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Tortoise heavy assault tank – a very heavy armoured tank for use in breaching fixed defences in Europe; Valiant – a heavily armoured but small assault tank intended for use in the war in the Far East. Alecto – a self-propelled gun on a light tank chassis; TOG1 – tank design suitable for crossing shelled areas and trenches; TOG2
The M4 Medium became the second-most-produced tank of World War II, and was the only tank to be used by virtually all Allied forces (thanks to the American lend-lease program); approximately 40,000 M4 Mediums were produced during the war. [30] M4s formed the main tank of American, British, Canadian, French, Polish, and Chinese units.
Like all German tanks, the Tiger II had a petrol engine; in this case the same 700 PS (690 hp, 515 kW) V-12 Maybach HL 230 P30 which powered the much lighter Panther and Tiger I tanks. The Tiger II was under-powered, like many other heavy tanks of World War II [citation needed], and consumed a lot of fuel, which was in short supply for the ...
The 107th Regiment Royal Armoured Corps (King's Own) (107 RAC) was a tank regiment of the Royal Armoured Corps, raised by the British Army during the Second World War. The regiment served with distinction in North-west Europe from July 1944 to May 1945.
British "Rupert" at Merville Gun Battery Museum in France British "Rupert" at Merville Bunker D-Day Museum in France Film prop from the 1962 war film The Longest Day at Airborne Museum of Sainte-Mère-Église in France. A paradummy is a military deception device first used in World War II, intended to imitate a drop of paratroop attackers.
This article lists British armoured fighting vehicle production during the Second World War.The United Kingdom produced 27,528 tanks and self-propelled guns from July 1939 to May 1945, as well as 26,191 armoured cars and 69,071 armoured personnel carriers (mostly the Universal Carrier).
Nazi Germany developed numerous tank designs used in World War II.In addition to domestic designs, Germany also used various captured and foreign-built tanks. [1]German tanks were an important part of the Wehrmacht and played a fundamental role during the whole war, and especially in the blitzkrieg battle strategy.
C Squadron, 3rd The King's Own Hussars (seven light tanks) [1] Major G.W.Peck 10 Light Tank Mk VIs. B Squadron, 7th Royal Tank Regiment; Lieutenant George Simpson Two Matilda tanks, crewed in part by two officers and five gunners of the 2/3rd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA). 1st Battalion, the Welch Regiment