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The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [8] [9] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II-vintage M24 Chaffee tanks. [6]
The Type 64 (TL64, Chinese: 六四式) is the designation of two distinct Cold War-era light tank projects of the Republic of China Armed Forces, in service from 1975.One being a hybrid of the M42 Duster and M18 Hellcat and the other an indigenous copy of the M41 Walker Bulldog, both Type 64s were intended as a cavalry tank to complement the existing M41 light tanks and to support the heavier ...
M41 Walker Bulldog. The development of the M41 Walker Bulldog began in 1947 to replace the M24 Chaffee. The vehicle was designed to be air-transportable and carry heavier firepower provided by an advanced 76 mm gun. The M41 was an agile and well armed.
The T92 Light Tank, or 76-mm Gun Tank, T92, was an American light tank developed in the 1950s by Aircraft Armaments.It was designed as an airborne/airdropped replacement for the heavier M41 Walker Bulldog while retaining the mobility, protection level, and firepower of the latter.
4.2 Light tanks. 4.3 Tank destroyers. 4. ... West Germany was formed as a result of the division of germany after World War II. ... M41 Walker Bulldog [17] Tank ...
M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank. In 1960, the Royal New Zealand Armoured Corps acquired ten [33] M41 Walker Bulldog from the United States to replace the rapidly aging Stuart and Valentine tanks which had been inherited as a result of its close association with the British Army during Second World War. [34]
French M24 tanks in Indochina, during the Battle of Dien Bien Phu Dutch M24 light tank in West Germany, 1953. Like other successful World War II designs, the M24 was supplied to many armies around the globe and was used in local conflicts long after it had been replaced in the US Army by the M41 Walker Bulldog.
The Walker Bulldog was too late to see combat during the Korean War. M41 Walker Bulldog light tank. British Centurion tanks, assisted by Cromwells in the reconnaissance role, arrived in Korea in late 1950. The UK tanks had to operate in much colder [citation needed] conditions than their usual deployments on the North German Plain.