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Really? It looks more like it has something in common with BT tanks or the T-34. — Michael Z. 2005-10-13 00:04 Z
Not the Liberty V-12 engine; how can you have a horizontal (flat) V-12? Was it a flat-12 derived by Nuffield from the Liberty?? Hugo999 05:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
The Meadows engine wasn't related to the Liberty V-12 but it may have been a 'flat' V-12 i:e a V12 with the angle of the V being 180 degrees rather than a 'boxer' type engine ( see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_engine ). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.231.19 ( talk) 20:46, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
The "Combat Usage" section mentions something called Kingforce. What was Kingforce? A shufty on Google returns very little information other than that it was a force of tanks commanded by a Major Norris King MC, but who was Norris King? Was it KingForce or King Force? Given that the article does not supply a reference that the Covenanter was used alongside Kingforce, my suggestion is that mention of the force should be excised entirely (unless there could be a way to summarise it very briefly, e.g. "KingForce, an experimental armoured force commanded by a Major Norris King (reference)"). - Ashley Pomeroy ( talk) 13:04, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
I have taken the liberty of replacing the line: "Although adequate as a training vehicle it was never considered fit for combat use." in the opening para. It certainly would have been used in combat had Britain been invaded in late 1940, 1941 or 1942. It equipped many front-line units such as the 9th Armoured Division. It was the cooling problems that prevented them being sent to Africa and the Med, which was where all the fighting was in 1940 to 1943. By the time the British Army was fighting in northern Europe, the Covenanter, like the Crusader, was already obsolete as a fighting tank. However, in support roles it seems to have done its job very well. Alansplodge ( talk) 18:51, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
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Really? It looks more like it has something in common with BT tanks or the T-34. — Michael Z. 2005-10-13 00:04 Z
Not the Liberty V-12 engine; how can you have a horizontal (flat) V-12? Was it a flat-12 derived by Nuffield from the Liberty?? Hugo999 05:36, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
The Meadows engine wasn't related to the Liberty V-12 but it may have been a 'flat' V-12 i:e a V12 with the angle of the V being 180 degrees rather than a 'boxer' type engine ( see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_engine ). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.217.231.19 ( talk) 20:46, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
The "Combat Usage" section mentions something called Kingforce. What was Kingforce? A shufty on Google returns very little information other than that it was a force of tanks commanded by a Major Norris King MC, but who was Norris King? Was it KingForce or King Force? Given that the article does not supply a reference that the Covenanter was used alongside Kingforce, my suggestion is that mention of the force should be excised entirely (unless there could be a way to summarise it very briefly, e.g. "KingForce, an experimental armoured force commanded by a Major Norris King (reference)"). - Ashley Pomeroy ( talk) 13:04, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
I have taken the liberty of replacing the line: "Although adequate as a training vehicle it was never considered fit for combat use." in the opening para. It certainly would have been used in combat had Britain been invaded in late 1940, 1941 or 1942. It equipped many front-line units such as the 9th Armoured Division. It was the cooling problems that prevented them being sent to Africa and the Med, which was where all the fighting was in 1940 to 1943. By the time the British Army was fighting in northern Europe, the Covenanter, like the Crusader, was already obsolete as a fighting tank. However, in support roles it seems to have done its job very well. Alansplodge ( talk) 18:51, 6 October 2011 (UTC)
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