Morris-Martel

Morris-Martel
Morris-Martel
	Morris-Martel Tankette 2-man variant
Type	Tankette
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1927-1928
Used by	United Kingdom (prototypes only)
Wars	None
Production history
Designer	SirGiffard Le Quesne Martel
Designed	1925
Manufacturer	Morris Commercial Cars
Produced	1927
No.built	8
Variants	1-man and 2-man variants
Specifications
Mass	2.25 long tons (2.29 t)
Crew	1-2 depending on model
Armour	0.3 in (7.6 mm)
Main; armament	Lewis Gun
Engine	Morris "16hp"; 16bhp(12 kW)
Suspension	Leaf spring
Ground clearance	18 in (460 mm)
Maximum speed	30 mph (48 km/h) on road

TheMorris-Martelwas a Britishinter-war tankettedeveloped from prototypes designed byLieutenant-GeneralSirGiffard Le Quesne Martel.Intended for reconnaissance, eight were constructed for theExperimental Mechanized Forceand were tested onSalisbury plainin 1927, against experimental models of theCarden Loyd tankettebuilt byJohn Cardenand Vivian Loyd as a response to Martel's work.^[4]The project was abandoned after testing with the Carden Loyd design chosen instead; during its short existence the tankette attracted "quite a lot of publicity" and was a pioneer of the tankette concept.^[1]

References[edit]

Notes

^^a ^bFord (1997) p. 25.
^"Morris-Martel Tank".Ordnance.XI–XII. American Defense Preparedness Association: 27. 1930.OCLC 5671311.
^"Morris-Martel Tank".National Defense.XII.American Defense Preparedness Association: 27. 1931.ISSN 0092-1491.
^Harris (1995) p. 210.

Sources

Ford, Roger (1997).The World's Great Tanks: From 1916 to the Present Day.Barnes & Noble.ISBN 0-76-070593-3– via Archive Foundation.
Harris, J. P. (1995).Men, Ideas, and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903–1939.Manchester University Press.ISBN 0-71-904814-1.

[Ford-1] Ford (1997) p. 25.

[2] "Morris-Martel Tank".Ordnance.XI–XII. American Defense Preparedness Association: 27. 1930.OCLC 5671311.

[3] "Morris-Martel Tank".National Defense.XII.American Defense Preparedness Association: 27. 1931.ISSN 0092-1491.

[4] Harris (1995) p. 210.

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