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 Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) |
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| Type | infantry tank |
| Place of origin | UK |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 27 t |
| Length | 17 ft 7 in, 5.4 |
| Width | 9 ft 3 in, 2.8 |
| Height | 7 ft, 2.1 |
| Crew | 4 |
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| Armor | 114 mm |
| Primary armament |
QF 6 pdr (57 mm) |
| Secondary armament |
2 x 7.92 mm Besa MG |
| Engine | GMC diesel 210 hp (157 kW) |
| Suspension | Individual sprung bogie |
| Operational range |
80 miles |
| Speed | 12 (off-road 7) |
The Tank, Infantry, Valiant (A38) was a British tank design of the Second World War, based upon the Valentine tank but only reached the prototype stage.
History
It was intended as an improvement on the Valentine using as many elements of the original. The design, A38, was first suggested by Vickers in 1943 but the pilot (built by Ruston & Hornsby) was not ready until the middle of 1944 and the design was dropped as the end of the war approached. The major changes from the Valentine were a larger turret that could take the OQF 75 mm gun, as used on the Churchill and Cromwell, and thicker armour. The prototype was fitted with the 6 pounder (57 mm) gun. The project was cancelled. The Valiant II, equipped with a Meteorite engine (a half size Meteor engine) and improved transmission was suggested but nothing came of it. The Valiant can be seen at the Bovington Tank Museum.
See also
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| Light tanks | Vickers 6-Ton • Mk II • Mk III • Mk IV • Mk V • Mk VI • Mk VII Tetrarch |
| Cruiser tanks | Mk I • Mk II • Mk III • Mk IV • Mk V Covenanter • Mk VI Crusader • Mk VII Cavalier Mk VIII Centaur • Mk VIII Cromwell • Challenger • Comet • Sherman Firefly • Ram (Canada) • Sentinel (Australia) |
| Infantry tanks | Mk I Matilda • Mk II Matilda • Mk III Valentine • Mk IV Churchill |
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| Bishop • Sexton • Deacon • Archer |
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| Universal Carrier • Loyd Carrier • Kangaroo • Terrapin |
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| Scout Cars | Daimler Dingo • Dingo Scout Car (Australia) • Humber Scout Car • Lynx Scout Car (Canada) • S1 Scout Car (Australia) |
| Light Reconnaissance Cars | Humber LRC • Morris LRC • Otter LRC (Canada) |
| Armoured Cars | AEC Armoured Car • Coventry Armoured Car • Daimler Armoured Car • Fox Armoured Car (Canada) • Guy Armoured Car • Humber Armoured Car • Lanchester Armoured Car • Marmon-Herrington Armoured Car (South Africa) • Morris CS9 • Rhino Heavy Armoured Car (Australia) • Rolls-Royce Armoured Car • Rover Light Armoured Car (Australia) • Standard Beaverette • Armoured Carrier Wheeled Indian Pattern (India) |
| Armoured Trucks | Bedford OXA • C15TA Armoured Truck (Canada) |
| Armoured Command Vehicles | AEC ACV • Guy Lizard ACV |
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| Avenger • Black Prince • Centurion • Excelsior • TOG 1 • TOG 2 • Tortoise • Valiant • Harry Hopkins • Alecto • Thornycroft Bison |
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| Artillery tractors | AEC Matador • Morris C8 Quad • Scammell Pioneer • Canadian Military Pattern |
| Trucks and lorries | Bedford QLD • Austin K2 • Morris 15 cwt |
| Tank transporters | Diamond T tank transporter • Scammell Pioneer Semi-trailer |
| Utility and cars | Car, Heavy Utility 4x2 Ford C11 • Car, Light Utility ("Tilly") • Car, 4-Seater 4x2 |
| British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II | |
| British armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II |
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