The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that developed on the Western Front. Although vehicles that incorporated the basic...
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featured in other Star Wars media associated with the Clone Wars. In-universe material identifies them as IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tanks produced by Haor...
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Tanks were an important weapons system in World War II. Although tanks in the inter-war years were the subject of widespread research, few were made,...
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numerous tank designs used in World War II. In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. German tanks were...
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Merkava IV. Tanks and anti-tank weapons of the Cold War era saw action in a number of proxy wars like the Korean War, Vietnam War, Indo-Pakistani War of 1971...
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heavy tanks were a series of related armoured fighting vehicles developed by the UK during the First World War. The Mark I was the world's first tank, a...
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purchased foreign tanks for evaluation during World War I, and began developing its own indigenous designs during the late 1920s. Due to the war with China,...
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The IS tanks (Russian: ИС) were a series of heavy tanks developed as a successor to the KV-series by the Soviet Union during World War II. The IS acronym...
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has produced tanks since their inception in World War I, up until the present day. While there were several American experiments in tank design, the first...
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Tank development both evolved considerably from World War II and played a key role during the Cold War (1945–1990). The period pitted the nations of the...
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French development into tanks began during World War I as an effort to overcome the stalemate of trench warfare, and largely at the initiative of the manufacturers...
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A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed...
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Sherman tanks extensive use around the world after World War II and catalogues foreign post–World War II use and conversions of Sherman tanks and variants...
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development of American tanks from the end of World War II and during the Cold War. In the Korean War M24 Chaffees were the first U.S. tanks to fight the North...
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retired the last (M103) heavy tank battalion. The M60 tank series became America's primary main battle tank during the Cold War, reaching a production total...
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1996). Tank Battles of the Mid-East Wars 1: The Wars of 1948–1973. Concord. ISBN 978-962-361-612-6. Zaloga, Steven J. (1993). T-72 Main Battle Tank 1974-93...
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main battle tank of the post-World War II period. Introduced in 1945, it is widely considered to be one of the most successful post-war tank designs, remaining...
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M4 Sherman (redirect from M4A3 Sherman tank)
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 proved...
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M3 Stuart (redirect from M5 light tank)
The M3 Stuart/light tank M3, was an American light tank of World War II. An improved version of the tank entered service as the M5 in 1942 to be supplied...
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A main battle tank (MBT), also known as a battle tank or universal tank, is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in...
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Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks. After the Allies deployed the first...
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The T29 Heavy Tank was an American heavy tank project started in March 1944 to counter the appearance of the German Tiger II heavy tank. The T29 was not...
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series include: M46 Patton, a medium tank model operational during the Korean War M47 Patton, the first US main battle tank, in service from 1952 through 1959...
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The Tank, Cruiser, Ram was a cruiser tank designed and built by Canada in the Second World War, based on the U.S. M3 Medium tank chassis. Due to standardization...
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tank having seen combat. Examples were designed in the First and Second World Wars, along with a few during the Cold War. The first super-heavy tank was...
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IS-3 (redirect from IS-3 heavy tank)
heavy tank developed in late 1944. Its semi-hemispherical cast turret (resembling that of an upturned soup bowl) became the hallmark of post-war Soviet...
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M26 Pershing (redirect from Pershing tank)
is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, formerly used by the United States Army. It was used in the last months of World War II during the...
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of the characteristics of tanks used in World War I. Tanks planned for production and with completed prototypes during the war, but entered service after...
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