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Light Tank IIA:
In 1934 Canada received ten of these tanks for training. All have Horstmann suspension and a 66hp Rolls Royce engine, top speed is 30mph and range around 130 miles. The armour is 4-10mm and the armament is one .303in Vickers and two crew are carried.

Light Tank Mk VC:
Entering service in 1935, this is a Canadian Vickers built version of the British Mk VA but powered by a Meadows 95hp Orenda petrol engine for a speed of 37mph. Three crewmen are carried as is radio equipment. Armour is 4-12mm and one 0.5in Browning MG and co-axial .30in Browning is fitted in a new larger turret. The Mk V has three crew in a larger turret. 50 were produced.

Vickers Valentine Infantry Tank:
During late 1937 the Canadian Army chose the new Vickers Valentine as their Infantry Tank rather than the Matilda. The basic chassis and suspension of the A10 was mated to an improved hull and new three-man turret armed with the 3.7in howitzer but also capable of taking the new 6pdr gun. A .30in Browning co-axial MG is also fitted with another in an AA mount. The four-man crew (driver, commander, gunner and loader) is protected by 65-8mm thick armour; the 175hp Orenda diesel engine gives a speed of 15mph (8mph cross-country) and a range of 180 miles. Weight is 39,000lbs, fording depth is 3 feet and trench crossing is 7.6 feet. 79-53 rounds of ammunition can be stowed along with 3,150 MG rounds. 90 of the 3.7in armed version will be built by Canadian Vickers along with 50 more armed with the 2pdr gun as the Valentine VI and VIA, Canadian Pacific from 1939 will build 150 6pdr armed VIB tanks.

TC-2 Ram:
Developed by CC&F with technical help from Nuffield from late 1937 as an improved A13 Mk II Crusader with a revised Christie suspension system with a new hull and an all-welded turret. A crew of five is carried and the armament consists of the new Ordnance 6pdr QF Mk III gun with a co-axial .30in Browning MG and another in an MG turret beside the driver and another on an AA mount. Fording depth is 3.3 feet and trench crossing is 8.5 feet. Armour is 87-25mm thick. Initial examples will be powered by Canadian-built 400hp Liberty V-12 petrol engines for a maximum speed of 25mph on roads and 15mph cross country and range is 120 miles. Orenda Engines is also pursuing a possible replacement engine (also intended for future tank development). Production is targeted for mid-to-late 1938, with purchases from Great Britain, and components used for the Australian Sentinel Tank.