Video Evolution Of The British Tank Over 100 Years

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[Pretorian]

Missing a lot of tanks out of this video
The Matilda, Churchill, Centurion, Chieftain to name but a few. I supposes it was only a summary

 

[Bombardier]

I hope this is accurate (think it is)

Timeline of WW1 British Tanks

September 1915 - Little Willie Prototype

September 1916 - Big Willie released

May 1917 - Tank Mk IV

August 1918 - Tank MkV

October 1919 - Medium Tank Mk A (Whippet)



Will see about creating a timeline here for WW2 British tanks.

 

[Bombardier]

Timeline of British WW2 Tanks (maybe some missing)
I haven't included variations on other countries tanks that may be considered by some to be British for example the Sherman DD Duplex Drive developed by the British in 1944

1923 Vickers Medium Tank Mk1


1925 vickers Medium Tank Mk2


1926 Vickers A1E1 independent


1927 Morris-Martel Tankette

1928 Vickers D3E1 Wheel-cum-track

1928 Vickers 6 Ton Mk E

1931 Vickers MkII Light Tank

1936 vickers MKVI Light Tank

1938 Vickers MkVII (A17) Tetrarch

1938 Cruiser Tank MkI (a9)

1938 Cruiser Tank MkIII (A13 Mk I)

1940 Cruiser Tank MkIV (A13)


1940 Cruiser Tank MkV Covenanter

1940 Cruiser Tank MkII (A10)

1940 Heavy Tank TOG 1

1940 Heavy Tank TOG 2

1941 Cruiser Tank MkVI Crusader


1941 Infantry Tank MkIV Churchill

1942 Cruiser Tank MkVII Cavalier

1943 Cruiser Tank MkVIII Challenger (a30)


1943 Cruiser Tank MkVIII Cromwell


1943 Churchill Crocodile


1944 Infantry Tank Valiant (A38)

1944 Tank Heavy Assault Tortoise (A39)

I would welcome any edits if I have inadvertently missed one or inserted wrong info

Oh and of course I haven't forgotten later tanks like
The scimitar, scorpion,centurion, chieftain, challenger 1 +2

 

[Bombardier]

Jaysus! I forgot I had made this video so many years ago

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[Bombardier]

I have added some photos to the WW2 tanks but will have to complete them when more time is available.
Some are from our media galleries and some uploaded directly to the thread