Mk C Medium Tank

United Kingdom's Medium Mk C

Sold to Japan.1

  Mk C Medium Tank
Crew 51
Physical Characteristics  
Weight 11.5 tons1
Length w/gun 18' 4"1
Length w/o gun  
Height 7' 11"1
Width 8' 4"1
Ground clearance  
Ground contact length  
Ground pressure  
Turret ring diameter  
Armament  
Main 6 pdr (57 mm)1
Secondary  
MG 4: Vickers .303 MG1
Side arms  
Quantity  
Main  
Secondary  
MG  
Side arms  
Armor Thickness (mm) 5 - 61
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) Sunbeam1, water cooled1
Cylinders 61
Net HP 1321
Transmission  
Fuel type  
Octane  
Capacity  
Performance  
Traverse  
Max Speed 20 mph1
Cross Country  
Road radius  
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:

  1. Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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