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Vickers A1E1 in 1925 Type Tank Place of origin United Kingdom
Production history Manufacturer Vickers Number built 1 Weight 33
long tons (34 t) Length 24 ft 11 in (7.59 m) Width 8 ft 9 in
(2.67 m) Height 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) Crew 8  Armour 13–28 mm QF 3
pounder gun (47 mm) 4 × 0.303 Vickers machine gun Engine
Armstrong Siddeley V12 petrol 370 hp (280 kW) Transmission 4
forward, 1 reverse Suspension coil spring bogies 95 miles Speed
20 mph (32 km/h)  The Independent A1E1 is a multi-turreted tank
that was designed by the British armaments manufacturer Vickers
between the First and Second World Wars. Although it only ever
reached the prototype stage and only a single example was built,
it influenced many other tank designs.  The A1E1 design can be
seen as a possible influence on the Soviet T-100 and T-28 tanks,
the German Neubaufahrzeug tanks, and the British Medium Mk III
and Cruiser Mk I (t