British - Vickers Light Tank Mark II

The British Vickers Light Tank Mark II was a small, fast reconnaissance and training tank developed in the early 1930s as part of Britain’s interwar armoured modernisation. Introduced in 1934, it was armed with a .50 inch Vickers heavy machine gun and a .303 Vickers machine gun mounted side-by-side in a small, manually traversed turret. Armour protection ranged from 4mm to 9mm, sufficient against small arms fire but ineffective against anti-tank weapons. Powered by a Meadows 6-cylinder petrol engine, the Mark II could reach speeds of up to 56 km/h (35 mph), making it highly mobile for its time. Designed primarily for reconnaissance and colonial policing rather than direct tank combat, it served with the British Army and Commonwealth forces in overseas territories such as India and Egypt. By the outbreak of World War II, the Mark II was obsolete for front-line service but continued to be used for training and in secondary roles. Its design influenced later British light tanks and helped establish mobility-focused reconnaissance vehicles as a key element of armoured doctrine.

Multi part resin model.

Printed by Imperator Models on License from Wargame 3D.