
	Where results make sense

Topic: Valentine tank

Related Topics

Matilda tank

Matilda Mk I

Cruiser Mk II

Cruiser Tank Challenger

Crusader tank

Comet tank

Churchill tank

Sherman DD

German AFVs of World War II

Panzer 38(t)

M4 Sherman

Wespe

Hetzer

Patton tank

Challenger 2 tank

In the News (Wed 2 Dec 09)

Northern Trust

Marvin Harrison

Peter Chernin

Gary Locke

Match Play

Penelope Cruz

Mickey Rourke

AR Rahman

Danny Boyle

Hugh Jackman

	Valentine
		The infantery Tank Valentine was built on the blueprint of a cruiser tank with a reinforced armor.
		The British mounted the 25-pounder howitzer on the chassis of the Valentine.
		It differed from the English Valentine V by the front hull, which was cast instead of being riveted and the Browning MG instead of the Besa.
	users.swing.be /tanks/engins2/152.html (615 words)

	Valentine tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		According to another version, the tank was called Valentine in honor of Sir John Valentine Carden, the man who led the development of the A10 and many other Vickers vehicles.
		By 1944, in the European Theater of Operations the Valentine was almost competely replaced in the frontline units by the Churchill and the US-made Sherman.
		The tank had riveted hull, was powered by AEC A189 135 hp gasoline engine and equipped with a 2 pdr.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Valentine_tank (1252 words)

	Valentine Mark VI Closeup Part 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Valentine, Infantry Tank Mark III, was designed as a private venture by Vickers in 1938, submitting the plans to the War Office around Valentine's Day (hence the name).
		The Valentine's reliability, thanks to its AEC 6 cylinder engine (adapted from a bus design), is what set this tank apart from other British tanks of the period.
		Over 8,000 tanks were produced in the UK from 1940 through 1944, and an additional 1,420 were produced at Canadian Pacific's Montreal Locomotive Works (Mark VI and VII), all but 30 of which were shipped to the Soviet Union as Lend-Lease.
	ipmslondon.tripod.com /armourreferencearticles/id23.html (680 words)

	Valentine Tank
		The British Army initially rejected the tank because it believed its turret was too small.
		However, on the outbreak of war the army was so desperate for new tanks that it changed its mind about the suitability of the vehicle.
		Valentines were also used by the New Zealand troops in the South-West Pacific.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWvalentine.htm (167 words)

	Valentine tank Information
		The development team tried to combine the weight of a cruiser tank (so that suspension and transmission parts of the A10 could be used) with the armour of an infantry tank, which led to very small vehicle with cramped interior and two-man turret.
		According to other version, the tank was called Valentine in honor of Sir John Valentine Carden, the man who led the development of the A10 and many other Vickers vehicles.
		They were the Commonwealth's main export to the Soviet Union under the Lend-lease Act, with 2394 of the British models being sent and 1388 of the Canadian (the remaining 30 were kept for training).
	www.bookrags.com /Valentine_tank (1188 words)

	British Infantry Tanks
		The Infantry Tank came about as a result of a 1934 requirement by the General Staff for a tank that would directly support an infantry attack.
		Eventually, the teething problems were resolved and the tank went on to become one of the best tanks in the army's inventory.
		The tank had excellent weight distribution and was considered very stable in movement.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/GreatBritain/BritishInfantryTanks.html (903 words)

	Canadian Armor
		Compared to most British tanks when they first arrived in 1941, the M3s were extremely reliable and fast and sported guns and armor that were the equal of their British contemporaries.
		Tanks belonging to the 14th Armored Reg't, The Calgary Reg't (Calgary Tanks), were assigned to accompany and support the regiments of the 2nd Canadian Inf.
		While all the tanks that were landed were eventually lost, several did manage to break into the town and assist the infantry and very few were actually knocked out by enemy action.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/can/Canada.htm (3365 words)

	HobbyTerra - Excellent scale model kits (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The PzKpfw 38(t) was a light tank, intended mostly for reconnaissance purposes, but at the beginning of World War II it was successfully used as a main battle tank...
		The English infantry tank 'Valentine' IV Mk III was produced by the 'Vickers-Armstrong' company since July 1940 in England and since spring 1941 in Canada...
		The English infantry tank 'Valentine' X and 'Valentine' XI were produced by the 'Vickers-Armstrong' company since end of 1943 in England...
	www.hobbyterra.com /brands.asp?item=Maquette (450 words)

	Factsheets Database - Valentine Infantry Tank MkIII - Powered by ReviewPost
		The Valentine tank was a private venture by Vickers-Armstrong Ltd and built to the prewar concept of the British Army that there should be two types of tank, a cruiser for the open warfare as practised by cavalry, and a heavy support tank for the infantry.
		The Canadian-built Valentines were equipped with Browning 0.3in machine-guns in place of the BESA and some, but not all, of the later marks were fitted with smoke dischargers on the turret sides.
		Canadian Valentines and some of the British-built Mks X and XI were given cast nose plates which were both stronger and cheaper than the built-up versions, but in general the armour was uninspired.
	www.trackpads.com /factsheets/showproduct.php/product/265 (1650 words)

