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Although they were in fact Medium II's and always called that way, their official designation was Tank Light Mark IA Special (L) India. Medium II Box Tank: This was a single command tank, converted from a Medium II in 1928, by removing the turret from the fighting compartment and fitting a large rectangular superstructure. Its only armament was ...
Most tank versions of the Panzer II were armed with a 2 cm KwK 30 L/55 auto-cannon. Some later versions used the similar 2 cm KwK 38 L/55. [ 10 ] This auto-cannon was based on the 2 cm FlaK 30 anti-aircraft gun , and was capable of firing at a rate of 600 rounds per minute (280 rounds per minute sustained) from 10-round magazines.
The BL 13.5-inch Mk VI gun was a British heavy naval gun, originally ordered by the Ottoman Navy to equip its Reşadiye-class dreadnoughts around 1911. The one ship completed was seized by the British Government when World War I began in August 1914 and became HMS Erin .
Tank, Cruiser, Mk.II (A10) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.III (A13) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.IV (A13 Mk.II) Tank, Cruiser, Mk.V, Covenanter (A13 Mk.III) – training use only; Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VI, Crusader (A15) – Entered service in 1941, replacing earlier models in combat formations; Tank, Cruiser, Mk.VII, Cavalier (A24) – Not used as a gun tank in war. Used ...
The BL 13.5 inch Mk V gun [note 2] was a British heavy naval gun, introduced in 1912 as the main armament for the new super-dreadnought battleships of the Orion class. The calibre was 13.5 inches (343 mm) and the barrels were 45 calibres long at 607.5 inches (15.43 m).
Vickers amphibious tank M1931 (29 tanks purchased from GB) British 12-ton tank (type unclear – likely Vickers Medium Mark II , possibly Cruiser Mk I , or remotely Matilda I ) T26 (88 provided by Soviets in 1938)
The BL 15-inch Mark I succeeded the BL 13.5-inch Mk V naval gun.It was the first British 15-inch (380 mm) gun design and the most widely used and longest lasting of any British designs, and arguably the most successful heavy gun ever developed by the Royal Navy. [3]
The Ordnance QF 3 pounder 2 cwt gun was a 47 mm British tank gun based on the Ordnance QF 3 pounder Vickers naval gun, mounted on Vickers-built tanks in the 1920s and 1930s. The gun was produced in 31 calibre (59 inch) and 40 calibre (74 inch) versions. The weapon only fired a solid shot, and was stated in the requirements of the A6 series of ...