Tank was developed in 1938 by Vickers. It was produced serially from 1938 to 1945. It was in service with the British Army. Used in the battles of the Second World War. Delivered in limited quantities to the USSR by Lend-Lease.
English tank Mk VII Tetrarch in the tank museum, Kubinka, photo 2006.
Tactical and technical characteristics
Weight – 9,5 tons
Number of crew – 3 people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 4330 x 2300 x 2110 mm.
Armament
gun -1 piece, caliber – 40 mm., ammunition – 58 shots
machine gun – 1 pc., caliber – 7.92 mm., ammunition – 2025 cartridges
Armored protection – 15 mm.
Engine power – 165 horsepower
The maximum speed is 45 km / h
Cruising range on the highway – 224 km.
The depth of water barriers to be surfaced is 0.8 meters
Design Features
Base – the original.
The overall layout is classical.
Armament – two grenade launchers are installed outside the turret for throwing smoke grenades; There is a lifting mechanism for the gun and the rotation of the turret with a manual drive.
Protection – the body and the turret riveted, with the vertical arrangement of sheets of high hardness. Chassis – carburetor engine, twelve-cylinder, opposing “Meadows”, liquid cooling, located above the transmission; the role of the driving wheels is performed by the rear support rollers; individual suspension, hydropneumatic suspension; turning mechanism – simple differential; turning of the machine is carried out in the plan, with all the supporting rollers turning; steering wheel.