i would like to suggest to the British the A10 Heavy Cruiser, the legitimate predecessor of the Valentine infantry tank.
The A10 was developed in parallel with the A9 cruiser. the design of a multi-turreted tank was judged obsolete in the late 1930s. the need for more armored tanks with a minimum of 25mm of frontal armor, pushed sir John Garden from Vickers to develop a heavier model of the A9 cruiser. the fairly fast speed of the A9 was well outstanding the requirement of the infantry tank. the secondary turret was removed to place a box with a single .303 MG and the armor of the nose and gun Mantlet was upgraded to 30mm. the armor of the rear and the top of the chassis was at 6mm and the rest of the tank armor was 14mm. this extra armor was heavy. it added more than 2 long tons to the A10 in comparison of the A9. The speed was reduced to 26kph due to the extra weight. The already produced A9 and the mix of commercial parts and parts in older tanks, greatly reduced to cost and complexity of the production of the A10. 175 of these tanks were produced between 1938 and 1939 and interred service in December 1939.
the tank saw action in the early stage of WW2. many were sent to France where their poor performance was supported. it saw action again in North Africa where reliability and suspension performance in the desert conditions was praised. 60 was later sent in Greece. although they performed well against the German tanks, over 90% were lost due to mechanical breakdowns as opposed to enemy action.
Firepower
the main armament of this tank is pretty standard for the British early tank. it is the well-known 40mm 2-pounder gun that is quite an effective tank gun whose round can be quite punchy., it has access to many different rounds which allows Gaijin to have a bit of flexibility with the round they want to give it to change the BR they want it to be. the elevation is also quite comfortable in all gound. the depression in particular is quite good. the turret is also pretty fast to turn. The gun is shoulder-stabilized as well. on the side of the armament, this tank will feel pretty good.
Mobility
the mobility of this tank is a bit lacking. the tank is a bit heavy for his engine. still, it would move around well enough to not feel too frustrated. the tank speed is 26 km/h and the power weight is only 10.5 hp/ton. this makes the tank more of an infantry tank than a cruiser. it is pretty much at the French level
protection
for protection, this tank is doing fairly well compared to the other early tank. the frontal protection reaching 30mm at the front will allow a good chance to take a hit at the front. the side however is 14mm only which makes it quite average. the crew of 5 men gives it quite a few men to spare in case of penetration.
This and the A9 should be Britain’s actual reserve vehicles. A13 is too good to be a reserve. Tetrarch is getting numerous buffs soon whenever Gaijin implement the bug reports and could also move up.
the Tetrach is a vehicles that is very technical to play, and I really loved it back when I started playing the game.
for sure, the A13 is maybe too mobile. it may not look like it but despite the top speed been under 50, the mobility is high due to the powerful engine. and his gun I having some punch. having a less mobile equivalent is just a fairly more balanced option.
Hey I did up a suggestion for the Cruiser Mk IIA, A10 Mk IA (still pending) could I ask you to change your first image to one of the older Cruiser Mk II’s just to avoid confusion?
I think the Cruiser Mk II would make a great reserve vehicle, and then the Cruiser Mk IIA could go to 1.3 with the improved mantlet and Besa.
Low tier Britain actually really needs the A10, it would bring to the table a better armored version of the A13 Mk I, and some much welcome survivability with the 5 crew members, it’s such a important historical vehicle as well, it should have been in game already, in the line before the valentine’s
I hope this one comes to the game soon, i love the A10 as a tank, and i don’t see it being “slow” as a disadvantage, it gives you a more careful play style, it has a better armor layout than the A13 and it also received additional armor on the turret front, so if they add the version that has the extra turret armor too, it’s literally a over all better armored A13.
So it might be slower, but it’s significantly more survivable than our current A13 tanks.
oh i want it so bad! anything for having a full line of british cruisers, A9 A10 i want all of them, and even those prototype heavy tanks would be very interesting too, like the A14E1 A7E1 A7E2 i want all of them!
I was thinking, maybe the A10 could be a 1.3 tank itself, and the Mk. IIA could be like a modification, that would add the extra turret armor, because like, the mantlet on the A10 is 30mm if it gets like (i don’t know how much it actually gets) 12mm of extra armor bolted on top of the turret armor, that’s 42mm of armor in some areas of the turret which is really good for a 1.3 vehicle that sacrifices mobility for better protection.
I was wondering, how thick is the turret armor on the A10A? Is it like 14mm or 30 all over the front? Because the post says only the mantlet is 30mm thick, if the whole turret front is 30 that’s way better than i though lol
Btw where did you get that instructions book? i’ve been looking for it every where, i actually wanted to do a vehicle suggestion myself, on the British AT-1 Amphibious tank, but info on it is quite hard to find.
