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Tank jelajah
| Tank jelajah
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Crusader I dengan turet tambahan
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| Jenis
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Kendaraan tempur lapis baja
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| Negara asal
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Britania Raya
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| Sejarah pemakaian
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| Masa penggunaan
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1937–1945
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| Digunakan oleh
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Angkatan Darat Britania Raya
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| Pada perang
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Perang Dunia II
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| Spesifikasi
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Senjata
utama
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2-Pounder gun
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Senjata
pelengkap
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7.9 mm machine-gun
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Tank jelajah (Tank kavaleri atau Tank cepat) adalah sebuah tipe tank yang bertugas untuk membuka serangan pasukan darat dan melumpuhkan kendaraan tempur lapis baja musuh. Sehingga pada umumnya tank jelajah memiliki lapisan baja yang tidak terlalu tebal namun mampu bergerak dengan lincah.
Referensi
- Chamberlain, Peter; Ellis, Chris (1969). British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, Gun Motor Carriages and Special Purpose Vehicles, 1939–1945. New York, NY: Arco. ISBN 978-0-668-01867-8.
- Harris, J. P. (1995). Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903–1939. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-4814-2.
- Postan, M. M. (1952). British War Production. History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 459583161.
- Postan, M. M.; et al. (1964). Hancock, K., ed. Design and Development of Weapons: Studies in Government and Industrial Organisation. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO & Longmans, Green & Co. ISBN 978-0-11630-089-8.
- Steele, Brett D. (2005). Military Re-engineering Between the World Wars. RAND. ISBN 978-0-8330-3721-3.
Bacaan lanjutan
Buku
- Bingham, James. Crusader-Cruiser Mark VI. AFV Profiles. 1969/1971. Windsor: Profile. OCLC 54349416.
- Buckley, John (2006) [2004]. British Armour in the Normandy Campaign 1944. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-40773-1.
- French, David (2001) [2000]. Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War Against Germany 1919–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924630-4.
- Milsom, J.; Sandars, J.; Scarborough, G. (1976). Crusader. Classic Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Their History and How to Model Them. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens for Airfix products. ISBN 978-0-85059-194-1.
- Murray, W.; Millett, A. R. (2006) [1996]. Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (edisi ke-17th). New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63760-2.
- Ness, L. (2002). Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide (PDF) (edisi ke-online). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-711228-9. Diakses tanggal 8 March 2016.
- Place, T. H. (2000). Military Training in the British Army, 1940–1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day. Military History and Policy (edisi ke-pbk.). London: Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0-7146-8091-0.
- Plant, J. (2014). Cruiser Tank Warfare. London: New Generation. ISBN 978-1-910394-17-5.
- Postan, M. M. (1952). British War Production. History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 459583161.
- Tucker, Spencer (2004). Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Weapons and Warfare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Information Services. ISBN 978-1-57607-995-9.
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