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The Mark IV tank Lodestar III at the Belgian Royal Museum of the Army, Brussels (2005). This tank retains its original paint. When first deployed, British tanks were painted with a four-colour camouflage scheme devised by the artist Solomon Joseph Solomon. It was found that they quickly got covered with mud, rendering elaborate camouflage paint ...
Mk. 3(I) : In 1985, design work began on an improved Mk. 3 tank known as the Mark 3(I) (I stands for Improved) which was unveiled at the 1986 British Army Equipment Exhibition (BAEE). Two Mk. 3(I) were built and underwent trials in the desert in 1987. The improvements over the previous Mk. 3 specification comprise the following:
Valentine II (Tank, Infantry, Mk III*): (700) Until the Valentine name adopted in June 1941, known as "Tank, Infantry, Mark III*". [20] [c] This model used AEC A190 131 hp 6-cylinder diesel engine. To increase its range in the desert, an auxiliary jettisonable external fuel tank was installed to the left of the engine compartment. Valentine III.
The first American-produced heavy tank was the 43.5-ton Mark VIII, a US-British development of the successful British heavy tank design. Armed with two 6-pounder cannon and five .30-caliber machine guns, it was operated by an 11-man crew, had a maximum speed of 6.5 miles per hour, and a range of 50 miles.
Heavy tanks feature very heavy armor and weapons relative to lighter tanks. Many heavy tanks shared components with lighter tanks. For example, the US M103 heavy tank shared many components with the lighter Patton tank, including transmission and engine. As a result, they tend to be either underpowered and comparatively slow, or have engine and ...
The Medium Mark III was a medium tank developed by the United Kingdom during the Interwar period. The prototypes of the Medium Mark II were the three A6 also known as "16-tonner" tanks. From the tests of the A6, three Mark IIIs were built and put into service with the British Army but due to the high cost no more were purchased.
The American 301st Heavy Tank Battalion was equipped with 19 Mark V and 21 Mark V* tanks in their first heavy tank action against the Hindenburg Line on 27 September 1918. Of the 21 Mark V* tanks, 9 were hit by artillery rounds (one totally destroyed), 2 hit British mines, 5 had mechanical problems, and 2 ditched in trenches.
M2 light tank; Medium Mark III; N. Neubaufahrzeug; O. O-I super-heavy tank; R. Ram tank; S. SMK tank; T. T-24 tank; T-26; T-28 (medium tank) T-35; T-42 super-heavy ...