The Light Tank MkIII was a development of the Carden Lloyd machine gun carrier. This version was similar to the MkII but had a longer superstructure to the rear.
General Details
Specifications
Operational Date(s)
1933
Ordnance classification
Quantity Produced
0
Weight
unknown
Crew
2
M.G's small
1
M.G's large(>10mm)
n/a
Length
3.69 mtr
Width
1.94 mtr
Height
2.12 mtr
Engine Details/Performance
Max Road Speed
30 mph
Max Cross Country Speed
20 mph
Range Road
130 miles
Range Cross Country
unknown
Fuel Type
Petrol
Fuel Capacity
unknown
Horse Power
66 hp
Power/Weight
unknown
General Information
The Light Tank MkIII was a development of the Carden Lloyd machine gun carrier. This version was similar to the MkII but had a longer superstructure to the rear.
The front engined Rolls Royce 66hp engine drove the tracks under the four coil sprung Horstman suspension road wheels, past the rear idler and back over the 3 return rollers.
The turret was angular and contained the Vickers .303 machine gun.
Armour Details
Turret
Front
14mm
@
10°
(14mm)
Side
11mm
@
40°
(14mm)
Rear
11mm
@
0°
(11mm)
Top
4mm
@
90°
(4mm)
Superstructure
Front
15mm
@
45°
(21mm)
Side
11mm
@
10°
(11mm)
Rear
6mm
@
0°
(6mm)
Top
4mm
@
90°
(4mm)
Hull
Front
14mm
@
20°
(15mm)
Side
11mm
@
0°
(11mm)
Rear
6mm
@
0°
(6mm)
Top
4mm
@
90°
(4mm)
Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°)
Effective Armour - Maximum 21 mm - Minimum 4 mm
Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
