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  World War II Tanks - Canada's Tank Cruiser, Ram Mk I, Mk II (USA's M4A5)
Cruiser Mk VIII A27M, Cromwell Mk II Cruiser Mk VIII A27M, Cromwell Mk III
Cruiser Mk VIII A27M, Cromwell Mk VI Cruiser Mk VIII A27M, Cromwell Mk VII
Cruiser Ram Mk I: It was intended to be produced with a 6 pdr gun, however these weren't finalized so the first 50 were with 2 pdr guns.
www.wwiivehicles.com /canada/tank-medium/ram.asp   (579 words)

  
  Cruiser Mk II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The A10 Cruiser Tank Mark II, was developed alongside the A9, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry tank version of that type.
In practice it was not demmed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a "heavy cruiser".
Their cross country performance was recorded as poor but they were still used later in North Africa at the defence of Tobruk in 1941 where reliability and suspension performance in the desert conditions was praised.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cruiser_Mk_II   (460 words)

  
 Cruiser Mk I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cruiser Mark I, or A9 was the first cruiser tank - that is to say, a fast tank designed to bypass the main enemy lines and engage the enemy's lines of communication, along with enemy tanks.
Use of the A9 was confined to Britain.
The Cruiser was an effective tank in the French, Greek and early North African campaigns.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cruiser_Mk_I   (457 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Cruiser Mk I   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Mk VII Tetrarch light tank was a British design of tank produced during the Second World War initially for reconnaisance purposes but used by airborne forces.
Covenanter The Cruiser Mk V Covenanter was a British Cruiser tank of World War II, influenced by the Soviet T-28.
One of the primary cruiser tanks of the United Kingdom during World War II, the Cruiser Tank VI Crusader was perhaps the most important British tank of the North African Campaign.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Cruiser-Mk-I   (1520 words)

  
 Tanks Equipment page
The MK VIB and C Light tank was designed by the Vickers company, as was the mainstay of the British Armoured strength during 1939 to 1940.
The main difference between the MK I (65 built) and MK II (655 built) was that the latter to the new cruiser standard of having 30mm armour in the vulnerable area.
It was the MK I, MK II and MK II and the AA MK II and MK III versions that served with the Division.
www.btinternet.com /~ian.a.paterson/equiparmourtanks.htm   (5676 words)

  
 Cruiser Mk II -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The A10 Cruiser Tank Mark II, was developed alongside the (Click link for more info and facts about A9) A9, and was intended to be a heavier, infantry-support version of that type.
Use of the A10 was confined to (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) Britain.
Classified as a 'heavy cruiser' and 31 were sent to (A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe) France with the 1st Armoured Division, but performed poorly in the following (A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end) campaign.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Cr/Cruiser_Mk_II1.htm   (333 words)

  
 Hobby Bunker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cuiser Tank Mk IV (A13) - With good speed, armour protection and armament, the A13 cuiser Cruiser Tank, MkVIA (A15) - The Crusader formed the basis for the British Desert Army until replaced with Grants and Shermans.
Cruiser Tank, MK VI (A15) - Used mostly in the North African Desert, Montgomery's 8th Army Crusaders were up gunned with 6pdr's to do battle with the Afrika Korps PzIII's and IV's.
Comet Cruiser Tank MkI - First used in combat in March '45, the Comet was a Cruiser tank design with the heaviest possible gun, a de-tuned 17pdr gun.
www.hobbybunker.com /categorylist.cfm?body=mfg&ID=74   (438 words)

  
 MMS Models: Metal Casting 1:76 (20mm) Scale World War II   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cruiser Tanks Mk IV A had an armour bassis of 6-30mm and were armed with a 2pdr.
The Mk IV A was also available in limited numbers as a Close Support tank with the OQF 3in.
Cruisers Mk IV and IV A served with the 1st Armoured Division in France in 1940 and with the 7th Armoured Division in the Western Desert in 1940/41.
www.mmsmodels.co.uk /020.html   (196 words)

  
 A world of tanks : UK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Both Mk III and Mk IV were not a success as their armour was too light and the 2-pounder main gun inadequate.
The Cruiser Mk V was basically an A13 reworked to remove the mechanical problems which had affected the performance of the Cruiser Marks III and IVs.
(the Cruiser Mk III and IV, the Covenanter, and the Crusader I).
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/1975/g_tnkuk.htm   (1073 words)

  
 Review 33 MK I
With all the interior comfort a small cruising family needs and a performance record that guarantees pure exhilaration on the race course, this is a classic that effortlessly strikes the racer/cruiser balance.
One hundred and sixty five C&C 33s (MK I) were built in production, according to C&C expert, Rob MacLachlan from Southshore Yachts.
I consider the C&C 35 MKI a great family starter for the sailor who knows how to sail and wants to savour the exhilaration of moving through the ewater at a good clip and a few creature comforts while on the hook or at the dock.
www.cncphotoalbum.com /reviews/rev33mki.htm   (1486 words)

