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Great Britain's Mk C Medium Tank

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Medium Mk C:
Great Britain's Medium Mk C
     

Design

Prototype

Production

Variants

Usage

Sold to Japan.1

Specifications

  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  
Speed - Road 20 mph1
Speed - Cross Country  
Range - Road  
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  

Sources:

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