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World of Tanks (WoT) is an armoured warfare-themed multiplayer online game developed by Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. [1] It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of "premium" features.
The Netherlands agreed to help procure and supply ammunition for the tanks. Ukrainian tank operators began training on the vehicles in February 2023. The first four Leopard 2A4 tanks were delivered from Polish stocks on 24 February 2023. [96] The remaining 10 arrived after 7 March. Norway delivered all eight tanks on 20 March 2022. [97]
A ₹ 10,000 crore (US$1.1 billion) purchase of 354 new T-90SM tanks for six tank regiments for the China border was being planned in 2012, [57] making India, with a total of nearly 4,500 tanks (T-90 and variants, T-72 and Arjun MBT) in active service, the world's third-largest operator of tanks.
The third generation of main battle tanks is characterized by composite armour and computer stabilized fire control systems, which allow firing on the move as well as very high first hit probability on targets multiple kilometres away. Many tanks had smoothbore guns with a calibre around 120mm.
With a combat weight of 56 tons, the Leclerc is one of the lighter main battle tanks in the world, though still considerably heavier than Soviet and later Russian designs; this gives it one of the best power-to-weight ratios among Western tanks (27 hp per ton) and makes it one of the fastest MBTs of its generation (0 to 32 km/h in 5 seconds).
6 tanks with the 2019 budget (¥ 8.1 billion) [27] 5 tanks with the 2018 budget (¥ 7.3 billion) [28] 6 tanks with the 2017 budget (¥ 7.5 billion) [29] 6 tanks with the 2016 budget (¥ 6.1 billion) [30] 10 tanks with the 2015 budget (¥ 10.2 billion) [31] 13 tanks with the 2014 budget (¥ 13.4 billion) [32] 14 tanks with the 2013 budget (¥ 13 ...
Blitzkrieg [a] is a word used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry formations, together with artillery, air assault, and close air support.
The diesel tanks were more fuel efficient, and the petrol-powered tanks were soon placed into reserve. Several experimental tanks were conceived based on the BT series, for example the wheeled BT-IS, designed by N.F. Tsyganov, a platoon commander in the 4th Armoured Regiment of the Ukraine Military District and self-taught designer. The type ...