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| General Characteristics | |
| Length: | 10.06 Metres |
| Width: | 3.91 Metres |
| Height: | 3.05 Metres |
| Weight: | 77-78 Tons |
| Speed: | 19 kilometres/hour |
| Range: | 72 kilometres on-road 40 kilometres off-road |
| Primary armament: | 32 pounder main gun |
| Secondary armament: | 2 machine guns |
| Power plant: | Rolls Royce Meteor V 600hp |
| Crew: | 7: Commander, driver, gunner, 2 loaders |
The A39 Tortoise heavy assault tank was a British heavy tank that never entered production, developed in World War II. It was developed for the task of clearing heavily fortified areas. Its design therefore favoured armour protection over mobility.
| British armored fighting vehicles of World War II |
| Cruiser Tanks |
| Mk I | Mk II | Mk III | Mk IV | Mk V Covenanter | Mk VI Crusader | Mk VII Cavalier | Mk VIII Centaur | Mk VIII Cromwell | Challenger | Comet |
| Infantry Tanks |
| Mk I Matilda | Mk II Matilda | Mk III Valentine | Mk IV Churchill |
| Self-propelled artillery |
| Bishop | Sexton |
| Tank destroyers |
| Archer |
| Experimental vehicles |
| Avenger | Black Prince | Tortoise | Valiant |
| British armored fighting vehicle production during World War II |