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This is a list of Japanese Army Military Engineer Vehicles during World War II.Included are diverse types of armored lumberjacks, mine clearing vehicles, engineering vehicles, construction and repair vehicles, recovery cranes and other materiel used by Imperial Japanese Army engineer units during World War II.
The EBG combat engineering vehicle, based on the AMX 30 tank, is used by the engineers of the French Army. BAT-M engineering vehicle of Russia and the former Soviet Union. A military engineering vehicle is a vehicle built for construction work or for the transportation of combat engineers on the battlefield.
The M728 vehicle is used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Although the M728 consists of a tank hull and a short-barreled turret, it is not a tank and should not be routinely used against enemy tanks. It is an excellent heavy assault support vehicle when used as part of a combined engineer-infantry team.
The project was known as the Future Engineer Tank. 33 have been built. It was first used on exercise in May 2007 with the 1st Battalion (Mechanised) of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment . A number of Trojans are permanently based in Canada at British Army Training Unit Suffield in order to allow the Royal Engineers to support Armoured Battle ...
The German heavy tank battalions destroyed a total of 8,100 enemy tanks for the loss of 1,482 of their own, an overall kill/loss ratio of 5.47 though individual unit ratios ranged from 1.28 to 13. The German losses also include non-combat tank write-offs. [1] Tiger I in France.
The Ford GAA engine is an American all-aluminum 32-valve DOHC 60-degree gasoline-fueled liquid-cooled V8 internal combustion engine with a flat-plane crank.It was designed and produced by the Ford Motor Company before and during World War II.
The tank was based on the T-80's chassis, using a new turret, and was armed with an LP-83 152.4 mm smoothbore gun. A variant of the tank utilizing a rifled 152mm armament was never completed. Like most Soviet tanks, the gun offered poor depression, and the LP-83 offered a slower reload despite the presence of an autoloader .
The contract to design and build the vehicle was won by BAE Systems Land and Armaments in the UK in July 2002. [6] Other companies have been subcontracted to provide expertise in specific areas. These companies, together with an indication of their involvement, include: GKN Aerospace: innovative fuel system [7]