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The OF-40 is an Italian main battle tank developed as a joint venture between OTO Melara and Fiat, and intended primarily for export sales.OTO Melara would develop and produce the hulls, and automotive components would be provided by Fiat (the designation of the vehicle comes from the initials of the two companies, whereas "40" refers to the planned mass of the tank). [1]
Russian Heavy Tank JS-2 Model 1944 ChKZ: 2012: Yes - 32572: British Infantry Tank Mk.IIA* Matilda Mk.III/IV: 2012: Yes - 32573: German Flakpanzer IV Möbelwagen (w/Flak 43) 2012: No: Rebox from X with new parts 32574: German 8-Wheeled Heavy Armored Car (Sd.Kfz.232) 2013: Yes - 32575: German Tiger I Late Production: 2013: Yes: Rebox from 32504 ...
1945 (Mk 1) 1946 (Mk 2) 1948 (Mk 3) 1955 (Mk 5) United Kingdom: 4,423 [6] 51 t 650 hp 52–100 km First "Universal Tank" (MBT) Culmination of the WWII cruiser tanks. 1953 (C III) 1955 (C V) 1958 (C X) Sweden: 110 51–53 t 650 hp 52–100 km Strv 81 and 101 were the Swedish designations fitted with, Swedish machine guns and instruments.
Wireless Set No. 19 MK III. The Wireless Set No. 19 was developed in 1940 by the British War Office's Signals Experimental Establishment and by Pye Radio. The Pye model was replaced with the MK II model in 1941, and the MK III model in 1942. The sets proved valuable for armoured fighting in the Western Desert.
OF-40 Mk.2: 36 Italy: Being withdrawn from service. AMX-30S: 45 France: Leclerc: 388 France: United Kingdom: Challenger 2 [127] 158 active (59 Driver training and reserve) (70 in storage, since 2010) United Kingdom: Equips three regular and one Yeomanry (reserve) Armoured Regiments of the Royal Armoured Corps, each of 56 tanks.
After user trials, the first production vehicles were completed by Vickers at Elswick in 1956–57. Some Mk 2's used the hulls of former gun tanks or tugs but most were newly built as ARVs. From 1956 to 1960, the Swiss army bought 30 Entpannungspanzer 56 Centurion. These were used until 1991 with the numbers M + 78601 to M + 78630.
While the 7.62 cm PaK 36(r) was a good stopgap measure, the 7.5 cm PaK 40 mounted on the tank chassis of the Ausf. F resulted in a better overall fighting machine. [ 25 ] New production amounted to 576 examples from June 1942 to June 1943, as well as the conversion of 75 tanks after new production had stopped. [ 25 ]
The Tank Medium No. 2 Experimental Vehicle FV4202 also known as the 40-ton Centurion [1] was a technology test bed developed by British company Leyland Motors between 1955 and 1956. It was used to develop various concepts later used in the Chieftain main battle tank.