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Cruiser Tank Mk.IIA/IIA CS British Cruiser Tank A10 Mk.IA/IA CS (Balkans Campaign)
产品编号:CB35151
模型种类:Armored vehicles
模型比例:1/35

Cruiser Tank

To meet the requirement of modern tank concepts, in 1936, the BritishWar Officedesignated two different categories of tanks for future development. The first category is a fast mobile cruiser tank designed not only to perform reconnaissance and patrol tasks, but also capable of making forays deep into enemy territory. The second Category is an armouredinfantry tanksdesigned to be used in close co-operation with infantry during attacks.

Tank, Cruiser, Mk. II (A10)

Tank Cruiser MK. I, code A9 was the first ever built cruiser tank in the United Kingdom. But while the A9 was still a prototype type in 1934, the British War Office had requested the production firm, the Vickers Armstrong Limited, to develop a more heavily armoured vehicle for better infantry support role.

On September 1937, a soft steel prototype Tank Cruiser MK. II, code A10 was produced. The armour thickness has been increased from 35/64 inch (14mm) in the A9 to 15/16 inch (24mm). To reduce weight, the two front single man machine guns turrets were removed. The increase in protection was achieved by bolting extra armour plate to the exterior of the hull and turret. This is the first practice of the application of additional steel plate design ever in British Tank.

Tank Cruiser MK. II according to their own weaponry can be sub-divided into three variants.

 

1.           Tank Cruiser MK. II (A10 MK. I)

Equipped with a QF 2-pounder cannon and two 0.33-inch Vickers water-cooled machine guns.

 

2.          Tank Cruiser MK. IIA (A10 MK. IA)

Equipped with a QF 2-pounder cannon and two BESA air-cooled machine gun.

 

3.          Tank Cruiser MK. IIA CS (A10 MK. IA CS)

The CS (Close Support) version had a 3.7 inches (94 mm)howitzerin the turret assigned for infantry support role.

The production run A10 tank has turret, engine and suspension identical to A9, but the thickness of bolt plates has been increased to 1 and 3/16 inch (30 mm) and weighs has been increased to 14.3 tons. The maximum speed on road however drops to 16 mph, while off road only 8mph. As a result, the A10 tank is too slow to perform the cruiser tank duty such as forays deep into enemy territory. This shortcoming self-explain although the A10 tank saw combat in most of the early battles, such as France, North Africa and Greece, the final production number was only 175 and phased out very quickly when new type of cruiser tank enter into service.


性能数据/ Specification


MK. II巡航坦克/ Cruiser MK. II

车重/ Weight :                                                

14 Tons 3 Cwts (14,377 kgs???)

主武备/ Main armament :                                     

MK. II and MK. II A - Ordnance QF 2-pounder (40mm), 100 rounds


MK. II ACS -  3.7 in howitzer (95mm), 50 rounds

副武备/ Secondary armament :                 

MK. II - 2 x 0.33 in Vickers Water Cooled Machine Gun, 4,050 rounds


MK. II A and MK. IIA CS - 2 x 0.33 in BEAS Machine Gun, 4,050 rounds

乘员/ Crew :                                                    

5  crews, Commander, Loader, Gunner, Driver and Hull MG Gunner.

车长/ Length :                                          

18 ft 4 in (5.59m) 

车宽/ Width :                                                 

8 ft 4 in (2.54m)

车高/ Height :              

8 ft 8 in (2.64m)

装甲/ Armour :                                               

15/16 to 1 3/16 in (6 - 30mm)

动力/ Power :                                              

AEC Type A179 6-Cylinder Petrol Engine, 150 hp

最高速度/ Top speed on land :              

16 mph  (26 km/h)- Road, 8mph (13km/h)- off-road

最大行程/ Range on land :                       

100 miles (160.93 km)- Road

                  

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