Tuesday, January 5, 2016

A2E1 Vickers Medium I Medium Tank

The Vickers Medium A2E1 tanks are a series of tanks with Mk. I ,Mk. II and Mk. III designations. Each designation may have variants of its own. This post focuses on the Mk. I variants.

Variants:
1.
Name: Vickers Medium Mk. I
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Produced: 30

Length: 5.33 Meters
Width: 2.78 Meters
Height: 2.82 Meters
Weight: 11700 Kilograms
Speed: 24 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-47 mm 3-Pounder
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Vickers(2) AND
-7.7 mm Hotchkiss mod. 1914(4)

Armor:
-Hull
6.35 mm Front
6.35 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top
6.35 mm Bottom
-Turret
6.35 mm Front
6.35 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top

2.
Name: Vickers Medium Mk. IA
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Produced: 50

Length: 5.33 Meters
Width: 2.78 Meters
Height: 2.82 Meters
Weight: 11700 Kilograms
Speed: 24 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-47 mm 3-Pounder
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Vickers(2) AND
-7.7 mm Hotchkiss mod. 1914(4)

Armor:
-Hull
6.35 mm Front
8 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top
6.35 mm Bottom
-Turret
6.35 mm Front
6.35 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top

3.
Name: Vickers Medium Mk. IA*
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Produced: 60

Length: 5.33 Meters
Width: 2.78 Meters
Height: 2.82 Meters
Weight: 11700 Kilograms
Speed: 24 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-47 mm 3-Pounder
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Vickers(2) AND
-7.7 mm Hotchkiss mod. 1914(4)

Armor:
-Hull
6.35 mm Front
8 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top
6.35 mm Bottom
-Turret
6.35 mm Front
6.35 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top

4.
Name: Vickers Medium Mk. ICS
Type: Medium Tank
Origin: United Kingdom
Produced: ~12

Length: 5.33 Meters
Width: 2.78 Meters
Height: 2.82 Meters
Weight: 11700 Kilograms
Speed: 24 km/h

Crew: 5

Primary Armament:
-76 mm 15-Pounder Howitzer (also capable of firing smoke)
Secondary Armament:
-7.7 mm Vickers(2) AND
-7.7 mm Hotchkiss mod. 1914(4)


Armor:
-Hull
6.35 mm Front
8 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top
6.35 mm Bottom
-Turret
6.35 mm Front
6.35 mm Side
6.35 mm Rear
6.35 mm Top

Sources:
http://www.aviarmor.net/tww2/tanks/gb/medium_mk.1.htm
http://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/Vickers_Medium_MkI-MkII.php

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