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Medium Mark A Whippet
Description:
English: Medium Mark A Whippet was a British tank of World War I. Intended to complement the slow Mark V tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines.
Country of origin:
UK
Technical information:
Length:
6.10 m (20 ft)
Weight:
14,300 kg (31,460 lb)
Width:
2.62 m (8 ft 7 in)
Powerplant:
2x 45 hp (33.6 kW) Tylor four-cylinder petrol engine
Height:
2.74 m (9 ft)
Range:
257 km (160 miles)
Armament:
Crew:
3 or 4
Armour:
5-14 mm (0.2-0.55 in)
Performance:
max. road speed: 13.4 km/h (8.3 mph)
Armament:
2x Hotchkiss machine gun
Operational history [ edit ] Mk A Whippet in modern museums [ edit ]
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum .
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum .
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum .
A Mk A Whippet in, or shorty after, World War I.
Mk A Whippets in Japanese service in Manchuria, early 1930s.
Front side (original colours) of the A347 "Firefly" of 6th Bn Tank Corps.
Back side (original colours) of the A347 "Firefly" of 6th Bn Tank Corps.
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum.
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum.
Medium Mark A Whippet tank at the United States Army Ordnance Museum.
Medium Mark A Whippet tank A231 at the Base Borden Military Museum.