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The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions at the beginning of the war. [3] It was used both in North Africa against the Western Allies and on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union. The Panzer II was supplanted by the Panzer III and IV medium tanks by 1940/1941. [4]
Post World War II France There are some rare items in this section, including the AMX ELC bis, ARL 44, AMX 50, AMX 40, an AMX 30 with a nuclear tipped Pluton missile, as well as more common models such as the AMX 13, AMX 10 P, AMX 10 RC, AMX 30 and the Leclerc. All experimental French military vehicles where development has been abandoned are ...
Panzer VI Ausf. B Tiger II. Notes: Tiger I (Panzer VI E/H, Sd.Kfz. 181) was armed with an 88 mm L/56 gun; Sturmtiger - assault tank based on Tiger I chassis. Armed with 380 mm rocket mortar converted from battle damaged tanks; Tiger II (Panzer VI B, Sd.Kfz. 182, also known as Königstiger) was armed with an 88 mm L/71 gun
German Panzer II Afrika Korps tank with 20 mm gun and machine-gun in rotating turret. The Panzer II was the most numerous tank in the German Panzer divisions beginning with the invasion of France, and was used in the German campaigns in Poland, France, the Low Countries, Denmark, Norway, North Africa and the Eastern Front.
The panzer force for the early German victories was a mix of the Panzer I (machine gun only), Panzer II (20 mm autocannon) light tanks and two models of Czech tanks (the Panzer 38(t) and the Panzer 35(t)). By May 1940 there were 349 Panzer III tanks available for the attacks on France and the Low Countries.
France exported the FT right up to World War II. The design was also developed by the Italians as the Fiat 3000 and the USSR as the T-18 . By the mid-1930s the French Army was replacing the aging FT fleet with a mixed force of light tanks both in the Infantry and Cavalry branches, as well as medium and heavy tanks.
sIG33 auf Panzer II heavy infantry gun on Pz II chassis (12; Germany) Skink anti-aircraft tank prototype (3; Canada) SMK tank heavy tank prototype (1; Soviet Union) SOMUA S35 tank (430; France) Special number 3 light tank Ku-Ro prototype glider tank (1 mockup; Japan) Springer demolition vehicle Sd.Kfz.304 (~50; Germany)
The Panzer III was the first tank to have a 3-man turret: the commander did not have to double up as a loader or a gunner, so he could concentrate on commanding the tank. Variants: Panzer III A-F= armed with 37 mm L/45 gun; Panzer III F-M = armed with 50 mm L/42 or L/60 gun; Panzer III N = armed with 75 mm L/24 gun, used for Infantry support