A13 assembly line at LMS 1940
Destoyed A13 Mk I (Cruiser Mk III) France 1940
A13 T15218 during training 1940
Burning A13 North Africa
A13 T15218 1940 2
A13 tanks at assembly line
Abandoned A13 Mk II France 1940 2
Captured A13 of 2nd Armoured Division, Africa 1941
Destoyed Cruiser Mk IV, A13 Mk II Western Desert
Factory fresh A13 tanks
Captured by Italian forces tank A13 near Tobruk
Captured A13 Mk I T4405 1940
A13 T15218 3
Factory fresh A13
German A13 code 144
Abandoned A13 Mk IIA T9163, Calais 1940
Abandoned A13 Mk I from HQ of the Squadron B, 3rd RTR, 1st Armoured Division. Calais 1940
A13 tank loaded on an American White 920 18 ton 6×4 tank transporter, 1942
German A13 of Panzer Abteilung 100 (Flamm)
knocked-out A13 Cruiser tank Mk IV road between Huppy and St Maxent May 1940
Cruiser tank Mk IV – May 1940 Blangy France
Abandoned A13 France 1940
A13 Mk IIA tanks on exercise in Cyprus 1942
Cruiser tank Mk IV on the back of a Scammell tank transporter – Le Neubourg 9 June 1940
A13 Cruiser tank Mk IV at Huppy France May 1940
Abandoned British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk II Greece 1941
A13 Cruiser tank Mk IVA Egypt 1 November 1940
Cruiser Tank Mark III A13 Mk I
British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk II
Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk IV 744(e) A13 Beute Panzer
Cruiser Tank Mark IV A13 Greece 1941
Abandoned A13 Mk II Cruiser Tank
A13 Mk IIa Tank T15228 Africa
A13 Mk I 56A of British 1st Armoured Division
Cruiser Tank Mark IV A13 Mk II – North Africa. Italian tanks in the background.
British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk II Africa
British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk II in Tobruk
Cruiser tank A13 Mk I of the British 1st Armoured Division, 1940 Dunkirk
Tank A13 Mk II of 1st Armoured Division, front view
Destroyed A13 Tank North Africa
Abandoned A13 Mk IIa Tank T9165
Cruiser Mark IV british cruiser tank
Cruiser tank Mk IV A13 Mk II
Abandoned Cruiser tank Mk III A13 Mk I
Abandoned Cruiser Mk IV A13 Mk II
A13 cruiser tank Mk IV in German service
German soldier atop a Cruiser tank Mk IV A13 Mk II
A13 Mk II – Cruiser Tank Mk IV, France
Burned out A13 Mk I (Cruiser tank Mk III) France 1940
A13 tanks rail transport France 1940
Cruiser tank Mk IV A13 Mk II photo
A13 Mk II tank France 1940
A13 Mk II tank destroyed
A13 Mk II cruiser tank Mk IV and wehrmacht soldiers
Cruiser tank A13 Mk II
German A13 tank
German A13 Mk II cruiser tank photo
A13 Mk II cruiser tank 15
German Kreuzer Panzerkampfwagen Mk.IV 744(e) A13
German A13 Mk II cruiser tank – rear view
German A13 Mk II cruiser tank 2
A13 Mk II cruiser tank turret – DAK
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV) 02
A13 cruiser tank
A13 Mk I cruiser tank
German A13 Mk II cruiser tank
A13 Mk II cruiser tank
A13 Mk II cruiser tank 44
A13 cruiser tank
A13 Mk II cruiser tank
A13 cruiser tank
A13 cruiser tank
A13 cruiser tank photo
A group of German soldiers inspect a British cruiser tank A13 Mk II 3
A13 Mk II cruiser tank
A13 Mk II 142 – tank in german service. Tank belonged to the Panzer-Abteilung (Fl) 100 (attached to 18. Panzer-Division (Wehrmacht))
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV) 12a
German tanks A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV)
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV) 12
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV) 11
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV)
German A13 Mk II #141. Tank belonged to the Panzer-Abteilung (Fl) 100 (attached to 18. Panzer-Division (Wehrmacht))
A13 MK ii cruiser tank
German tank A13 Mk II (Cruiser Tank Mk IV) with crew
A13 cruiser tank captured
Cruiser Mk III (A13 Mk I) , Cruiser Mk IV (A13 Mk II) british cruisers tanks of the Second World War. It was the first British cruiser tank to use the Christie suspension system which gave higher speeds and better cross-country performance, previous models of cruiser tanks having used triple wheeled bogie suspension. Tank was built by Nuffield Mechanisation & Aero and carried a turret similar to that of the A9 but with a commander’s cupola added. The Mark II was an up-armoured version of the Mark I with the extra armour bolted on. Extra steel plates gave added protection and eliminating shot traps. Hollow V-sided plates were added to the original turret. With Christie suspension and powered by a Nuffield Liberty V-12 engine (an American World War I aero type), tank reached the remarkable speed of 56.3km/h (35mph). This produced some mechanical problems, and so the speed was reduced to 48km/h (30mph). The engine could be started electrically or by compressed air.
It was used by the 1st Armoured Division in France 1940 and in small numbers with the 7th Armoured Division in the Western Desert in 1940-41, but was too lightly armoured when compared to its German contemporaries. They were also used for training purposes by the Army in Britain.
Main armament: 40 mm quick-firing semi-automatic 2-pdr; maximum rate of fire: 22 rds/min; maximum range on sight: 1,371 m; gun length: 2,083 mm.
Production: 65 tanks (Cruiser Mk III), 655 tanks (Cruiser Mk IV).
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