The M7 medium tank, initially T7 light tank, was an American tank, originally conceived as an up-gunned replacement for the M3/M5 light tank ("Stuart")...
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The medium tank T20, medium tank T22 and medium tank T23 were prototype medium tanks, developed by the United States Army during World War II. They were...
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A medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II, which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light...
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reclassified as a medium tank and accepted for production with a contract for 3,000. However the M4 was already in production and the M7 was canceled with...
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M4 Sherman (redirect from M4 Medium Tank)
The M4 Sherman, officially medium tank, M4, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II. The M4 Sherman...
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75 mm gun M2–M6 (redirect from 75 mm US tank gun)
M3 medium tank, the M3 was used on the M4 Sherman tank, and the M6 was used on the M24 Chaffee light tank. The M3 was also used on M7 medium tank. The...
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Destroyer tanks, Battle tanks (of Heavy, Medium and Light types), Torpedo tanks (utilising large trench mortars), Engineer tanks, Supply tanks and Ambulance...
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1943 medium tanks.) T-34/85 medium tank T-34.85M1 medium tank (Polish refurbishing program, similar to Soviet Model 1960) T-34/85M2 medium tank (Polish...
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a medium-velocity dual-purpose gun was fitted instead. Further development of the Cromwell combined with a high-velocity gun led to the Comet tank. The...
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ideogram "Chi" meant a medium tank, "Te" a tankette, "Ke" a light tank, "Ho" (artillery) a self-propelled gun, "Ka" an amphibious tank. There was a second...
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Massachusetts One M7 on outdoor display at Fort Missoula in Missoula, Montana. M7 The first M7s produced were based on modified M3 Lee medium tank chassis. To...
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assumed that heavy tanks suffered inferior mobility to medium tanks, this was not always the case, as many of the more sophisticated heavy tank designs featured...
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Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World...
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(Only tanks that were built/used in significant numbers are listed.) M22 Locust – An American-designed airmobile light tank M4 Sherman – (Medium Tank, M4)...
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tank, in a package with the weight of a medium tank. The first designated MBT was the British Chieftain tank, which during its development in the 1950s...
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T-34 (redirect from T-34 medium tank)
The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank from World War II. When introduced, its 76.2 mm (3 in) tank gun was more powerful than many of its contemporaries, and...
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a higher speed for use other than in infantry support led to the T20 Medium Tank. In 1941, the head of the United States Ordnance Department travelled...
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medium tanks. The failure of this multi-turreted tank guided the switch to the more successful, single-turret T-34 medium tank. The T-34 was a medium...
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However, this conflict would be instrumental in developing the famous T-34 medium tank. Germany's armored Panzer force was not especially impressive at the...
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The Schofield tank, named after its designer, was a New Zealand tank design of the Second World War. Developed in 1940 when it seemed that the Pacific...
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considerably heavier tank), and Panthers were considered medium tanks despite being of similar mass and volume to contemporary heavy tanks of other nations...
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mostly of Soviet T-34-85 medium tanks. These former Soviet tanks were an effective weapon as the South Koreans had no tanks of their own. A full brigade...
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M10 tank destroyer M18 Hellcat M36 tank destroyer T28 super-heavy tank (prototype) M7 Priest M12 T92 A Marine tank platoon consisted of 3 or 4 tanks commanded...
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larger caliber than 37–47 mm. Medium tanks of 1939 weighed around 20 tonnes (20 long tons). By 1945, typical medium tanks had maximum armor over 60 mm...
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infantry tanks. Cruiser tanks were developed after medium tank designs of the 1930s failed to satisfy the Royal Armoured Corps. The cruiser tank concept...
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Panzerkampfwagen E-100 (category Super-heavy tanks)
a German super-heavy tank design developed towards the end of World War II. It was the largest of the Entwicklung series of tank designs which was intended...
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The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal...
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many bridges medium tanks could cross. The KV outweighed most other tanks of the era, being about twice as heavy as the heaviest German tank at that time...
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Armoured fighting vehicle (section Tank)
Tanks were classified either by size or by role. Ripsaw M5 unmanned light tank A WWII German Panzer II light tank Soviet-made Polish T-34 medium tank...
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IS-3 (redirect from IS-3 heavy tank)
The IS-3 (also known as Object 703) is a Soviet heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling that of an upturned soup...
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