	Missing Links Maquette #MQ-3553 British Infantry Tank MkIII Valentine XI Review
		While the original Valentine design made extensive use of riveting, a changeover was made to welding and the XI was different due to this.
		In action use was limited to Command and Observation Post tanks in units equipped with self-propelled anti tank guns and both Mks IX and XI were used and oddly listed in official figures as 6pdr or 75mm carrying which may suggest they retained their guns though that is not certain.
		Valentine was the most commonly built British tank and it is good to have it in kit form.
	www.missing-lynx.com /reviews/britain/maq3553.htm (1196 words)

	Tank classification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British referred to these as infantry tanks and cruiser tanks respectively, although the latter was expected to exploit holes in the enemy lines and "cruise" at high speeds behind the lines.
		In short, super-heavy tanks were merely an extension of World War I ideals regarding heavy assault guns placed on self-propelled carriages, emulating the railway guns and heavy artillery of their time, and with the rise of missiles and rockets, extremely long-range guns became obsolete.
		Tank designers responded with increased armor and active armor systems, which while they do not entirely defeat this threat, require the size and weight of a missile needed to defeat a modern MBT much larger and less portable.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tank_classification (4753 words)

	LemaireSoft's Valentine: global (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The infantry Tank Valentine was built on the blueprint of the A10 cruiser tank with a reinforced armor.
		Russians too use large numbers of this tank, praising its sturdiness and reliability but less enthusiastic about the weak gun (that they often replaced with one of their 76.2mm).
		Identification: The Valentine shares the shape of its running gear (two bogies with 3 wheels each, one of them being bigger than the two others) with the cruiser tank A9 and A10.
	www.lemaire.happyhost.org /char/complet/588.html (624 words)

	Defense Tech: "Deadlies" Nominee: Tanks with Wings
		And thus was born the Antonov A-40 "Tank Wings" - a set of large wood and fabric biplane wings, fastened to a two-man, T-60 tank.
		The idea was tow the tank into the air with a heavy bomber or other large plane, and then release the thing on to the battlefield.
		In order to lighten the tank sufficiently and get it off the ground, it was allowed very little armour, and had to be stripped of most of its armament and fuel.
	www.defensetech.org /archives/002999.html (623 words)

	Valentine Mark VI Closeup Part 3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Valentine Mark I, II, IV, VI, and VII had a two-man turret, fitted with a 2 pdr.
		This is one of the few places on the tank showing real signs of neglect, with the bottom having rusted out.
		The only readily available kit of the Valentine in 1/35 scale right now is that put out by VM (also seen in boxes from DML, RPM, and TOGA).
	ipmslondon.tripod.com /armourreferencearticles/id22.html (814 words)

	Tank destroyer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tank destroyers are used primarily to provide antitank support in combat operations but do not fit all the criteria of a tank.
		The self-propelled guns that were built in the "Tank Destroyer" mould came about through the desire to field the formidable QF 17 pounder anti-tank gun and simultaneous lack of suitable tanks to carry it.
		The closest the British came to developing an armoured Tank Destroyer in the vein of the German Jagdpanzers or Russian ISU series was the Churchill 3 inch Gun Carrier - a Churchill tank chassis with a boxy superstructure in place of the turret.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tank_destroyer (2068 words)

	Maquette MAQ-3550 1/35 MK III Valentine IV British WW2 infantry tank on www.Aviapress.com. Model kits, Military Books ...
		Valentine had slow speed but it was quite securely armored by 60-65 mm plates screwed by bolts.
		Tanks of type Valentine were used in all theaters of operations of the 40 ths-in North-Africa, in Italy, in West-Europe, during Kursk's Battle, etc.
		Also on the basis of the Valentine were made self propelled guns Bishop with 87 mm howitzer and Archer with 76 mm cannon.
	www.aviapress.com /viewonekit.htm?MAQ-3550 (306 words)

	Britain's Infantry Mk III Valentine Tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Reliability was considered very high, as it is reported some Valentines were able to trek the 3,000 miles from El Alamein to Tunisia with the 8th Army.
		Valentine II There was a periscope in the turret roof for the commander.
		Valentine Snake: Used to tow pipe to minefield and detonated.
	www.wwiivehicles.com /unitedkingdom/infantry/valentine.html (887 words)

	Bernie's Bangalore
		After detonation the tank would advance into the cleared ground and fire another Snake, repeating this procedure until the minefield was breached.
		It was claimed during the initial stages of development that the tank's load of sixteen Snakes, was sufficient to blast passage through a minefield one hundred yards (91 metres) wide.
		In this later and more sophisticated application it was towed behind a tank to a minefield, rather than carried in the tubes on the tank.
	www.angelfire.com /art/enchanter/Bernie.html (706 words)

	Infantry Tank Valentine Mark II
		III* (A15), Valentine II was an armored vehicle (tank, AFV or armoured fighting vehicle) in combat use during the Second World War (World War II or WWII) in various theaters.
		Valentine II, also known as the Infantry Tank Mark III*, was produced and deployed by the British Army of the United Kingdom (Great Britain) and allied Commonwealth armed forces.
		The technical drawing (plan, layout or profile) shows the general appearance characteristics of the specified model (version) of the Valentine II tank for purposes of identification and reference.
	www.onwar.com /tanks/uk/profiles/pvalentine2.htm (132 words)

