The British Official Armour Specification is a set of standards for armour construction for armoured fighting vehicles, including tanks, during the late Interwar Period and into World War II.

Standards list

Standards applicable to British tanks of World War II are as follows:

British Official Armour Specification

I.T.60: Face-hardened 7 to 12 mm steel plate. I.T.70: Thin homogeneous hard 3 to 30 mm plate. I.T.80: Thick homogeneous-machineable 15 mm and greater plate. I.T.90: Cast armour of all thicknesses. I.T.100: Thin homogeneous-machineable 3 to 14 mm plate. I.T.110: Carbon manganese steel backing plate.

British Official Armour Specification

See also

List of tanks of the United Kingdom

List of World War II tanks

Resources

Tanks of the United Kingdom

Armour Specification

Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II

Armour Specification

British Official Armour Specification