3,150 rounds 254:QF 3-inch (76 mm) 4705: 4660: 4659: 4658: 4651: 4623: 4622: 4613: 4612: 4487:Panzer VIII Maus 4215:Panzer V Panther 3997: 3990: 3983: 3974: 3973: 3752:Armoured command 3656:Guy Armoured Car 3642:Fox Armoured Car 3619:AEC Armoured Car 3591:Humber scout car 3570: 3569: 3419: 3418: 3206:Light tank Mk VI 3189: 3188: 3176:Second World War 3165: 3158: 3151: 3142: 3141: 3105: 3086: 3067: 3048: 3025: 2991: 2972: 2955: 2936: 2919: 2900: 2881: 2844: 2825: 2806: 2804: 2802: 2793:. 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British Army
Red Army
New Zealand Army
World War II
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Cyprus crisis of 1963–64
Vickers-Armstrongs
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QF 2-pounder
QF 6-pounder
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QF 3-inch (76 mm)
BESA machine-gun
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petrol
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World War II
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