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
Tank, Cruiser, Mk V, Covenanter (A13 Mk III)
A pilot model. The radiator covers are at the left front. It has a Valentine-type gun mantlet, most production Covenanters had a different type.
Covenanters of the 2nd (Armoured) Irish Guards, Guards Armoured Division, during an inspection (3 March 1942)
Covenanter bridgelayer with vehicle-launched span
Crusader, in full "Tank, Cruiser Mk VI, Crusader", also known by its General Staff number A15, was a British cruiser tank during the early part of the Second World War. Over 5,000 tanks were manufactu
Covenanter tank
…final production total of 1,771 Covenanters. Nuffield was also approached but preferred to design its own offspring of the A13 line, which became the Cruiser Mk.VI Crusader. Due to the expectation of war, the design was ordered "off the drawing board". The expectation was that two pilot models would serve for testing and…
A Crusader III on display at The Tank Museum
Crusader Mk III in North Africa
Crusader AA Mk III in the Musée des Blindés, France.
Preserved Crusader gun tractor at Overloon museum