Cruiser Mk II A10

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German Cruiser Tank Mk II A10 2

A10 cruiser tank

A10 Greece April 1941

A10 Greece April 1941

A10 tank in Greece 1941

A10 tank in Greece 1941

A10 tank 7th Armoured Division North Africa Tobruk

A10 tank of 7th Armoured Division, North Africa Tobruk

A10 tank Greece April 1941

Abandoned A10 tank Greece April 1941

Abandoned Cruiser Mk II A10

Abandoned Cruiser Mk II A10

Abandoned A10 T5914 France 1940

Abandoned tank A10 T5914 1940

A10 T5953

Abandoned tank A10 T5953

Beute Panzer Cruiser A10 Tank T5921 France 1940

Beute Panzer Cruiser Mk II A10 Tank T5921 France 1940

British Cruiser Tank A10 and German troops

British Cruiser Tank A10 and German troops

camouflaged A10 Cruiser tank Mk II of the 2nd Armoured Brigade at Foucaucourt May 1940

camouflaged A10 Cruiser tank of the 2nd Armoured Brigade at Foucaucourt May 1940

Captured A10 tank

Captured A10 tank

Cruiser Mk II A10 tank

Cruiser Mk II A10 tank

Cruiser Mk II tank A10

Cruiser Mk II tank A10

Cruiser tank A10 Greece 1941

Cruiser tank A10 Greece 1941

A10 PMV572

Damaged A10 PMV572

Destroyed Cruiser mk II tank A10 Greece 1941

Destroyed Cruiser mk II tank A10 Greece 1941

Gebirgsjagers examining Abandoned A10 tank

Gebirgsjagers examining Abandoned A10 tank

Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk II 742(e)

German A10 cruiser tank

German Cruiser Tank Mk II A10

German Cruiser Tank Mk II A10

German Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk II 742(e) A10

German Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk II 742(e) A10 4

A10 T5911 British 1st Armoured Division

Tank A10 T5911 of British 1st Armoured Division

Tank cruiser Mk II A10

Tank cruiser Mk II A10

Cruiser Mk II, A10 was british infantry tank. A new type of fast tank was developed version of A9 construction. New tank has thickened armor. This was due to the need to adapt this type of tank also to cooperate with infantry units. In July 1937 was created a prototype with iron armor. As a result of trials maximum speed was increased and armor was thickened up to 30 mm. Another introduced was placement machine gun firing forward next to the driver’s seat. Tank A10 was externally similar to the tank A9 it has only additional armor riveted to the hull and turret. Hydraulic drive turret as in A9. Tanks A10 was considered to be unsuitable to work with the infantry units, because of that tank was reclassified as a “heavy cruiser”. In July 1938 100 tanks were ordered: 10 pieces were produced in Vickers plants , 45 by Birmingham Railway Carriage Co. , 45 by Metropolitan - Cammell. In September 1939, plants in Birmingham also produced a series of 75 tanks. Production was completed in September 1940. Orders for tanks A9 and A10 have been limited due to the introduction for the production of new high-speed tanks with Christie chassis and thickened armor. Specifications:

version

Cruiser Tank Mk II, A10

crew

5

armor

hull:7 - 30 mmturret:7 - 28 mm
main armament 2pdr OQF (40mm) 100 rounds
secondary armament 2 x Vickers or Besa 7,92 mm, 4050 rounds

weight (kg)

15000

length (mm)

5587

width (mm)

2516

height (mm)

2653

engine

AEC Type 179, 150 hp at 2200 rpm. 6 cylinder, liquid cooled, gasoline

range on road (km)

160

speed (km/h) road/off road

25/12

trench crossing (mm)

1820

vertical obstacle (mm)

610

fording ability (mm)

910
serial numbers T5909 - T5983, T8091 - T8100, T9191 - T9265, T15115 - T15124