Light Tank Mk IV - a light tank in the UK , built in the mid-1930s.
| Light Tank Mk IV | |
|---|---|
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| MK IV | |
| Classification | light tank |
| Combat weight, t | 3.32 |
| Crew | 2 people [1] |
| Story | |
| The number of issued, pcs. | 34 |
| Key Operators |  |
| Dimensions | |
| Body length mm | 3450 |
| Width mm | 2050 |
| Height mm | 2120 |
| Armament | |
| Gun type | 1 x Vickers machine gun [1] |
| Gun ammunition | 200 rounds |
| Sights | optic |
| Mobility | |
| Engine type | 6-cylinder Meadows ESTE [1] |
| Engine power, l with. | 88 |
| Speed on the highway, km / h | 58 |
| Cross country speed, km / h | 43 |
Description
[one]
The chassis of the Mk.IV tank was not equipped with support rollers and steering wheels. The Meadows ETS engine was installed on the right side of the case, the driver's seat was shifted to the left. Frontal reservation sheets were placed with rational angles of inclination. The tank tower was shifted to the left. The main armament of the tank’s armament was installed in it: a 7.7-mm water-cooled Vickers machine gun . A cooling water tank was placed under the roof of the tower.
Later, the design was somewhat modified: the tank tower acquired a quadrangular shape. The design of the front of the body and exhaust pipe has been redesigned. The tank was equipped with a new engine 88-horsepower Meadows ESTE . [1] The maximum reservation (an element of the frontal hull part) of the tank was 12 mm. Tower armor plates had a thickness of 9 mm.
34 serial tanks were made.
Operation
Tanks were used to train crews.
In 1940, several cars were sent to France , where they were captured by the Wehrmacht . In the German army they were called Leichter Panzerkampfwagen Mk.IV 734 (e) .
Only one copy has survived to this day, which is now in the Bovington Tank Museum .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Vickers Light Tank Mk.IV - Tank Encyclopedia
Sources
• Vickers Light Tank Mk.IV - Tank Encyclopedia
• Light Tank Mk.IV - Aviarmor