3/21/2023 0 Comments A10 tank buster game![]() ![]() The next Mark III, with Christie suspension, was judged superior. The Mark II was too slow to be effective as a true cruiser tank. The main variant of the type was the Mark IIA CS (for Close Support, 30 produced), rearmed with a 3.7 in (94 mm) howitzer, derived from a field gun, to provide smoke cover for the infantry (40 smoke rounds were carried) and a few HE rounds to deal with fortified positions. Lighter, more compact and accurate, they helped to distinguish the new Cruiser Mark IIA (army designation Tank, Cruiser A10 Mk.II), which also received an armoured radio housing. ![]() Later on, Besa machine-guns were adopted. Army designation was Tank, Cruiser A10 Mk.I. Due to the suppression of the turrets from the Mark I design, more ammunition was carried (3000 rounds vs 4050 in the Mark II). They were reliable, but cumbersome and inaccurate. ![]() 303 (7.62 mm) liquid-cooled machine-guns. The original A10 Mark II was armed with two Vickers. A total of 175 were delivered, from July to December 1939, by the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Metropolitan-Cammell and Vickers, entering service early in 1940. The engine was unchanged (AEC Type A179 6-cylinder petrol, 150 hp), resulting in an added weight of 2.3 tons, and a top speed reduced in effect to just 26 km/h (16.1 mph), compared to the 25 mph/40 km/h of the Mk.I, barely more than infantry pace on rough terrain. The biggest change was the armor, raised up to 30 mm (1.18 in) on the nose and mantlet, and 14 mm (0.55 in) elsewhere, while the bottom, rear plate and rooftop were just 6 mm (0.24 in) thick. Both were strikingly similar, but the two frontal turrets were eliminated and replaced by a lighter armoured box, armed with twin. The A9 plans were subsequently modified into the A10. The A10 was studied by John Carden at the same time in 1934, following a specification for a 1 inch (25.4 mm) armoured tank, while its speed could be slightly lower. The triple turret system made it complicated to built, and this feature, once in favor in the interwar, was seen as obsolete by 1940. The first were operational with the RTR in January 1939.Īlthough fast (24.9 mph/40 km/h), the first Cruiser lacked protection, with just 14 mm (0.55 in) on the turret mantlet and nose glacis. Both Harland and Wolff and Vickers delivered the order until late 1940. This system was seen as an interim before the new Christie system could be adapted. This was intended to procure better ground pressure and smoother ride with the minimal amount of parts, and easier and cheaper maintenance. The tradeoffs were an entirely riveted hull, thin armor and the unique suspension system, combining two bogies (coil springs), each with four pairs of small and two pairs of larger road wheels. This gun had the punch required against armoured tanks and light tanks. 303 (7.62 mm) Vickers machine-guns, while the main turret had a third coaxial one, coupled a QF 2-pounder (40 mm/1.57 in). With a crew of 6 in a cramped space, the Mark I literally bristled with armament, the two front turrets each bearing a. This helped to lower the unit price and brought a formal approval and a 125 order from the War Office, as the Cruiser Mark I, in 1937. The A9E1 borrowed as many featured from the previous light tank Mark III, parts and equipment commercially available, to reduce the conception costs. The Cruiser Mark I was at its origins a "cheap" medium tank, comparable to the contemporary Infantry tank Matilda Mark I. The Cruiser Mark I designed by John Carden ![]()
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