A9 Cruiser Mk I

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The A9 Cruiser Mk I was a British interwar cruiser tank that introduced features like a three-man turret and relatively high speed, serving as an early step in the development of World War II British armored doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British tank
cruiser tank
interwar tank
alternativeDesignation Cruiser Tank Mk I NERFINISHED
armorThicknessMax 14 mm
armorType riveted armor
category World War II tanks of the United Kingdom
interwar tanks of the United Kingdom
combatWeight approximately 12.8 tonnes
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 6
designed mid-1930s
designedAs cruiser tank
designedTo support development of British armored doctrine
engineModel AEC A179 6-cylinder petrol engine NERFINISHED
enginePower 150 hp
hasFeature three-man turret
two auxiliary machine-gun turrets in hull front
influenced later British cruiser tank designs
introducedFeature relatively high speed for its time
three-man turret in British cruiser tanks
manufacturer Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED
maximumRoadSpeed 25 mph
40 km/h
operator United Kingdom NERFINISHED
precededBy Vickers Medium Mark II NERFINISHED
primaryArmament QF 2-pounder gun
primaryArmamentCaliber 40 mm
role fast exploitation tank
sawAction Battle of France NERFINISHED
North African Campaign NERFINISHED
secondaryArmament 0.303 inch BESA machine gun
0.303 inch Vickers machine gun
serviceEntry 1938
succeededBy Cruiser Mk II A10 NERFINISHED
Cruiser Mk III A13 NERFINISHED
suspensionType bogie suspension
turretCrew 3
usedBy British Army
usedInConflict World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedInTheatre Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED

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Vickers Medium Mark II tank succeededBy A9 Cruiser Mk I
subject surface form: Vickers Medium Mark II