{"id":102391,"date":"2026-09-16T02:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T06:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=102391"},"modified":"2026-05-09T19:52:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:52:41","slug":"wwii-british-tank-tech-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wwii-british-tank-tech-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII British Tank Tech Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rHMNvX4s7sM?si=SM_WGu6u-6S7bpHA\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Tank Museum<br \/>\nPublished 8 May 2026<\/p>\n<p>In 1939, the Vickers Light Mark VI formed the backbone of the British tank force. It&#8217;s hard to believe that in six years technology evolved from this to the mighty Centurion.<\/p>\n<p>But this journey was no walk in the park. It took blood, sweat, lots of tea and various wrong turns. So, in this video we&#8217;re going to walk you through the entire British tank family tree to reveal this process. <\/p>\n<p>This is a family tree organised by type not by chronology. That means Light Tanks, Cruiser tanks, Infantry tanks and Assault tanks.  <\/p>\n<p>So, without further ado, this is every British tank of World War II.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 | Intro<br \/>\n01:14 | Light Tanks<br \/>\n03:21 | Cruiser Tanks<br \/>\n12:37 | Infantry Tanks<br \/>\n16:08 | Assault Tanks<\/p>\n<p>This video features archive footage courtesy of British Path\u00e9. <\/p>\n<p>In this film, join Paul Famojuro for the ultimate deep dive into British tanks of WWII. Over six years Britain&#8217;s tanks evolved in a number of curious directions. From the light tanks of the early war to the troubled development of the cruiser tanks concept, the slow-moving infantry tank to the hard-hitting assault tanks, each branch of this tech tree was designed to solve specific problems on the battlefield. There were some successes, just as many failures, and a whole lot of weird and wonderful tanks along the way. <\/p>\n<p>Want to learn more about the British tanks of WWII? Here are some of the sources we used to make this film:<\/p>\n<p><em>British Tanks and Fighting Vehicles 1914-1945<\/em>, B.T. White. 1970<br \/>\n<em>British Cruiser Tank A13 Mk I &#038; Mk II<\/em>, Peter Brown. 2015<br \/>\n<em>British Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine<\/em>, Parts 1 &#038; 2 Dick Taylor. 2010<br \/>\n<em>The Great Tank Scandal<\/em>, David Fletcher. 2021<br \/>\n<em>The Universal Tank<\/em>, David Fletcher. 2021<br \/>\n<em>Centurion Owner&#8217;s Workshop Manual<\/em>, Simon Dunstan. 2017<br \/>\n<em>The Tank Museum Guide to Matilda<\/em>, Dick Taylor. 2024<br \/>\n<em>The Tank Museum Guide to Comet<\/em>, Dick Taylor. 2025<br \/>\n<em>A13 Cruiser Mk. V Covenanter Tank. A Technical History<\/em>, P.M. Knight. 2018<br \/>\n<em>A38, Infantry Tank, Valiant<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGp5M2lYUjEzQ1k1SmlpN21vNGVsbm5qWi1wZ3xBQ3Jtc0ttbFg5WkVMS1RPVFdRNW5HdXFaMmVqYWJTd0RmSWxkc1hieUMzWFI4a1ZOMWJyaTFCeVRvRU9QQjlTYm0tTktNc0NUVFhtalRjcFMya19hSzd6X2tSNk1zeFlJQjRHdUoxSHR1TGIwM1d6T2VhRTBvZw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftanks-encyclopedia.com%2Fww2%2Fgb%2FA38-valiant.php&#038;v=rHMNvX4s7sM\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tanks-encyclopedia.com\/ww2\/gb&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#tankmuseum #veday<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tank Museum Published 8 May 2026 In 1939, the Vickers Light Mark VI formed the backbone of the British tank force. It&#8217;s hard to believe that in six years technology evolved from this to the mighty Centurion. But this journey was no walk in the park. 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