The Cruiser Tank Mk IV (A13 Mk II) was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. It followed directly on from the Tank, Cruiser, Mk III (A13 Mk I). The first Mk IVs were Mk IIIs with extra armour fitted to the turret. Later Mk IVAs were built with the complete extra armour.

The A-13 was a specification of British Cruiser tanks produced by the General Staff Directorate of Tank Design before and during the Second World War.

The original dual ride concept was abandoned and the tracks were of a standard pitched type, although shorter. The hull was widened with at least of 40 mm (1.57 in), modifications to the clutch and transmission were also performed for the engine, the powerful V12 Liberty, which could be started with compressed air or electrically.

The Cruiser tank Mk V or A13 Mk III Covenanter was a British cruiser tank of the Second World War. The Covenanter was the first cruiser tank design to be given a name. Designed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway as a better-armoured replacement for the Cruiser Mark IV, it was ordered into production in 1939 before pilot models were ...

2024年7月3日 · The Cruiser Mk.III (A.13 Mark I), inspired by the Soviet BT tank series, was one of multiple WW2-era British Cruiser tanks.

The latter had the new Cruiser Mk.I (A9) turret, a revised drive train, with only the rear drive sprocket for motricity, better tracks and revised armor design. In trials, speeds in excess of 40 mph (65 km/h) were possible, but in practice, 30 mph (48 …

2018年12月14日 · The A13 was an important step in the development of British tanks since it was the design which initiated the long run of Cruiser tanks with Christie suspension produced in the World War II period by the British.

2017年5月31日 · I started building the Bronco A13 Cruiser tank with the individual track links and found the contact points between the links to be so small that they kept breaking and coming apart. The kit is in a half built state firmly back in my stash with a box that contains literally hundreds of track links.

2015年6月2日 · The latter had the new Cruiser Mk.I (A9) turret, a revised drive train, with only the rear drive sprocket, better tracks and revised armour design. In trials, speeds in excess of 40 mph (65 km/h) were possible, but in practice, 30 mph (48 km/h) was more commonly used in …

2023年1月15日 · Does this version of this kit come with rubber band tracks? I bought the Bronco A13 Cruiser MkIVA release and it came with individual track links and because the contact points were so tiny the build came, quite literally, to a shattering halt. Tracks exploded in several bits and with no replacement the model was binned.