Britain Light Tank Mk VI /Mk VIA /Mk VIB

Tweet The Light Tank Mk VI /Mk VIA /Mk VIB was designed in 1935, manufactured by Vickers based on the existing fully tracked Carrier and was in use from 1936 to 1942. General Details Specifications Operational Date(s) 1936 - 1942 Quantity Produced 1320 Weight 4.89 tonne Crew 3 M.G's small 1 M.G's large(>10mm) 1 Length 4.05 mtr Width 2.09 mtr Height 2.28 mtr Engine Details/Performance Max Road Speed 32 mph Max Cross Country Speed 25 mph Range Road 125 miles Range Cross Country 87 miles Fuel Type Petrol Fuel Capacity 74 gal Horse Power 88 hp Power/Weight 17 hp/tonne General Information The Light Tank Mk VI /Mk VIA /Mk VIB was designed in 1935, manufactured by Vickers based on the existing fully tracked Carrier and was in use from 1936 to 1942. The vehicle was powered by Meadows '6 cyl' petrol powerplant producing 88 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 32 mph with a range of about 125 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 25 mph and a range of about 87 miles. It was armed with 1 light machine gun. and 1 large machine gun. . The Light Tank MkVI 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 and a two man turret with an extended turret to take a radio. The front engined Meadows 88hp engine drove the tracks under the four coil sprung Horstman suspension road wheels, past the rear idler and back over the single return roller. The turret was angular and contained the Vickers .303 machine gun and a .5 inch Vickers machine gun. Armour Details Turret Front 14mm @ 10° (14mm) Side 11mm @ 40° (14mm) Rear 11mm @ 0° (11mm) Top 4mm @ 90° (4mm) Superstructure Front 14mm @ 45° (20mm) 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 20 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.

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