Mk VII - British heavy [1] tank of the times of the First World War .
| Mark vii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Crew | eight |
| Story | |
| Main operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 8060 |
| Width mm | 3950 |
| Height mm | 2630 |
| Reservation | |
| Type of armor | steel, 6-14 mm |
| Armament | |
| Caliber and brand of guns | 2 × 57 mm Hotchkiss L / 40 |
| Machine guns | 5 × 8 mm Hotchkiss |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | carburetor |
| Engine model | Ricardo |
| Engine power, l with. | 150 (at 1000 rpm) |
| Ground pressure, kg / cm² | 0.90 |
| The overcome wall, m | 1.5 |
| The overcome ditch, m | 4.5 |
| Overcoming ford , m | 1,0 |
This tank was a modification of the Mk V , different type of cooling and hydraulic transmission. Tank equipped with electric starter. The mass of the tank increased to 37 tons, and the machine guns became 5. This tank was relatively easy to drive, but expensive - out of 75 ordered tanks, only 3 were assembled.
Literature
- ↑ Library of military history. Encyclopedia of Tanks, St. Petersburg, 1998. Compiled by Kholyavsky G.L., Publisher of ATS, ISBN 985-433-253-5