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The Army reclassified their armor (tanks) in 1950 from heavy, medium, and light tanks to 120mm, 90mm and 76mm gun tanks, etc. Consequently, when the M551 Sheridan entered combat in Vietnam in January 1969, it was assigned to strictly cavalry units, and was classified as an Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle M551 and not a light ...
Leonardo da Vinci sketch of his armored fighting vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with the invention of a war machine that resembled a tank. [6] In the 15th century, a Hussite called Jan Žižka won several battles using armoured wagons containing cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides, but his invention was not used after his lifetime until the 20th century. [7]
Currently active military equipment by country; Vehicle registration plates of the United States Army in Germany; M-numbers; List of land vehicles of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of crew-served weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
Vehicle registration plates of the United States Army in Germany; Tank classification; List of "M" series military vehicles; List of currently active United States military land vehicles; List of crew served weapons of the US Armed Forces; List of vehicles of the United States Marine Corps; List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps; G-numbers
Medium tank (main battle tank) in service with the Argentine Army. Bernardini MB-3 Tamoyo [9] 1983 — Brazil: Only a few 30 t 500 hp 550 km Designed by Bernardini; it never passed beyond the prototype stage. The final model, the Tamoyo III was armed with a NATO 105 mm L7 rifled main gun. TR-85: 1986 Socialist Republic of Romania: 617 42.2 t 830 hp
The result was a series of designs such as the A9 which Sir John Carden of Vickers-Armstrong produced in 1934 and A10 and Crusader (A15) cruiser tanks, and the Matilda (A11) also by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, began in 1935 and Matilda II (A12) infantry tanks, and a series of light tanks, the Light Tank Mk I built earlier by Vickers Armstrong from ...
Light tank armed with 105mm gun designed by Elbit Systems based on ASCOD and Pandur II platforms. FV101 Scorpion: 1~12 United Kingdom: Principal light tank of the Philippine Army. Returned to service in 2024. Up to 12 units planned for reactivation. Poland: T-72M1: Unknown Soviet Union Poland: In service since 1978.
Originally both tanks only came equipped with machine guns but in 1940, the M2A4 was upgraded to a 37mm anti-tank gun. The machine gun-armed tanks were never used in combat, and only a handful of cannon-armed vehicles saw service in the Pacific; but their design formed the basis of the later M3/M5 Light Tank.