  
 Cruisers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The Gigerdi Mk II class medium cruiser was developed in the beginning of the Peace Station project, it wasn’t widely used by the Gigerdi Federation during the first Gigerdi civil war.
The Valencia Mk II is the bigger brother of the MkI valencia.
The Mk III heavy cruiser is the backbone of the Gigerdi Alliance military fleets.
peacestation.no-ip.org /gann/gcruisers.html   (3793 words)

  
 Cruiser Mk I -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Cruiser Mk I -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
The Cruiser Mark I, or A9 was the first (Click link for more info and facts about cruiser tank) cruiser tank - that is to say, a fast tank designed to bypass the main enemy lines and engage the enemy's lines of communication, along with enemy tanks.
Use of the A9 was confined to (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) Britain.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/C/Cr/Cruiser_Mk_I.htm   (556 words)

  
 missing-lynx.com - Gallery - Mark Bannerman's Cruiser MK I (A9)
missing-lynx.com - Gallery - Mark Bannerman's Cruiser MK I (A9)
The kit is Cromwell Models' 1/35th scale resin offering with some modifications using sheet styrene, brass sheet and a punch-and-die set.
The unusual Caunter scheme used in the early desert campaign was applied to the model using X-tra Color enamels.
www.missing-lynx.com /gallery/britain/cruisermk1_mbannerman.html   (50 words)

  
 A10 Cruiser
A10, Mark I and IA, Tank Cruiser Mark II and IIA
Originally designed as an infantry tank version of the A9, but with bolted on thicker armour, this vehicle was re-classified as a heavy cruiser.
Mk IIA was first British tank to be armed with the Besa MG.
www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Quarters/7413/a10cruiser.html   (216 words)

  
 1/48 Crusader Mk.I/II British Cruiser Tank Mk.VI
The British decided to develop their own fast "cruiser" tank for their army and their efforts eventually resulted in the Crusader.
When it entered operational service in 1941 as part of Operation Battleaxe in North Africa, the Crusader was found to be faster than its German counterparts, but had a less powerful gun, thinner armor, and was less reliable.
 Highly-detailed assembly kit display model of the Crusader Mk.I/Mk.II Cruiser Tank in the compact, diorama-friendly 1/48 scale.
www.tamiya.com /english/products/32541crusader/index.htm   (339 words)

  
 PMMS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is perhaps the only Mk I still surviving and has many early features such as the central headlamp in a square box on the glacis, felt-element air cleaners and the machine gun sub-turret found on Mk I and some Mk II.
Mk II at the South African Museum of Military History in Johannesburg.
Mk III AA Mk III at the Musee des Blindes, Saumur in France.
www.perthmilitarymodelling.com /reviews/books/pb/apg06.htm   (613 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Battle-of-Crete   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
British shells fall astern of the Italian light cruiser Muzio Attendolo during the battle Operation Pedestal was an attempt to get vital supplies to the island of Malta during World War II in 1942.
The key formed units were the New Zealand 2nd Division (less the 6th Brigade and division headquarters, which had been sent on to Egypt), the Australian 19th Brigade Group and the British 14th Brigade.
There were also a total of fifteen Cruiser Mk I tanks, but most of these were in a very poor state of repair, having just gone through the fighting on mainland Greece.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Crete   (7160 words)

  
 The Draconis Gambit - Aaron Carpenter
All of the ships but two Cruisers had the markings of the Sol Defense Force, which, he had heard, was calling itself the Sol Expeditionary Force now.
Cruisers were already on the way to help, and Skiffs would undoubtedly come with them.
This one was a Battle Cruiser, which had increased weapons stats, at slight cost to maneuverability.
www.classicgaming.com /starcontrol/scwc/fanfic/draconis_gambit.htm   (10494 words)

  
 Italeri Crusader Mk.I
This newest release is a variation on that and a further derivation of their original Crusader III kit no 219 first released back in 1976.
Sprue C is based on the one in kit 6385 and has been changed and expanded, in the "Crusader II" kit there was a big area of empty space which has been filled with new parts.
The inclusion of the oil-bath air cleaner parts mean that as with kit 6385 it could be used as the basis for the later anti-aircraft tanks using available conversion sets with the small machine-gun turret left off and a blanking hatch fitted or to convert to a Gun Tractor.
www.perthmilitarymodelling.com /reviews/vehicles/italeri/it6432.htm   (1365 words)

  
 A13 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMS A13, a British A class submarine of the Royal Navy
Cruiser Mk IV, a British cruiser tank of World War II
This article about a letter-number combination is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/A-13   (130 words)

  
 Imperial Nova Class Cruiser Version 2 - Port Maw - Starport for Battlefleet Gothic Players   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Before the Gothic War, escort patrol came a cross a full operational ork kroozer,but they were not attacked.
Notes: do to the rarity 1 Nova class cruiser can be in play in a fleet of over 1000 points.
The Blast cannon is simlar to the ork heavy guns when it hits (2 damage for 1 hit).
one-end.com /portmaw/imperial/shipdesigns/cruisers/novamk2_cruiser.htm   (266 words)

