Vickers-Carden-Loyd light amphibious tank

Vickers-Carden-Loyd light amphibious tank
TypeAmphibious tank
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used bysee text
Production history
DesignerCarden-Loyd Tractors Ltd.
ManufacturerVickers-Armstrong
Produced1931–1932
Specifications (A4E11, A4E12)
Mass2.17 long tons (2.20 t)
Length13 ft 4 in (4.06 m)
Width6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) over tracks
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Crew2

Armour11 mm (0.43 in)
Main
armament
0.303 inch Vickers machine gun
with 1,000 rounds
EngineMeadows petrol 6-cylinder
90 bhp
SuspensionHorstmann
Operational
range
100 mi (160 km)
Maximum speed 27 mph (43 km/h) on road; 3.72 mph (5.99 km/h) in water

The Vickers-Carden-Loyd light amphibious tank (designated the A4E11 and A4E12 by the War Office),[1] was a series of British experimental pre-World War II light tanks (resembling tankettes), which, although not taken into British service, were sold to a number of other countries which produced modified versions which were then taken into service.

  1. ^ "British Light Tanks". Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.