The light tank Mk VIII (A25), also known as the Harry Hopkins, after American President Roosevelt's chief diplomatic advisor, and A25 from its General...
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sequence Light Tank Mk VII "Tetrarch" and Light Tank Mk VIII "Harry Hopkins" were produced by Vickers but unrelated to the series of light tanks Mk I to Mark...
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The light tank Mk VII (A17), also known as the Tetrarch, was a British light tank produced by Vickers-Armstrongs in the late 1930s and used during the...
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the light tank designs, the light tank Mk VIII "Harry Hopkins", was produced only in small numbers. The Japanese made extensive use of light tanks that...
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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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The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War...
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The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during World War II. More than 8,000 Valentines were produced...
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Dingo scout car (245; Australia) Dodge Mk VII and Mk VIII armoured car (5; Ireland) Excelsior tank heavy tank prototype (2; United Kingdom) FAI armoured...
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small light tanks to swarm an opponent, instead of a few expensive and unsatisfactory medium tanks. "Light" cruiser tanks (for example the Cruiser Mk I)...
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in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. In the...
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They were followed by the Light Tank Mk VI from 1936. The Light Tank Mk VI was the sixth and final design in the line of tanks built by Vickers-Armstrongs...
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The Mark VIII tank also known as the Liberty or The International was a British-American tank design of the First World War intended to overcome the limitations...
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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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The history and development of the tank in North Korea spans the period from their adoption after World War II with the foundation of the Korean People's...
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the British army were mostly equipped with the Vickers Medium Tank Mk I and Medium Mk II, which were judged obsolete by the 1930s; most of the vehicles...
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A super-heavy tank is any tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary vehicles....
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Stridsvagn m/31 (Landsverk L-10) tank was the next design and built by AB Landsverk. It was armed with a 37 mm Bofors gun and a light machine gun, and was equipped...
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M24 Chaffee (redirect from M-24 light tank)
The M24 Chaffee (officially light tank M24) was an American light tank used during the later part of World War II; it was also used in post–World War II...
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VIII Challenger; a Cromwell tank derivative carrying a heavier gun Light Tank Mk VIII (1943), also known as the "Harry Hopkins", a British light tank...
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A heavy tank is a tank classification produced from World War I to the end of the Cold War. These tanks generally sacrificed mobility and maneuverability...
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Matilda II (redirect from Mk.II Matilda)
lighter and less costly Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine beginning in late 1941. The split between the infantry tank and cruisers had its origins in the...
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Vickers Mark E tank that led to the 7TP light tank which was developed soon after. On 14 September 1931, Poland bought 38 tanks Vickers Mk.E Type A, with...
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medium tank is a classification of tanks, particularly prevalent during World War II, which represented a compromise between the mobility oriented light tanks...
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design. The final tank designs in World War I showed a number of trends such as in the US and British produced Mark VIII tank for heavy tanks. However, the...
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gal drop tank. Provision was made to allow the Mk VIII to carry a single "slipper" drop tank of 30, 90 or 170 gal capacity. With a 170 gal tank, the aeroplane...
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British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II (category World War II tanks of the United Kingdom)
divisions. Light tank Mk I Light tank Mk II Light tank Mk III Light tank Mk IV Light tank Mk V Light tank Mk VI The last of the light tanks were produced...
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Soviet T-35, American Medium Tank M3 (hull mounted and turret gun), French Char B1 (hull mounted howitzer) or British Cruiser Mk I (two ancillary machine...
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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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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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Personnel Carrier. Tank cruiser, Ram Mk I: Ordnance QF 2 pounder / 40mm gun (171 rounds). Tank cruiser, Ram Mk II Early production: Mk III QF 6 pounder...
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