"Why didn't the Vickers Mark II tank take off?" Topic
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20thmaine | 15 Mar 2018 5:41 p.m. PST |
it's a lovely looking beast, but not so popular.
Why not ? Too thinly armored too slow too under-gunned too mechanically unreliable Zardoz Not a wargamer Other |
Vintage Wargaming | 15 Mar 2018 5:56 p.m. PST |
It was the main medium tank of the British Army from 1924 to 1938 despite being originally designated by Vickers as a light tank. It was the backbone of the Experimental Mechanised Force and Experimental Armoured Force. Perhaps you can explain in what way "it did not take off" |
etotheipi | 15 Mar 2018 6:37 p.m. PST |
Why didn't the Vickers Mark II tank take off? Bad lift to mass ratio? |
phssthpok | 15 Mar 2018 6:59 p.m. PST |
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JimSelzer | 15 Mar 2018 7:45 p.m. PST |
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Old Contemptibles | 15 Mar 2018 8:29 p.m. PST |
I am guessing the weight and not aerodynamic. Missing propellers and wings. |
Vintage Wargaming | 15 Mar 2018 8:44 p.m. PST |
Jim S – its gun was pretty much state of the art at the time and would have seen off anything it was likely to come across. It did soldier on for too long because the British Army wouldn't adopt the Vickers Six Tonner. |
Winston Smith | 15 Mar 2018 8:45 p.m. PST |
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Martin Rapier | 16 Mar 2018 2:28 a.m. PST |
David Fletchers 'Experimental Mechanised Force' goes into the history of the Mark II in some cosndierbale detail. As noted above, it was in service for 14 years, which for a 1920s design isn't bad, and was superceded by more modern designs armed with the ultra modern 2pdr AT gun. It was just as good as everyone else's 1920s medium tanks, but quite expensive to build. |
altfritz | 16 Mar 2018 4:08 a.m. PST |
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Tgerritsen | 16 Mar 2018 7:46 a.m. PST |
It didn't take off because it's a tank, not a helicopter, silly. |
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