Cruiser Mk II

Tank, Cruiser, Mk II (A10)
TypeCruiser tank
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
In service1940–1941[1]
Used byBritish Army
WarsSecond World War
Production history
DesignerSir John Carden
Designed1934
ManufacturerVickers and others
Produced1938–1940[1]
No. built175
Specifications
Mass14.3 tonnes
Length18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)
Width8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
Height8 ft 8 in (2.64 m)
Crew5 (Commander, loader, gunner, driver, hull MG gunner)

Armour6–30 mm (0.24–1.18 in)
Main
armament
QF 2-pdr
100 rounds
Secondary
armament
1 x Vickers machine gun (A10 Mk I)
2 x BESA machine guns (A10 Mk IA)
4,050 rounds
EngineAEC Type A179 6-cylinder petrol
150 hp (110 kW)
Suspensiontriple wheel bogie with coil spring
Operational
range
100 mi (160 km) (road)
Maximum speed 16 mph (26 km/h) (road)
8 mph (13 km/h) (off-road)

The Tank, Cruiser, Mk II (A10), was a cruiser tank developed alongside the A9 cruiser tank, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of that type. In practice, it was not deemed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a "heavy cruiser". It served briefly in World War II.

  1. ^ a b * Forty, George; Livesy, Jack (2006). The World Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles. Lorenz Books. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7548-1741-3.