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British Crusader tanks moving to forward positions in the Western Desert on 26 November 1941. This article on military tanks deals with the history and development of tanks of the British Army from their first use in the First World War, the interwar period, during the Second World War, the Cold War and modern era.
These medium-sized cruiser tanks were the mainstay of British armoured units during the war. Weighing 10-35 tonnes, they were fast and mobile, and were designed to operate independently of the slow-moving infantry and their more heavily armoured infantry tank support.
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British Tanks. Early British tank units were equipped with light, Cruiser and Infantry tanks. Light tanks were mainly all designed by Vickers and as British light tanks go, they were fast but armed only with heavy machine guns.
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Britain deployed tank models including Crusaders, Valentines and Matildas, which were all relatively lightly armed and susceptible to mechanical problems. But from 1942, Britain was increasingly able to benefit from large numbers of American-produced tanks, like Grants and Shermans.
The tank was the Centurion, which went on to become one of the most successful of all post-war British designs. After years of struggle, Britain had finally produced a well-armed and well protected battle tank. Sadly for many British tank soldiers of the Second World War, it was far too late.
