Richmond tank
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| Cruiser Tank Mk VII, Richmond | |
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 Richmond tank displayed in the Imperial Armoured Museum | |
| Type | Cruiser tank |
| Place of origin | Vionna-Frankenlisch |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1943–1968 |
| Used by | Imperial Army |
| Wars | Second Europan War, Imperial Civil War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Viceroy Motors |
| Unit cost | L8,900 |
| No. built | 6,130 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 27.6 long tons (28.0 t) |
| Length | 20 ft 10 in (6.35 m) |
| Width | 9 ft 6 1⁄2 in (2.908 m) |
| Height | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
| Crew | 5 (Commander, gunner, loader/radio operator, driver, front gunner) |
| Armour | 4 inches (100 mm) |
Main armament | Ordnance QL 15pdr with sixty-seven shells |
Secondary armament | 2 x 7.92 mm Darlington machine gun with 3,450 rounds |
| Engine | Viceroy Lightning V12 petrol 600 hp (450 kW) 600 hp (450 kW) |
| Power/weight | 21.4 hp (16 kW) / tonne |
| Transmission | Cecil-Smythe Z.5 gearbox (five forward and one reverse gear) driving rear sprockets |
| Suspension | Febermann |
| Ground clearance | 16 inches (410 mm) |
| Fuel capacity | 110 imp gal (500 l) + optional 30 imp gal (140 l) auxiliary |
Operational range | 170 miles (270 km) on roads, 80 mi (130 km) cross country |
| Speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
The Richmond tank, officially Cruiser Tank, Mk VII, Richmond, was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Vionna-Frankenlisch during and after the Second Europan War. Named after the Vionna-Frankenlischian general, Lord Richmond, the Richmond was put into service by the Vionna-Frankenlischians in an attempt to combine high speed from a powerful and reliable engine (the Viceroy Lightning), and reasonable armour, along with a powerful multi-purpose gun. The intended gun, the famed 17pdr long gun, could not fit in the turret and proved too tricky to fit in alternate designs. The QL 15pdr was used instead and performed admirably.