Cruiser tank
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The cruiser tank was a British tank concept of the interwar period for tanks designed as modernised armoured and mechanised cavalry, as distinguished from infantry tanks. Cruiser tanks were developed
Crusader Mark I with auxiliary turret
A damaged Cruiser Mk I Close Support abandoned in Calais, 1940.
Cruiser Tank Mark I (A9)
The Cruiser Mark III (A13) with large wheels typical of the Christie suspension
Infantry tank
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The infantry tank was a tank concept developed by the United Kingdom and France in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were designed to support infantrymen in an attack. To achieve th
Cruiser tank
…fast tank) was a British tank concept of the interwar period for tanks designed as modernised armoured and mechanised cavalry, as distinguished from infantry tanks. Cruiser tanks were developed after medium tank designs of the 1930s failed to satisfy the Royal Armoured Corps. The cruiser tank concept was conceived…
Churchill tanks during the 2nd Battle of El Alamein
British Matilda I tank
Matilda II in the Western Desert Campaign