Carden-Loyd Tankette Mark VI
Developed from a private venture by Major Gifford Le Q. Martel in Camberley.1 This tankette was designed to be a mobile MG platform.1
Mass production started in 1927 and by 1930, 270 had been delivered to the British Army.1
Sometimes carried the Stokes mortar.1
MG had limited traverse as it was intended to be transported by, not fired from, the vehicle.1 The tripod for the MG was mounted on the front of the hull.1
Some models towed the 37 mm howitzer or 20 mm Oerlikon antitank gun.1
A GS trailer was available to carry ammunition for the weapons.1
Exported to Czechoslovakia, France, Italy, Japan, Poland, and Russia where it influenced designs there.1 Canada and India also received them.1
Carden-Loyd Tankette Mk III:
Had Horstmann suspension and towed the 94 mm howitzer.1
Royal Ordnance Factory produced them from 1933 to 1935.1
| Carden-Loyd Tankette | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 21,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 1.5 tons1,2 1,525 kg1 |
| Length w/gun | 8' 1"1,2 2.46 m1 |
| Length w/o gun | |
| Height | 4'1,2 1.22 m1 |
| Width | 5' 7"2, 5' 9"1 1.75 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 7.7 mm (.303 cal) Vickers MG1 Vickers .303 MG2 OR .5 MG2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 5 - 91 6 - 92 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Ford Model T1 |
| Transmission | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | |
| Max Speed | 25 mph1, 28 mph2 40.2 kph1 |
| Cross Country | |
| Road radius | 90 miles1 144 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | |
| Vertical Obstacle | |
| Suspension (Type) | |
| Wheels each side | |
| Return rollers each side | |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread | |
| Production |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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