![]() ![]() Already on 31 July 1925, the Polish Armament Committee announced its intention to purchase 50 Vickers tanks, having in mind Medium Mark II tanks produced for the British Army, as meeting Polish requirements, but the company did not obtain approval from the government for their export. At that time, Great Britain was one of the few countries that produced new tanks. ![]() Eberman).īeginning in 1925, Polish Ministry of Military Affairs maintained contacts with English Vickers ordnance company (from 1927: Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd). At the same time, in April 1926 there was announced a tank design contest among Polish engineers, but the only one, which reached prototype stage in 1928, apeared a total failure (WB-10 design by L. Since Polish engineers had not enough experience to design a tank from a scratch, nor factories had experience with tank production, it was decided to buy a licence abroad, which would be a base for own works. īy mid 1920s, it became clear, that the Polish Army needed modern tanks to replace a fleet of ageing WWI-era Renault FT. In spite of enthusiasm to Vickers medium tanks, it did not fulfill all requirements – or just was too expensive. ![]() Would-be Polish tank – Vickers Medium Mark D (Irish). Note: links marked this way lead to Wikipedia articles. Additional photographs are in the gallery. Development history, technical description and specifications are in part I. This page is devoted to the service of Vickers Mark E (6-ton) light tanks in Polish Army. History – Armament and equipment – Combat use – Part I: Development history and construction Vickers Mark E (6-Ton) light tank in Polish service E » part III – Polish artillery – Steel Panthers – what's new Main page – Polish armour » tanks » Vickers Mk. ![]()
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