Vickers Light Tank series
E803861
The Vickers Light Tank series was a family of British light tanks developed in the interwar period that saw widespread use for training, colonial duties, and early World War II operations.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle series
ⓘ
light tank family ⓘ |
| armamentType |
light cannon
ⓘ
machine gun ⓘ |
| armourType | riveted steel armour ⓘ |
| category |
British light tanks
ⓘ
World War II tanks of the United Kingdom ⓘ interwar tanks ⓘ |
| chassisLayout | tracked ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
2
ⓘ
3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
high mobility ⓘ |
| designFeature |
high road speed
ⓘ
light armour ⓘ small silhouette ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1930s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Vickers Light Tank Mark I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vickers Light Tank Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Light Tank Mark III NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Light Tank Mark IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Light Tank Mark V NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Light Tank Mark VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth forces ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | reconnaissance ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Vickers Medium Tank series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
cruiser tanks
ⓘ
infantry tanks ⓘ |
| sawServiceInTheatre |
Far East
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
colonial duties
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
| successor | Light Tank Mk VII Tetrarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalMainArmament | .50 inch Vickers machine gun GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalSecondaryArmament | .303 inch Vickers machine gun GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
colonial policing vehicle
ⓘ
reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ training tank ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Empire colonial forces
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
early World War II operations ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromFrontlineService | early years of World War II ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.