![]() ![]() ![]() A more standard braking system was used for sharper turns. ![]() An unconventional warp steering system was adopted for high speed but shallow turns, in which the wheels turned, thus distorting the tracks. The most obvious change was the suspension, which had four large road wheels on each side, and no return rollers. The new tank was a major break from the existing line of light tanks, which had reached the Light Tank Mk VI. It was first designed in 1937 as a private venture at Vickers, where it had the designation P.R. The Tetrarch marked a total break from the earlier series of light tanks. The Light Tank Mk VII 'Tetrarch' (A17) was the last British designed light tank to be used in combat during the Second World War, and saw limited use as a glider-borne aircraft on D-Day and during the crossing of the Rhine. ![]()
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