| Morris-Martel | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tankette |
| Place of origin |
 United Kingdom |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel |
| Manufacturer | Morris Motors[1] |
| Produced | 1927 |
| No. built | 8 |
| Variants | 1-man and 2-man variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2.25 long tons (2.29 t)[2] |
| Crew | 1-2 depending on model |
|
| |
| Armour | 0.3 in (7.6 mm)[3] |
Main armament | 3-pounder 47mm cannon[4] |
Secondary armament | Four x Vickers machine guns[4] |
| Engine |
Morris Motor 16 bhp |
| Maximum speed | 30 mph (48 km/h) on road |
The Morris-Martel was a British inter-war tankette developed from prototypes designed by Lieutenant-General Sir Giffard Le Quesne Martel. Intended for reconnaissance, eight were constructed for the Experimental Mechanized Force and were tested against experimental models of the Carden Loyd tankette - built by John Carden and Vivian Loyd as a response to Martel's work - on Salisbury plain in 1927.[5] The project was abandoned after testing with the Carden Loyd design chosen instead,[6] however during its short existence the tankette attracted "quite a lot of publicity" and was a pioneer of the tankette concept.[1]
References[]
- Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ford (1997) p. 25.
- ↑ American Defense Preparedness Association (1930). "Morris-Martel Tank". pp. 27.
- ↑ American Defense Preparedness Association (1931). "Morris-Martel Tank". pp. 27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Forty (1984) p. 42.
- ↑ Harris (1995) p. 210.
- ↑ "CROSSLEY MILITARY VEHICLES AFTER WW1". CROSSLEY MOTORS LTD. http://www.crossley-motors.org.uk/history/military.html. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- Sources
- Harris, J. P. (1995). Men, Ideas, and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903-1939. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719048141.
- Ford, Roger (1997). The world's great tanks: from 1916 to the present day. Barnes & Noble. ISBN 0760705933.
- Forty, George (1984). A photo history of tanks in two world wars. Blandford Press. ISBN 0713712163.
External links[]
The original article can be found at Morris-Martel and the edit history here.