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From the Mark II onwards, a new design was introduced that was smaller, incorporated Lewis or Hotchkiss guns, and allowed for much larger doors. Both male and female tanks took part in the first tank action, on 15 September 1916, at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, part of the Somme offensive on 15 September 1916.
A UK order for 300 Sextons was made in mid-1943, albeit built on the hull of the Grizzly tank (a Canadian-built variant of the M4A1 Sherman). The Ram-based SP gun became known as the Sexton Mark I, while the Grizzly-based variant was the Sexton Mark II. UK orders for the Sexton II eventually totalled 2,026 vehicles.
The 17-pounder could knock out any German tank. Often referred to by the post-war nickname "Firefly", but during WWII this nickname was also used for the 17pdr M10. Lee and Grant – M3 Lee medium tank; 3in SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer; 17pdr SP M10 – M10 tank destroyer equipped with a British 17-pounder gun
British 12-ton tank (type unclear – likely Vickers Medium Mark II, possibly Cruiser Mk I, or remotely Matilda I) T26 (88 provided by Soviets in 1938) BT-5 (4 provided by Soviets in 1938) Marmon-Herrington CTLS (few diverted from Dutch after the fall of Java) AMR 35; T-34 (supplied from Russia)
Although they were in fact Medium II's and always called that way, their official designation was Tank Light Mark IA Special (L) India. Medium II Box Tank: This was a single command tank, converted from a Medium II in 1928, by removing the turret from the fighting compartment and fitting a large rectangular superstructure. Its only armament was ...
Translated from German, Jagdpanzer meaning "hunting tank". It typically refers to anti-tank variants of existing tank chassis with a well-armored casemate superstructure that mount an anti-tank gun with limited traverse in the front. [1] These vehicles were classified by the western Allies of World War II as a tank destroyer. [2]
The Infantry Tank Mark II, better known as the Matilda, is a British infantry tank of the Second World War. [ 1 ] The design began as the A12 specification in 1936, as a gun-armed counterpart to the first British infantry tank, the machine gun armed, two-man A11 Infantry Tank Mark I .
Category: World War II tank destroyers of the United States. 3 languages. ... M36 tank destroyer; T. T28 super-heavy tank; T40/M9 tank destroyer; T55E1 gun motor ...