Cruiser Mk Iv A13 Mk Ii 90 mi (140 km) maximum speed. 30 mph (48 km h) off road: 14 mph (23 km h) the cruiser tank mk iv (a13 mk ii) was a british cruiser tank of the second world war. it followed directly on from the tank, cruiser, mk iii (a13 mk i). the first mk ivs were mk iiis with extra armour fitted to the turret. later mk ivas were built with the complete extra. The third prototype, a13e3, set the pre production standards for the new a13 series. the cruiser mk.iii was the first to be built, although in small quantities (only 65), followed by an all improved version, the a13 mk.ii. the a13 mk.ii design the a13 mk.i was built at nuffield mechanization & aero limited (a subsidiary of morris motors) in 1939.
Cruiser Mk Iv A13 Mk Ii Contributor: c. peter chen. the tank, cruiser, mk iv (a13 mk ii) tanks began as mk iii cruiser tanks fitted with extra pieces of armor on the turrets, but they soon had their own complete armor rework. as mk iv cruiser tanks became the standard cruiser tanks in the british army in 1940, some mk iii predecessors were converted to mk iv standards. The a13 mk ii cruiser tank mk iv made up part of the equipment of the 1st armoured division when it was rushed to france in may 1940. one regiment was sent to calais, where it lost all of its tanks very quickly. the rest of the division landed at cherbourg and advanced to join the new french line on the somme. After defeat in the balkans, the 3rd royal armoured regiment was reformed in july of 1942, but armed with other tanks. this tank was lost due to a broken engine. it was a part of the 1st armoured brigade and fought in greece in the spring of 1941. unlike in europe, the african career of the cruiser tank mk.iv was long. These cruisers mk iii as they were known were used by 1st armoured division in france in 1940, and (in small numbers) by 7th armoured division in libya in 1940 41. cruiser tank, mk iv and iva (a13 mk ii) the cruiser mk iv was essentially an uparmoured version of the mk iii and did, in fact, have the ordnance designation ai3 mk ii.
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