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The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the United States Army during World War II. The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a ...
Each tank destroyer battalion was assigned 36 self-propelled or towed anti-tank guns. They also included reconnaissance and anti-aircraft elements. [ 10 ] From a high of 220 battalions, the number was reduced in April 1943 to 106 because of concerns over the value of the tank destroyer concept and competing demands for manpower.
The 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion was a battalion of the United States Army active during World War II. It was the first of the newly formed tank destroyer battalions to see combat, and the only one to fight as a "pure" tank destroyer force.
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed with a direct fire artillery gun , also known as a self-propelled anti-tank gun , or missile launcher , also called an anti-tank missile carrier .
824th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 825th Tank Destroyer Battalion; 827th Tank Destroyer Battalion; T. Tank destroyer battalion (United States)
The 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War.. The battalion was formed in March 1941 as the 2nd Infantry Division Provisional Antitank Battalion, and on 15 December, was redesignated as the 602nd Tank Destroyer Battalion, in line with the reorganisation of the anti-tank force.
The 628th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. It was redesignated the 628th Tank Battalion after the end of the war, and today exists as the 103rd Armor Regiment .
Tank Destroyer Battalion (SP) Structure—March 1944. The 805th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a tank destroyer battalion of the United States Army active during the Second World War. The battalion was formed from the 105th Antitank Battalion on 15 December 1941, in line with the reorganization of the anti-tank force.