	Engines of the Red Army in WW2 - Valentine Mk.IV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Ivan Maisky, the Soviet ambassador, opened the »Russian Tank week« as part of the British aid for the new ally.
		He held a speech in which he presumably understroke the Russian-British alliance in the common fight against the Nazi threat.
		Maisky's trip to Birmingham was not invain as roughly 2,300 British built Valentines of nearly all Marks reached the Soviet Union throughout the war.
	www.o5m6.de /valentine_mkII_stalin.html (180 words)

	Burghead Tank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Sunk during the practices for the D-Day landings this World War Two Valentine amphibious tank is an ideal Novice dive, or a good dive to finish of the last of that air after one of the deeper dives in the area.
		Upon reaching about 5m it is now obvious the dark cloud is in fact a large shoal of saithe who have found the tank an oasis on an otherwise barren seabed.
		Arriving on the bottom sitting there in front of you is an almost perfect tank, the hatches are open, evidence of the rapid departure of the crew as it started to take on water.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /s.few/clubweb/tank.html (329 words)

	Future Tank Suggestions... - Red Orchestra Forums
		Or a Hetzer tank destroyer, one of those could be an amusing little thing to rampage in, especially in a partially forested map.
		Any light tanks, especialy early war jobs, could also be a bit of fun.
		Valentine tank, they were canadian and British built but many were sent to russian to serve.
	www.redorchestragame.com /forum/showthread.php?t=703 (512 words)

	Nick's Model Tanks page WWII Allied
		The Bishop mounted a 25 pounder in a tall housing on a Valentine chassis.
		The narrowness of the hull prevented mounting of a larger turret and bigger guns, which of course is what the Germans successfully did throughout the war to their tanks.
		Scammel tank transporter (Airfix 1/76) with Valentine tank (ESCI 1/72).
	home.comcast.net /~model_tanks/wwii_other.htm (2261 words)

	Avalanche Press
		There are three Italian tank units guarding the extreme south flank, and the Valentine tanks who were supposed to support the Indians are somewhere back in the darkness (probably claiming they don’t speak Hindi.
		The tank that moved to flank the Gurkhas and Brens blasts a Bren, eliminating it.
		The Yorkshiremen are coming up fast behind, some Valentine tanks have finally arrived, the entire northern half of the Italian line has crumbled, and ACWs and Infantry have penetrated far to the rear and are about to blast the Italian mortars out of existence.
	www.avalanchepress.com /DesertRatsTactics.php?mode=print (4003 words)

	[No title]
		Valentine so called because plans for the tank were submitted to the War Office just before St Valentines day.
		Matilda after the fiery daughter of Henry I who became the 1st Queen of England, I guess as it was an infantry tank a strong maternal name was needed.
		The acceptance of the design on Valentine's day was merely coincidental, or perhaps, planned that way.
	www.strategypage.com /militaryforums/2-252.aspx (298 words)

	Valentine T Shirt, Valentine Shirts, Valentine's Day T-shirt in Dazzling Rhinestones! Be My Valentine, Conversation ...
		Valentine's Day only comes around once a year, so make it special with a Valentine's t shirt she won't forget!
		Choose from our designs, personalize with your own message or create a valentine tshirt design that is as unique as your relationship with our custom crystal rhinestone t shirt!
		Make her your Valentine with our Be My Valentine shirt.
	www.justjen.com /Product/valentinetshirt.htm (136 words)

	Books on British & Commonwelth AFVs
		This is the full story of the Churchill tank; from the design of an oversized prototype in Belfast in 1940 to its final achievements against Communist forces in the Korean War some ten years later.
		For those studying war history it examines the Churchill tank in action from the beaches of Dieppe to the mountains of Tunisia; from the Gothic Line in Italy to the Siegfried Line in Germany and in the harsh terrain of Korea.
		The British Army's Challenger Main Battle Tank was born not simply as the answer to a straightforward military requirement but also as the result of shifting political and financial constraints.
	www.chrisevansbooks.com /afvbri.html (3184 words)

	Valentine tank tragedy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		We were still floating and all four of us were standing on the top of the tank.
		On Saturday the only surviving Valentine DD (duplex drive) tank re-enacted its wartime row at Studland's Knoll Beach.
		The tank was rescued at auction by John Pearson - who bought what was left of it in 1984 after its previous owner had tried to convert it into a bulldozer following the war.
	www.tommythomas.org.uk /henry/Valentine_tank_tragedy.html (558 words)

	The Valentine III Infantry Tank (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Valentine, while not used by the Canadian Armoured Corps overseas, holds the distinction of being the first tank manufactured in Canada, prior to the Ram.
		This example is a British Valentine, which differs from the Canadian only in minor details.
		Canadian Valentines were equipped with the puny 2 pdr AT gun, while British versions were adapted for the excellent 6 pdr early on (and later, the 75mm QF gun).
	www.mapleleafup.org /vehicles/cac/valentine.html (511 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)