| Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) | |
|---|---|
 Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) at The Tank Museum, Bovington | |
| Type | Assault tank[1] |
| Place of origin | UK |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Vickers |
| Designed | 1943 |
| Manufacturer | Ruston & Hornsby |
| Produced | 1944 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 27 t |
| Length | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 3 in (2.8 m) |
| Height | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | 4.5 inch (114 mm) maximum |
Main armament | QF 6 pdr (57 mm) gun |
Secondary armament | 2 x 7.92 mm Besa machine guns |
| Engine | GMC 6004 (6-71M) diesel 210 hp (157 kW) |
| Transmission | 5 forward gears, 1 reverse |
| Suspension | Individual sprung units |
Operational range | 80 miles (130 km) |
| Maximum speed |
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| References | [2] |
The Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) was a British tank design of the Second World War that only reached the prototype stage. It was intended to meet a specification for a well-armoured, light-medium tank, for use against Japanese forces in the South-East Asia theatre. The prototype demonstrated that the design was a failure and this sole example produced was retained by the School of Tank Technology as a lesson to its students.[3]
- ^ Fletcher, Universal Tank, p. 87.
- ^ Museum Accession Record
- ^ Fletcher, David (1989). Universal Tank: British Armour in the Second World War - Part 2. HMSO. p. 88. ISBN 0-11-290534-X.