Vickers Medium Mark I
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The Vickers Medium Mark I was a British interwar medium tank that introduced many design features later used in more advanced armored vehicles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vickers Medium Mark I canonical | 2 |
| Vickers Medium Mark II* | 1 |
| Vickers Medium Mark II** | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured fighting vehicle
ⓘ
medium tank ⓘ |
| armourThicknessMax | about 8 mm ⓘ |
| armourType | riveted armour ⓘ |
| category | British medium tanks ⓘ |
| combatUse | limited ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
box-shaped hull
ⓘ
epicyclic steering ⓘ multiple machine-gun positions ⓘ sprung road wheels ⓘ turret-mounted main gun ⓘ |
| developedBy | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | British First World War tank design experience ⓘ |
| engineType | petrol engine ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early step in transition from First World War to modern tank design ⓘ |
| influenced |
Vickers Medium Mark II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later British cruiser tanks ⓘ later British infantry tanks ⓘ |
| introducedFeature | modern tank layout with rear engine and front driver ⓘ |
| layoutFeature |
central fighting compartment
ⓘ
front-mounted driver position ⓘ rear-mounted engine ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing many features of later advanced armoured vehicles ⓘ |
| operator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 3-pounder 47 mm gun ⓘ |
| primaryRole | infantry support ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | machine guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1924 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor | Vickers Medium Mark II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionType | leaf spring suspension ⓘ |
| trackType | fully tracked ⓘ |
| turretType | fully rotating turret ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
experiments with armoured doctrine
ⓘ
training ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II
subject surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II
this entity surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II*
subject surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II
this entity surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II**
subject surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II