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Vickers Mk VI Light Tank

The Vickers Light Tank Mark VI represented the peak of development of this light tank series. They were agile vehicles, capable of impressive cross-country speeds, and armed with both 12.7mm (.50 cal) and a 7.7mm (.303 cal) machine guns in the two-man turret.They were widely used throughout the 1930s and the early war years, many for policing duties in the far-flung regions of the empire. During action in WWII, however, they soon revealed themselves as being virtually useless, especially against other tanks.The thin armour, penetrated even by small-caliber armour-piercing projectiles, and the mounting of nothing heavier than a machine gun made them of little use as comabt tanks. This was proven conclusively in France during 1940 when their deployment as such served to have them suffer accordingly. Unfortunately, the lack of any other options in France and North Africa meant their continued use until proper replacements could be produced and delivered.

crew

3

combat weight

4877 kg

max. road speed

51.5 kph

max. x-country speed

 40 kph

active range by road

active range x-country

length

396 cm

width

208 cm

height

223 cm

engine

88 hp; 6 cylinder

armament

1 x 12.7mm (.50 cal) Vickers MG; 1 x 7.7mm (.303 cal) Vickers MG

hull front armour

11-14 mm

hull side armour

11-13 mm

hull rear armour

4-8 mm

hull roof armour

4 mm

turret front armour

14 mm

turret side armour

11-14 mm

turret rear armour

11 mm

turret roof armour

3.5 mm

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Sources:

German Tanks of World War II - The complete illustrated history of German armoured fighting vehicles 1926-1945, F.M. vonSenger und Etterlin (Galahad Books, NY: 1969)

Panzer-Division 1935-1945 (1) The Early Years 1935-1941, Robert Michulec (Concord Publications, Hong Kong: 2000)