| Tank, Light, Mk VI | |
|---|---|
 Light tank Mk VI preserved at Bovington Tank Museum | |
| 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.
- ^ Tucker, p. 48
- ^ "Light Tank MK VI". www.historyofwar.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b Duncan
- ^ a b c Tucker, p. 243
- ^ Fletcher, Great Tank Scandal, p. 7.