![]() ![]() Another change was that those 16 Skefco roller bearings were now reduced to just 6 on each side. A fifth small circular one at the rear behind the fourth mudchute was for accessing the drive chain and the covering plate is sometimes missing in photographs. The distinctive open mud chutes on the side were slightly redesigned and there were now four roughly rectangular shaped openings. The basic shape was the same but that curved exposed front fuel tank now had an angled armored cover. This production vehicle was noticeably different to the rebuilt Chaser. The Tritton Chaser had morphed into a similarly looking but larger ‘Whippet’ tank. Whippet A301 on show to the crowds at the Lord Mayor’s Parade pictured outside the High courts of Justice, London probably 1919. They were to face the trials of combat very soon after they arrived in France. This was now ‘The Whippet’ or officially the ‘Medium Mark A’. All 200 vehicles were assembled at the Wellington Foundry works of William Foster and Co. ![]() Of these first 200 machines, only 166 had been completed by the summer of 1918 and it was into the autumn before the remaining 34 arrived. The goal was to have them delivered to France by the end of July 1917 and a further order of 200 was placed that summer which was canceled about 4 months later. Some 200 Whippets were soon placed on order with this new polygonal style upper body. The tests at Oldbury of the new Whippet design had met with approval. Compared to the much larger and heavier British tanks of WW1, the famous ‘rhomboid’ shaped machines, these really were Whippets.ĭesigned to effectively emulate the role of scout and cavalry, push ahead, harass the enemy and to use machine guns to sow confusion, the Whippet was intended to work with those heavier tanks and not to replace them. The Whippet tank is what its name implies a Whippet, a breed of fast hunting dogs used for chasing prey down and catching it. Medium tank – 200 built From idea to production The detailed specification sheets include dimensions, performance, fuel economy figures, emissions. You can find the fastest cars, heaviest cars, most fuel efficient cars and more. All data is fully searchable and sortable. Classic and current automobile models listed, including sports cars, supercars, antique cars and mundane runabouts. Car specifications from all manufacturers in the world. ![]()
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