Carden Loyd tankette
The Carden Loyd tankettes were a series of British tankettes of the period between the World Wars, the most successful of which was the Mark VI, the only version built in significant numbers. It became a classic tankette design worldwide, was licence-built by several countries and became the basis of several designs produced in various countries.
| Carden Loyd Tankette | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tankette |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Service History |
| Wars | Chaco War French-Thai War Winter War World War II |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Carden-Loyd Tractors Ltd. |
| Manufacturer | Vickers-Armstrong |
| Produced | 1927–1935 |
| No. built | 450 |
| Variants | Type 94 tankette, Type 92 Heavy Armoured Car, L3/33, L3/35, Universal Carrier, Panzer I |
| Specifications (Mark VI) | |
| Mass | 1.5 long tons (1.5 t) "battle weight" |
| Length | 8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) |
| Width | 6 ft 6.5 in (1.994 m) over tracks |
| Height | 4 ft 0 in (1.22 m) |
| Crew | 2 |
| Armour | 6–9 mm (0.24–0.35 in) face-hardened |
Main armament | 0.303 inch Vickers machine gun with 1,000 rounds |
| Engine | Ford Model T petrol 4-cylinder 22.5 bhp |
| Transmission | Model T two speed epicyclic |
| Suspension | Bogie, four rubber-tyred wheels each side |
| Fuel capacity | 10 Imp. gallons |
Operational range | 100 mi (160 km) |
| Maximum speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) on road |
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