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.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British tank
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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
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two auxiliary machine-gun turrets in hull front ⓘ |
| influenced | later British cruiser tank designs ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
relatively high speed for its time
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three-man turret in British cruiser tanks ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumRoadSpeed |
25 mph
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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
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North African Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
0.303 inch BESA machine gun
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0.303 inch Vickers machine gun ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1938 ⓘ |
| succeededBy |
Cruiser Mk II A10
NERFINISHED
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Cruiser Mk III A13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| suspensionType | bogie suspension ⓘ |
| turretCrew | 3 ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInTheatre | Western Desert Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Medium Mark II