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- By the end of the Second World War, the Valentine had outlived its use in Canada and the remaining examples were quickly disposed of. A number of the tanks were converted to hard targets on artillery and anti-tank firing ranges while others were undoubtedly scrapped.
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Prior to the Second World War, British tank doctrine divided tanks into three categories: light tanks for reconnaissance, cruiser tanks to act as cavalry to exploit gaps in enemy lines and heavy tanks to support the infantry (also known as infantry tanks). In February 1938, Vickers submitted a proposal to the British War Office for an infantry tank...
The Infantry Tank Mark III, Valentine went on to become the most-produced British tank of the war, with 6,855 built in Britain and another 1,420 in Canada. The first Valentines came out in May 1940 and production continued until early 1944. In general terms, the tank weighed around 16 to 17 metric tonnes and had frontal armour up to 65 mm thick. It...
There were eleven marks of Valentines. The Mark I was powered by a gasoline engine and had a two-man turret mounting a 2-pounder tank gun and a Besa machine gun. Marks II to V saw the introduction of a diesel engine. The Mark III and V upgraded the turret to allow for three crew members including a loader, which allowed the commander to focus on ot...
The Valentine had several variants. These included the DD (Duplex Drive) “swimming” tank; the Observation Post variant for artillery spotting; a bridge layer, equipped with a 10-metre-long scissors bridge; and a dozer tank. Other variants produced in limited numbers included a mine flail and a fascine version to cross large ditches. Among experimen...
In 1941, production of Canadian Valentines began at the Canadian Pacific Railway’s Montreal Angus Shops. These vehicles used several North American-built parts and shared some components with the Canadian Ram tank. Around 1,390 Canadian Valentines were sent to Russia, along with 1,300 British ones. Canadian armoured units did not use Valentines in ...
Two Canadian-built Valentines survive. Valentine Tank Mk VIIA, no. 838, built May 1943, was a Lend-Lease tank shipped to the Soviet Union. It fell through the ice of a boggy river near Telepyne, Ukraine (Russian: Telepino), during a Soviet counter-offensive on 25 January 1944.
May 4, 2015 · As of November 1942, Angus Shops (Montreal, Canada) began shipping Canadian infantry tanks "Valentine VII" to the Soviet Union to fulfil the second order of the Soviet government. The serial numbers of these tanks start at #789 (War Department number 73592).
Apr 26, 2023 · From June to October of 1943, the Valentine was the only type of foreign tank being shipped (barring small batches of 8 Churchill IV tanks, 2 Medium Tanks M3, and 5 Light Tanks M5A1). This was caused, in part, by rearmament of British and American armies, who were transitioning to more modern tanks.
The Valentine Infantry Tank Mk. III built by the CPR Angus Shops in Montreal, Quebec, was designed for the support of infantry in attack. It entered production in England in 1940 and in Canada in 1941.
Jan 26, 2019 · This tank was supposed to be accepted into service as the Valentine VIII, but the order for this variant was cancelled. The British decided to fully switch to the GM 6004 engine. The result was the Valentine IX tank, the only 6-pounder armed Valentine to see service with the British army.
