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A9, A10, A13 Cruser Tanks

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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 15:48

A Cruiser Mk I (A.9.)

A Cruiser Mk IIA (A.10.)

A Cruiser Mk IIA (A.10)

A Cruiser Mk IV (A.13. Mk II)

	Cruiser Mk I (A.9)	Cruiser Mk II (A.10)	Cruiser Mk IIA (A.10A)	Cruiser Mk III (A.13 Mk I)	Cruiser Mk IV (A.13 Mk II)	Cruiser Mk IVA (A.13 Mk II)
Type	Cruiser	Cruiser	Cruiser	Cruiser	Cruiser	Cruiser

Production Date	1938?	December 1939	June 1940	January 1939	December 1939	June 1940
Total Production

Crew	6	5	5	4	4	4
(In turret)

Height	8'-8.5"	8'-8.5"	8'-8.5"	8'-6.5"	8'-6.5"	8'-6.5"
Length	19'-0"	18'-4"	18'-4"	19"-9"	19"-9"	19"-9"
Width	8'-4"	8'-6.5"	8'-6.5"	8'-4"	8'-4"	8'-4"

Weight	12.4	13.75	13.75	14.2	14.7	14.7
Ground pressure	11	13.6	13.6	11.8	12	12
B.H.P/Ton	12.1	10.9	10.9	24	23	23
Engine	AEC 6 cylinder	AEC 6 cylinder	AEC 6 cylinder	Nuffield Liberty II	Nuffield Liberty II	Nuffield Liberty II
Transmission	Sliding pinion clash gearbox	Meadows No.22 clash gearbox	Meadows No.22 clash gearbox	Nuffield clash	Nuffield clash	Nuffield clash
Gears		5 forward 1 reverse	5 forward 1 reverse	4 forward 1 reverse	4 forward 1 reverse	4 forward 1 reverse

Track Width	10.5"	10.5"	10.5"	10.2"	10.2"	10.2"
Max speed (road)	23.8	23.8	23.8	31	31	31
Cruising				24	24	24
Radius of action (road)	126	147	147	100	100	100

Primary Armament	2pdr	2pdr	2pdr	2pdr	2pdr	2pdr
Secondary	3x Vickers .303	Vickers .303	2xBesa 7.92	Vickers .303	Vickers .303	7.92 Besa
Turret Ring	54.5	54.5	54.5	54	54	54

Armour
Turret Front	14	30	30	14	30	30
Hull Front	14	30	30	14	30	30
Sides	14	30	30	14	14	14

Production of A9-A13MkIIA tanks by year (UK Only)

Last Updated on Sunday, 12 August 2012 13:46