Tank, Light, Mk VI | |
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Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | United Kingdom |
Service history | |
In service | 1936–1942 (frontline) 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Used by | United Kingdom Australia New Zealand Canada Egypt |
Wars | Second World War 1948 Arab–Israeli War |
Production history | |
Designer | Vickers-Armstrongs |
Manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs |
Produced | 1936–1940[1] |
No. built | 1,682[2] |
Variants | Mk VIA, Mk VIB, Mk VIC |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.85 long tons (4.93 t) later 5.2 long tons (5.3 t)[3] |
Length | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
Width | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Height | 7 ft 3 in (2.26 m) |
Crew | 3 (commander, gunner, driver)[4] |
Armour | 4 – 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) |
Engine | Meadows 6-cylinder petrol 88 hp (66 kW) |
Power/weight | 16.9 hp/ton (Mark VIB and VIC)[3] |
Transmission | Wilson pre-selector gearbox |
Suspension | Horstmann inclined springs |
Ground clearance | 10 inches (250 mm) |
Fuel capacity | 30 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.