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This film implied that the Tucker armored car and the Tucker gun turret, which were never operational weapons, had been important weapons in World War II. Steve Lehto and Jay Leno, who worked to debunk misconceptions about Tucker's career and importance during World War II, attribute the misconceptions to Tucker's promotional movie. [1]
Preston Thomas Tucker (21 September 1903 – 26 December 1956) was an American automobile entrepreneur who developed the innovative Tucker 48 sedan, initially nicknamed the "Tucker Torpedo", an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars.
The Tucker gun turret was a fast-traversing electrically powered gun turret widely described as having been mounted on World War II bombers and on some ground vehicles and small naval vessels like US Navy PT boats. [1] [2] [3] American industrialist Preston Tucker first developed the turret for the experimental Tucker armored car in 1938.
Pages in category "World War II armoured cars" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. ... Tucker armored car; V. Vickers-Peerless Armored Car; W.
The List of armoured fighting vehicles of World War II lists military armoured vehicles that were in service or constructed during World War II. This includes prototypes, vehicles produced by neutral countries and vehicles that were not used in combat. AFV projects that were not constructed are omitted, as are un-armoured vehicles.
World War II tanks of the United States (1 C, 22 P) Pages in category "World War II armored fighting vehicles of the United States" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total.
Detroit engineer Preston Tucker has been interested in building cars since childhood. During World War II he designed an armored car for the military and made money building gun turrets for aircraft in a small shop next to his home in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Tucker is supported by his large extended family, particularly his wife Vera, his sons ...
Sd.Kfz. 234/2 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Puma heavy armoured car; Sd.Kfz. 234/3 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) Stummel heavy armoured car; Sd.Kfz. 234/4 Schwere Panzerspähwagen (8-Rad) heavy armoured car; Sd.Kfz. 234 8-wheeled armored car (also known as Puma or Stummel) Steyr ADGZ heavy armoured car (from Austrian annex)