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Mark V 'Hermaphrodite' (or 'Composite') Tank. The entry/exit doors can be seen below the "female" sponson. The "Female" tank was a variation of the British heavy tank deployed during the First World War. It carried multiple machine guns instead of the mix of machine guns and cannons mounted on the "male" tank.
The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated Pz.Kpfw. V) with ordnance inventory designation: Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II.It was used in most European theatres of World War II from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945.
The British Mark V tank [a] was an upgraded version of the Mark IV tank. The tank was improved in several aspects over the Mark IV, chiefly the new steering system, transmission and 150 bhp engine, but it fell short in other areas, particularly its insufficient ventilation leading to carbon monoxide poisoning for the crew. [ 5 ]
Number built – 6,000 The Panther was a medium tank (45 tonnes) with a crew of five, which was designed to counter the Soviet T-34 tank. In weight it was comparable to Soviet heavy tanks. This tank was introduced in the Battle of Kursk, one of the largest tank battles in history. It had sloped armor which increased the effective relative ...
Panzerkampfwagen Panther II. An up-armoured Panther with revised suspension. Only two prototypes were completed before the end of the war and the Panther II was superseded by the E-50. Geschützwagen Panther für sFH18/4 (Sf) (Gerät 811) A weapon carrier / self-propelled artillery with de-mountable 15cm sFH18/4 heavy field howitzer. The sole ...
Shark Tank, which first premiered in 2009, offers some of America's most creative and innovative entrepreneurs the chance to give their businesses a financial boost by pitching their ideas to the ...
Mark V Composite tank in Estonian service; specific design and service of the Mark V tank as used by Estonia; BL 8-inch howitzer Mk I – V; World War I British gun, heavy and short-range; Mk 5 mine (1943); British anti-tank mine used in World War II; Supermarine Spitfire Mk V; 1941 British fighter aircraft augmented with high-altitude ...
The actress helped inspire the look for the famous logo, one of several actresses ordered by Columbia Pictures to pose as Miss Liberty, for which she was only paid $25. (Photo: Tim Boyle ...