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Tank jelajah
Crusader I dengan turet tambahan
Jenis	Kendaraan tempur lapis baja
Negara asal	Britania Raya
Sejarah pemakaian
Masa penggunaan	1937–1945
Digunakan oleh	Angkatan Darat Britania Raya
Pada perang	Perang Dunia II
Spesifikasi
Senjata utama	2-Pounder gun
Senjata pelengkap	7.9 mm machine-gun

Tank jelajah (Tank kavaleri atau Tank cepat) adalah sebuah tipe tank yang bertugas untuk membuka serangan pasukan darat dan melumpuhkan kendaraan tempur lapis baja musuh. Sehingga pada umumnya tank jelajah memiliki lapisan baja yang tidak terlalu tebal namun mampu bergerak dengan lincah.

Buku

• Bingham, James. Crusader-Cruiser Mark VI. AFV Profiles. 1969/1971. Windsor: Profile. OCLC 54349416. 
• Buckley, John (2006) [2004]. British Armour in the Normandy Campaign 1944. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-40773-1. 
• French, David (2001) [2000]. Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War Against Germany 1919–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924630-4. 
• Milsom, J.; Sandars, J.; Scarborough, G. (1976). Crusader. Classic Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Their History and How to Model Them. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens for Airfix products. ISBN 978-0-85059-194-1. 
• Murray, W.; Millett, A. R. (2006) [1996]. Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (edisi ke-17th). New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63760-2. 
• Ness, L. (2002). Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide (PDF) (edisi ke-online). London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-711228-9. Diakses tanggal 8 March 2016. 
• Place, T. H. (2000). Military Training in the British Army, 1940–1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day. Military History and Policy (edisi ke-pbk.). London: Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0-7146-8091-0. 
• Plant, J. (2014). Cruiser Tank Warfare. London: New Generation. ISBN 978-1-910394-17-5. 
• Postan, M. M. (1952). British War Production. History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 459583161. 
• Tucker, Spencer (2004). Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Weapons and Warfare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Information Services. ISBN 978-1-57607-995-9. 

Thesis

• Armstrong, G. P. (1976). The Controversy over Tanks in the British Army 1919 to 1933 (Tesis PhD). King's College London (University of London). OCLC 731234928. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.448107. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-controversy-over-tanks-in-the-british-army-1919-to-1933(dbea3395-5044-41a2-b455-b1f51d6b2cc8).html. Diakses pada 9 March 2016. 
• Coombs, B. (2011). British Tank Production, 1934–1945 (Tesis PhD). University of Kent. OCLC 872698322. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.590028. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590028. Diakses pada 10 March 2016.  (perlu mendaftar)
• Forrester, C. J. (2010). Montgomery and his Legions: A Study of Operational Development, Innovation and Command in 21st Army Group, North-West Europe, 1944–45 (Tesis PhD). University of Leeds. OCLC 767733859. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.540781. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1753/. Diakses pada 2 November 2016. 
• Salmon, R. E. (2013). The Management of Change: Mechanizing the British Regular and Household Cavalry Regiments 1918–1942 (Tesis PhD). University of Wolverhampton. OCLC 879390776. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.596061. http://wlv.openrepository.com/wlv/handle/2436/315320. Diakses pada 10 March 2016.