Talk:Crusader tank

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Move/Rename

Why? GraemeLeggett 16:30, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Crusader tank is more common and it will put it in line with the other vehicles (Cromwell tank, Churchill tank, Valentine tank... etc.) Oberiko 21:20, 1 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Nice article, good info and nice photos. Miguel

Armour Details

The quoted armour thickness for the MkI and later versions are, I believe, wrong. Both the Crusader and Covenanter were specified to a '30mm armour standard' - a curiously british phrase which specified that the thickness of the armour should be equivelant to a vertical plate 30mm thick. Naturally, an angled plate could be thinner for the same protection and both designs took advantage of the fact. However, both the Covenanter and the MkI Crusader were actually built to a 40mm armour standard and as the front plate of the Crusader I's turret was at a small angle from the vertical it was, roughly 39mm thick whih is quite a bit thicker than the 26mm quoted in the article. The MkIII Crusader had a turret built to a 50mm armour standard and as it's front plate was vertical it was of the full 50mm thickness. "British and American Tanks of World War TWO" (ISBN 1-84509-009-8) Chamberlain and Ellis gives maximum armour thickness for the MkI, MkII and MkIII Crusaders as 40mm, 49mm and 51mm respectively. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.213.184.67 (talk) 16:16, 1 February 2009 (UTC)

Argentinian SPG on Crusader chassis

Added pic illustrating it, provided rationale in pic's page (in this WP, don't know how to use "Commons"), and added written source for this SPG. Once I can get "physical" access to the mentioned source will try to expand a bit.
Regards, DPdH (talk) 04:59, 23 February 2010 (UTC)

Users of this AFV?

Other than UK and Argentina (the local SPG version), which other countries have used this tank, and when? Shouldn't there be a section explaining this?
Thanks & regards, DPdH (talk) 05:08, 23 February 2010 (UTC)