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  2. Tanks in World War II - Wikipedia

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    One trend seen in World War II was the usage of older, lighter tank chassis to mount larger weapons in fixed casemates, as self-propelled guns, tank destroyers or assault guns. For example, the Soviet T-34 could mount an 85 mm gun in the turret, but the same chassis could carry the much more effective 100 mm gun in a fixed casemate such as the ...

  3. List of military vehicles of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Encyclopedia of German Tanks of World War Two: The Complete Illustrated Dictionary of German Battle Tanks, Armoured Cars, Self-Propelled Guns and Semi-Track. Cassell. ISBN 978-1854095183. Taki's Imperial Japanese Army Page – Akira Takizawa; Ware, P (2012). The Illustrated Guide to military Vehicles. Wigston: Hermes House. ISBN 978-0-85723-953-2.

  4. German tanks in World War II - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. List of German combat vehicles of World War II - Wikipedia

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    Kfz.182) / VK4503(H) was a heavy tank in the later half of World War II. Armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun, the vehicle could perform well in the defensive role on the eastern and western fronts but was an expensive failure for Nazi Germany when used in an offensive role as a main battle tank .

  6. British Commonwealth armoured fighting vehicles of World War II

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    These inter-war tanks were built to supply the British Army after the First World War. Heavier than most light tanks, they proved to be under-gunned and under-armoured. Some did see action in France and the Low Countries in 1940. They were armed with either the QF 3 pdr or the Vickers machine gun. All were withdrawn from service by 1941.

  7. German armored fighting vehicle production during World War II

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    Excluding Czech-built tanks, on 1 September 1939 the invasion of Poland was undertaken with the German armoured force of 3,195 tanks evenly split between the Pz I training tank and the Pz II light tank; of the main battle tanks, only 98 Pz IIIs were in service during the invasion of Poland, along with 211 Pz IVs, with 215 tanks of various ...

  8. Comparison of early World War II tanks - Wikipedia

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    This table compares tanks in use by the belligerent nations of Europe and the Pacific at the start of the Second World War, employed in the Polish Campaign (1939), the Battle of France (1940), Operation Barbarossa (1941), and the Malayan Campaign (1942).

  9. Category:World War II tanks - Wikipedia

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