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Throughout the history of armored warfare, tankers have been known to give nicknames to their tanks. [1] This is a list of named tanks. Canada. Churchill Oke.
A division's nickname may derive from numerous sources: it may be inspired by the division's badge or insignia, such as the 1st Infantry Division's "Big Red One". On the other hand, some division's badges are actually suggested by the nickname, such as the "CY" patch of the "Cyclone Division" (38th Infantry Division);
"Gu Zhi Zhaohu 古之昭虎" (Chinese, "Like the ancient Zhaohu"; Zhaohu itself is a nickname for Duke Zhaomu of Zhou, who defeated 40,000 Dongyi of the Jianghuai with his 7,000 strong army) – Zhang Liao, general of the Eastern Han dynasty and Cao Wei serving under the warlord Cao Cao, for his victory at the Battle of Xiaoyao Ford
The Daily Advertisers – 5th Lancers [3] The Dandies – 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards; The Dandy Ninth – 9th (Highlanders) Battalion Royal Scots [26]; The Death or Glory Boys – 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge's Own) later 17th/21st Lancers, then Queen's Royal Lancers [1] [3] (from the regimental badge, which was a death's head (skull), with a scroll bearing the motto "or Glory")
The third generation of main battle tanks is characterized by composite armour and computer stabilized fire control systems, which allow firing on the move as well as very high first hit probability on targets multiple kilometres away. Many tanks had smoothbore guns with a calibre around 120mm.
The M4A3 model was the first to be factory-produced with the HVSS system with wider tracks to distribute weight, beginning in August 1944. With the smooth ride of the HVSS, it gained the nickname "Easy Eight" from its experimental "E8" designation. The M4 and M4A3 105 mm-armed tanks, as well as the M4A1 and M4A2 76 mm-armed tanks, were also ...
The M26 Pershing is a heavy tank, later designated as a medium tank, [nb 1] formerly used by the United States Army.It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and extensively during the Korean War.
M1945 NATO reporting name for the T-34 medium tank (Soviet Union; World War II) M1946 NATO reporting name for the T-54 main battle tank (Soviet Union; Cold War) M1947 NATO reporting name for the T-34 medium tank (Poland; Cold War) M1949 NATO reporting name for the T-54 main battle tank (Soviet Union; Cold War)