  
 A-13 Mark I
It introduced in the British armor force the Christie suspension and the idea to use an aircraft engine to propel a tank (ideas that the Russians had put into practice long before).
Identification: The introduction of the Christie suspension (large road-wheels, no return rollers) allow to differentiate the A-13 from the previous cruiser tanks (A-9 et A-10), with their bogies.
The A-13 Mk II had V-shaped turret sides, different from the lightly sloped side of the Mark I. Afterwards, the Mark I got the same turret as the next model.
users.swing.be /tanks/engins2/186.html   (167 words)

  
 Hirondelle Association [ The Boats: Hirondelle Mk I ]
The original Hirondelle, Mk I, in its day was ahead of any competition and was indeed a direct threat to many of the smaller monohull yachts.
In general the the Mk I's had a tall rig, masts in excess of 30 feet were fitted as standard and a high percentage of the boats were home completed.
To port in the bow is the heads, most were fitted with sea toilets and a small stowaway wash basin.
www.hirondelle-association.org /the_boats_mk1.htm   (283 words)

  
 Panzer Abwehr: "Closely defined roles"
The faster were the Christy-inspired A.13 Cruiser Mk.III, Mk.IV, and Mk.IVA, which were capable of a governed speed of 30 mph.
The British made do with upgunning their existing tanks and spawning new generations of cruiser tanks, with larger guns and heavier armor, such as the Cromwell and Comet.
Their best tank was too late for combat, the ultra-modern (for the times) Centurion, which set the pace for modern tanks, being vastly superior to the Sherman.
panzer-abwehr.blogspot.com /2005/02/closely-defined-roles.html   (584 words)

  
 Panzer Abwehr: March 2005
The decision had been made to equip both brigades of armoured divisions with cruiser tanks, instead of one brigade with cruisers and the other brigade with light tanks.
The cruiser tanks were so new and so few in number that almost no one had any experience with them and their capabilities.
The original Cruiser Mk.III lacked the spaced armour on the turret, but the Cruiser Mk.IV had it, although it was still using the obsolescent water-cooled machine guns.
panzer-abwehr.blogspot.com /2005_03_01_panzer-abwehr_archive.html   (4162 words)

  
 Corgi Die-cast Toy Military Vehicles - Items 51-60 of 60
Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Centauer IV (95 mm Variant), Royal Marine Armoured Support Group, Sword Beach, 1944 (1:50 Scale)
Churchill Mk III, 34 Tank Brigade, 107 RAC (5th Btn.
Cruiser Tank Mk VII, A27M Cromwell Mk VI, British Army, Western Europe, 1945,
www.zionantiquemall.com /page189   (497 words)

  
 The Aegis line (General R&D) - www.ezboard.com
This is not surprising, when it is considered that the Aegis cruiser was designed by the same team that designed the Imperial and Executor class Star Destroyers.
The Aegis cruiser performs primarily as a picket ship and fast escort, replacing the old Dreadnaught and the aging Victory Star Destroyers.
Id also give the Aegis-class Star Cruiser and Aegis-class Star Cruiser Mk.II a two to three day build time increase to make them the equivalent of the ship they are based off of and the equivilate the amount of weapons aboard...
p100.ezboard.com /fswalliancefrm24.showMessage?topicID=179.topic   (938 words)

  
 Tamiya's 1/35 Centaur Cruiser Tank MK.IV
Designs were requested by the British Army, in July, 1940, for a new heavy cruiser tank to replace the A15 Crusader.
I was equipped with a 6 pounder anti-tank gun.
IV close support tank employed the 95mm tank howitzer Mk.
www.internetmodeler.com /1999/august/first-looks/centaur.htm   (716 words)

  
 Allied Armoured Fighting Vehicles
The autocar is a World War I Armoured Vehicle conceived by Major Brutinel.
The Infantry Tank MK 4 produced in 1941 was named Churchill, the Churchill being the first of a long series 04 successful tanks designed for the support of and co-operation with infantry.
Because of the nature of the work it was to perform, the essential characteristfcs of the Churchill were heavy armour and good firepower and medium topspeed.
www.eagle.ca /~harry/vehicles/worth/allied.htm   (1148 words)

  
 SFB Unofficial X-ship Expansions
An X-tech variant of the Police Cruiser based on the unofficial PCS and PCL (see the non-X ships list).
This SSD represents what the Federation cruisers are evolving towards: larger ships with all-around weapon suites (including the option of rear launchers for the photon torpedoes).
A twin-module cruiser, 52 warp with Move Cost 1, two WC's and six photons.
www.darkshire.org /~jhkim/public_html/sfb/xships.html   (898 words)

  
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Mk 32 - 12.75 in Triple Torpedo Tubes
Mk 45 - 5 in.54 cal DP guns
(4) Mk 67 -- 21 in torpedo tubes
www.angelfire.com /fl2/rsirmons/profinal1.html   (98 words)

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