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Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII Cavalier (A24)
Type
Cruiser tank
Place of origin
United Kingdom
Service history
In service
1942–1945
Used by
United Kingdom, Free France
Wars
Second World War
Production history
Designer
Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited
Designed
1941
Manufacturer
Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited
Produced
1942
No. built
500
Specifications
Mass
27 long tons (27 tonnes)
Length
20 ft 10 in (6.35 m)
Width
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
Height
8 ft (2.44 m)
Crew
5 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co-driver)
Armour
20–76 mm (0.79–2.99 in)
Main armament
QF 6 pounder, 64 rounds
Secondary armament
2 x 7.92 mm Besa machine gun, 4,950 rounds
Engine
Nuffield Liberty petrol 410 horsepower (310 kW)
Power/weight
14.9 hp (11.2 kW) / tonne
Suspension
Improved Christie
Operational range
165 mi (266 km)
Maximum speed
24 mph (39 km/h) off-road 14 mph (23 km/h)
The Tank, Cruiser, Mk VII Cavalier (A24) was an interim design of British cruiser tank during the Second World War.
It was derived as a follow on from the Nuffield's A15 Crusader tank as it was expected to enter production in 1942. A parallel effort under Leyland Motors and Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company to the same specification resulted in the A27 Cromwell and Centaur tanks which was accepted for service in preference to the Cavalier.
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