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A British Matilda Mk II named "Glenorchy" of Major K.P. Harris, MC, commander of 'D' Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment during Operation Compass displaying an Italian flag captured at Tobruk, 24 January 1941. Mark IV tank. Black Bess; Britannia [14] Fray Bentos [15] Matilda II. Glenorchy; Sexton MK.II. Culloden; Exterminator; Vindictive
A7V heavy tank (22; World War I) A7VU heavy tank. Prototype World War I heavy tank, with similar layout (all-round tracks and armament mounted in sponsons) to British tanks. One completed. [43] E-Series prototypes; Sturmpanzerwagen Oberschlesien tank; K Panzerkampfwagen super-heavy tank (2 incomplete; World War I)
The World of Tanks pre-orders were scheduled to be available for the American and European clusters before the game release. [15] World of Tanks was released online on 12 April 2011 in Europe and North America, [16] before being released for retail in the latter on 6 September 2011, and in the former on 2 December 2011.
World's first turbine engine equipped tank, the Strv 103 is an indigenous turretless design that uses hydropneumatic hull suspension to aim. WZ-122 [7] 1970 — China: Only a few, project cancelled <38 t 650–680 hp — Main battle tank developed by the People's Republic of China. Its development started in March 1970.
This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world.A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.
On 26 March 2013, Wargaming announced World of Tanks Blitz, [28] a mobile MMO game centered around tank combat available for smartphones and tablets. The game was released on iOS [29] in June 2014. As of 2016, World of Tanks Blitz is available on iOS, Android, [30] Windows 10 [31] and Mac OS X. [32]
Tanks are often referred to by weight-based classifications such as 'light', 'medium' or 'heavy', and by extension the role that this size of tank was suitable for. There were many names given to different tank types, and similar names did not assure similar design goals. Some light tanks were relatively slow, and some were fast.
The World Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles. London: Anness Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0754833512. Forty, George (1984). A Photo History of Tanks in Two World Wars. Poole: Blandford Press. Foss, Christopher F. (2002). The Encyclopedia of Tanks & Armoured Fighting Vehicles. London: Amber Books. ISBN 978-1905704-44-6. Gale, Tim ...