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The Achilles was a British variant of the American M10 tank destroyer armed with the powerful British Ordnance QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun in place of the standard 3" (76.2 mm) Gun M7. With a total of 1,100 M10s converted, the 17…

AEC tried to build an armoured car with firepower and protection comparable to those of contemporary tanks. The first version carried a Valentine Mk II turret with 2 pounder gun. Subsequent versions received more powerful armament…

The Mk III Churchill was a heavy British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, and its use as the basis of many…

The Mk IV Churchill was a heavy British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple bogies, and its use as the basis of many…

The Churchill was a heavy British infantry tank used in the Second World War. The "NA75" conversions of Churchill Mark III to carry the US 75 mm gun were used in Italy. As the Churchill proved to be a better gun platform than the…

The Cromwell first saw action in the Battle of Normandy in June 1944. The tank equipped the armoured reconnaissance regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps, in the 7th Armoured Division, 11th Armoured Division and the Guards…

A Crusader armed with twin Oerlikon 20 mm guns for anti-aircraft use and a single .303 (7.7 mm) Vickers GO machine gun. The turret was a small polygonal turret with heavy armour, but poor situational visibility for spotting…

The original specifications for the Crusader tank called for a tank that had a 40mm frontal armour standard and 30mm elsewhere and a weight or no more than 18 tons, armament was the 2 Pounder Gun with a Besa 7.92 machine gun,…

Due to delays with the Cruiser Mark VII and the need for cruiser tanks, the Crusader was up-gunned with the 6-pounder, the first British tank to mount this gun. The Crusader III first saw action, with about 100 participating at…

The name General Stuart or Stuart given by the British comes from the American Civil War. In British service, it also had the unofficial nickname of Honey after a tank driver remarked "She's a honey".

The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war. For the MK 2 the…

The Infantry Tank Mark II sometimes referred to as Matilda II or Matilda senior by General Staff Specification A12,Waltzing Matilda or simply an 'I' tank was a British infantry tank of the Second World War. It served from the…

The A13 MkI, which entered production in 1939 at Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited, a munitions subsidiary of Morris Motors. The A13 MkI, Cruiser Tank Mk IV, had a maximum armour thickness of 30 mm, the armour was mounted on…

The A13 MkI, Cruiser Tank Mk II, which entered production in 1939 at Nuffield Mechanization & Aero Limited, a munitions subsidiary of Morris Motors. The A13 MkII, Cruiser Tank Mk IV, had a maximum armour thickness of 30 mm, and…

The Mk III weighed 14 long tons (14,200 kg) had a crew of 4, a 340 hp engine which gave a top speed of 30 mph (48 km/h) and was armed with a 2 pounder gun and a machine gun.

**supplied with metal barrel**