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Aberdeen Proving Ground
Tank Park and Museum

WWII British Mk VI Light Tank

article and photos by Russ Lockwood



This light tank, introduced in 1936 from Vickers Carden Loyd, was used in Greece, Crete, Malta, North Africa, and France. Production of the "C" model ended in 1940. Packed one 7.7mm and one 12.7mm MGs, crew of three, 13 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 7 and a half feet high. Speed 35mph, range 125 miles.

Aberdeen Museum and Tank Park

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