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Mk VI light tank information


Tank, Light, Mk VI
Light tank Mk VI preserved at Bovington Tank Museum
TypeLight tank
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1936–1942 (frontline)
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Used byUnited Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
Egypt
WarsSecond World War
1948 Arab–Israeli War
Production history
DesignerVickers-Armstrongs
ManufacturerVickers-Armstrongs
Produced1936–1940[1]
No. built1,682[2]
VariantsMk VIA, Mk VIB, Mk VIC
Specifications
Mass4.85 long tons (4.93 t)
later 5.2 long tons (5.3 t)[3]
Length13 feet (4.0 m)
Width6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Height7 ft 3 in (2.26 m)
Crew3 (commander, gunner, driver)[4]

Armour4 – 14 mm[5]
Main
armament
.50 in Vickers machine gun
(Mk VIC – 15 mm Besa machine gun)
Secondary
armament
.303 in Vickers machine gun
(Mk VIC – 7.92 mm Besa machine gun)
EngineMeadows 6-cylinder petrol
88 hp (66 kW)
Power/weight16.9 hp/ton (Mark VIB and VIC)[3]
TransmissionWilson pre-selector gearbox
SuspensionHorstmann inclined springs
Ground clearance10 inches (250 mm)
Fuel capacity30 imperial gallons (140 L; 36 US gal)
Operational
range
130 miles (210 km)[4]
Maximum speed 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) (25 miles per hour (40 km/h) off-road)[4]

The Tank, Light, Mk VI was a British light tank, produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s, which saw service during the Second World War.

  1. ^ Tucker, p. 48
  2. ^ "Light Tank MK VI". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  3. ^ a b Duncan
  4. ^ a b c Tucker, p. 243
  5. ^ Fletcher, Great Tank Scandal, p. 7.

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