A new cruiser tank that featured such innovations as an opposed-piston engine, front placement of cooling radiators, and the wide use of welding. The vehicle was ordered for production on April 17, 1939. A total of 1,771 tanks in four base variants were mass-produced. The Covenanter tanks were used mostly for training purposes in the U.K. from 1940 through 1943.
Commander
Radio Operator
Covenanter Mk. I
Meadows D.A.V.
WS No. 9
Covenanter Mk. I
QF 2-pdr Mk. X
Covenanter Mk. III
Meadows D.A.V. O.C.
WS No. 19 Mk. I
Covenanter Mk. IV CS
40 mm Pom-Pom
OQF 3-inch Howitzer Mk. I
WS No. 19 Mk. II
QF 40 mm Mk. VI Bofors
WS No. 19 Mk. III
Characteristics are specified for vehicles with crews trained to 100%.