Vickers/M2 Family

This is a list of in-game tanks of the British Vickers 6-Ton and the related American M2 Light/Medium and T-26 families.

## Tanks

### Tier I

* M2 Light (Production version of the T2 Light)
* T-26 (Improved version of the Vickers 6-Ton*ner* built by the USSR)
* VAE Type B (Vickers Mark E Type B in Chinese service)
* Vickers Mk. F (Vickers Mark F in Polish service)

### Tier II

* **AT-1** (Artillery tank based on the T-26)
* **T2 Light** (Prototype of the M2 Light with the suspension of the Vickers 6-Ton)

### Tier III

* **M2 Medium** (Medium tank loosely derived from the M2 Light)
* **T-46** (Improved version of the T-26)

## History

The prototype Vickers 6-Ton was built in 1928 by the British engineering company Vickers. Although it was not purchased by the British military, it was widely exported and many derivatives were built but multiple countries.

### Real-life Variants

#### British Variants

* **Mk. E**, powered by an Armstrong Siddeley Puma engine mounted in the rear.

* **Type A**, two turrets armed with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers\_machine\_gun Vickers machine guns].
* **Type B**, single turret armed with a 47 mm OQF 3-pounder gun and a machine gun.
* **Medium Dragon Mk. IV**, artillery tractor built with the Vickers 6-Ton Mk. E's running gear (the Medium Dragon Mk. I-III were based on the unrelated Vickers Medium Mk. I). This was the only British-built variant of the Vickers 6-Ton to be used by the British Army.

* **Mk. F**, with a new hull intended to fit the Rolls-Royce Phantom II engine mounted along the left side. Only one Mk. F was built with the new engine. However, several countries did order the Mk. F with the original Puma engine in place of the Phantom II.

#### American Variants

* **Light Tank, T2**, American light tank prototype built with the suspension of the Vickers 6-Ton.

* **T2E1**, second prototype with a new suspension.

* **Light Tank, M2A1**, production version of the T2E1 with a single fixed turret armed with a .50 cal M2 Browning.
* **Light Tank, M2A2**, with twin turrets, the left armed with an M2 Browning, the right armed with a .30 cal M1919A4 Browning.

* **M2E2**, prototype for the twin turret configuration.

* **Light Tank, M2A3**, M2A2 with thicker armor and other improvements.
* **Light Tank, M2A4**, single turret armed with a 37 mm M5 gun.
* **M2 AT**, turretless tank destroyer prototype with a 47 mm gun.

* **Medium Tank, T5**, medium tank based on the M2 light tank.
* **Medium Tank, M2**, production version of the T5.
* **Medium Tank, M2A1**, improved M2 with a redesigned turret and a supercharged engine.

#### Soviet Variants

Note that many variants of the T-26 did not receive their own designations.

* **T-26 mod. 1931**, reverse-engineered Vickers 6-Ton Mk. E Type A. Twin turrets were taller than the British variant and were armed with 7.62 mm DT machine guns.

* One variant had a 37 mm gun mounted in the right turret. Some unofficial sources designate this as the **T-26 mod. 1932**, but this is unconfirmed.
* At least one mod. 1931 was fitted with an A-43 turret armed with a 76 mm M1927 artillery gun.
* **T-26-4** (a.k.a. **T-26A**), artillery tank with an enlarged turret armed with a 76.2 mm KT gun.
* **T-26 (BPK)**, *batal'onnaya pushka Kurchevskogo* (Russian: "battalion gun by Kurchevsky") with a 76.2 mm BPK recoilless gun in the right turret. Prototype only.
* **T-26TU**, *tank upravleniya* (Russian: "command tank") with No. 7N radio stations. Intended for platoon commanders.
* **KhT-26**, flamethrower variant.
* **ST-26**, *saperniy tank* (Russian: "engineer tank") bridge-laying variant.
* **UST-26**, *usovershenstvovanniy saperniy tank* (Russian: "improved engineer tank") improved version of the ST-26.

* **T-26 mod. 1933**, single cylindrical turret armed with a 45 mm 20K gun and a 7.62 mm DT gun. This was the most numerous variant.

* **KhT-130**, flamethrower variant.
* **T-26FT**, *foto tank* (Russian: "photo tank") reconnaissance variant. Prototype only.
* One undesignated variant had a 71-TK-1 radio station. These filled a similar role to the T-26TU.
* Another undesignated variant had an anti-air gun and a searchlight.

* **T-26 mod. 1938**, with single conical turret among other improvements.
* **T-26-1** (a.k.a. **mod. 1939**), with improved turret armor and a more powerful engine.

* **KhT-133**, flamethrower variant.
* **KhT-134**, flamethrower variant with a 45 mm gun.

* Some single turret T-26s were fitted with thick appliqué armor. While this strengthened the tank considerably, the added weight caused problems with the suspension and engine. Some unofficial sources designate this variant **T-26E**, but this is unconfirmed.
* **TT-26**, remotely controlled T-26 used for jobs deemed too dangerous for human crews (i.e. minelaying)
* **AT-1**, artillery tank based on the T-26, armed with a 76.2 mm artillery gun.
* **SU-1**, self-propelled gun armed with a 76.2 mm gun. Prototype only.
* **SU-5**, self-propelled gun based on the T-26.

* **SU-5-1**, armed with a 76.2 mm gun.
* **SU-5-2**, armed with a 122 mm howitzer.
* **SU-5-3**, armed with a 152.4 mm mortar.

* **SU-6**, self-propelled anti-aircraft gun armed with a 76.2 mm 3K gun.
* **SU-T-26**, self-propelled gun with varying gun installations. Later redesignated **SU-26** and then **SU-76P**.
* **TR-1**, armored personnel carrier variant. Prototype only.
* **TR-4** and **TR-26**, armored personnel carrier variants.
* **TR-4-1** and **TB-26**, ammunition transportation variants.
* **T-26Ts** and **TTs-26**, fuel transportation variants.
* **TN**, *tank nablyudeniya* (Russian: "observation tank") prototype reconnaissance variant.

* **BSNP**, *bronirovanniy samokhodniy nablyudatel'niy punkt* (Russian: "armoured self-propelled observation post") TN prototype after modifications.

* **T-26T**, *tyagach* (Russian: "tractor") artillery tractor variant.

#### Polish Variants

* **7TP**, Polish version of the Vickers 6-Ton. Powered by a diesel engine and armed with a 37 mm Bofors wz. 37 gun and a 7.92 mm Ckm wz.30 machine gun.

* **C7P**, artillery tractor based on the 7TP

* **9TP**, improved version of the 7TP. Prototype only.

#### Italian Variants

* **M11/39**, Italian medium tank based on the Vickers 6-Ton.
* **M13/40**, improved version of the M11/39.

* **Semovente Comando M40**, communications variant.

* **M14/41**, improved version of the M13/40.
* **M15/42**, interim tank based on the M13/40 and M14/41.

* **M42 Self-Propelled Command tank**
* **Semovente da 75/34**
* **Semovente da 75/46**
* **Semovente da 105/25**

* **Semovente da 75/18**

#### Finnish Variants

* **7.5 cm Pak 97/38(f) auf Pz.740(r)**, captured Soviet T-26s modified with German 7.5 cm Pak 97/38 anti-tank guns.
* **T-26E**, British-built Vickers 6-Ton tanks modified by the Finnish Army with Soviet 45 mm guns. Built in both single and twin turret variants.
* **T-26K**, *koulutus* (Finnish: "instruction") captured Soviet T-26s used for training tank crews.
* **T-26V**, *vetäjä* (Finnish: "towing") captured Soviet T-26s used for towing anti-tank guns.