British Military Armoured Tanks of World War Two

The British Army used a number of different tanks during the war. Here are a few of them Light tank Mark 1, Light tank Mark II, Western Desert Matilda infantry support tank, British Expeditionary Force (BEF) infantery Tank Valentine, Lee/Grant Medium Tank M3, A-15 Crusaders cruiser tank, Valentine tanks A-9 Cruiser Mark I and A10 Cruiser Mark II , Centaur or Cruiser Mark VIII or A-27 L, Challenger tank or A-30. Cromwell or Cruiser Mark VIII or A-27 M. Tank, A-22 Churchills were under-armed with the 2 pounder gun, 6 pounder gun, but eventually a 75 mm gun, then a 17 pounder. Churchill I, Churchill II, American Sherman Tank was adopted by the British Army and used in great numbers. The British used the 17 pounder in their Sherman Firefly Tank version, A-41 or Centurion. Heavy cruiser tank, With a 120 mm rifled gun, the Chieftan Tank entered service in 1967