Carden Loyd tankette

Carden Loyd Tankette
TypeTankette
Place of originUnited Kingdom
Service history
Used bySee Service history
Wars
Production history
DesignerCarden-Loyd Tractors Ltd.
ManufacturerVickers-Armstrong
Produced1927–1935
No. built450
VariantsType 94 tankette, Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car, L3/33, L3/35, Universal Carrier, Panzer I
Specifications (Mark VI)
Mass1.5 long tons (1.5 t) "battle weight"
Length8 ft 1 in (2.46 m)
Width6 ft 6.5 in (1.994 m) over tracks
Height4 ft 0 in (1.22 m)
Crew2

Armour6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) face-hardened
Main
armament
0.303 inch Vickers machine gun
with 1,000 rounds
EngineFord Model T petrol 4-cylinder
22.5 bhp (16.8 kW)
TransmissionModel T two-speed epicyclic
SuspensionBogie, four rubber-tyred wheels each side
Fuel capacity10 imperial gallons (45 L; 12 US gal)
Operational
range
100 mi (160 km)
Maximum speed 30 mph (48 km/h) on road

The Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British tankettes of the period between the World Wars, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers. It became a classic tankette design worldwide, was licence-built by several countries and became the basis of several designs produced in various countries.