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Leonardo da Vinci sketch of his armored fighting vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with the invention of a war machine that resembled a tank. [6] In the 15th century, a Hussite called Jan Žižka won several battles using armoured wagons containing cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides, but his invention was not used after his lifetime until the 20th century. [7]
Patton: A History of the American Main Battle Tank Volume 1 (Reprint ed.). Echo Point Books & Media. ISBN 978-1626541597. LCCN 84016586. OL 2854160M. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1988). Firepower: A History of the American Heavy Tank. Presidio Press. Hunnicutt, Richard P. (1971). Pershing: A History of the Medium Tank T20 Series. Presidio Press.
World's first composite armoured tank. In Russian military theory, the T-64 is the first vehicle of the third generation. 1999 (T‑64U / T‑64BM) 2004 (T‑64BM Bulat) Ukraine: 44 tons 850–1000 hp 385 km Ukrainian modernisation, bringing it to T-84 standard.
Typical was the Battle of Abu-Ageila, where Egyptian forces with armoured forces included a battalion of tank destroyers and a tank regiment, formed of Soviet World War II armor, which included 90 T-34-85 tanks (with 85 mm guns), 22 SU-100 tank destroyers (with 100 mm guns), and about 16,000 men,[141] clashed with the Israelis with 150 post ...
28 July – The Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps is split off to form the Tank Corps (later the Royal Tank Regiment). [17] 8 November – About 200 men of the Warwickshire Yeomanry and Worcestershire Yeomanry charge with sabres drawn and defeat an Ottoman battery and a large group of Ottoman infantry at Huj. It was one of the last cavalry ...
Tsar Tank; Type 2 Ka-Mi; Type 5 Chi-Ri medium tank; Type 5 Na-To; Type 61 (tank) Type 74; Type 87 Chi-I medium tank; Type 89 I-Go medium tank; Type 92 heavy armoured car; Type 94 disinfecting vehicle and Type 94 gas scattering vehicle; Type 94 tankette; Type 95 Ha-Go light tank; Type 95 heavy tank; Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank; Type 97 ShinHōtō ...
Medium Tanks (Chars de Bataille), these were in fact meant to be specialised breakthrough tanks (Char D1, Char D2, Char B1). Heavy Tanks (Chars Lourds); only the World War I-vintage Char 2C was ever operational in this class, being the reason why the breakthrough role was delegated to the Chars de Bataille. Cavalry Tanks (Automitrailleuses).
A British military document from 2001 indicated that the British Army would not procure a replacement for the Challenger 2 because of a lack of conventional warfare threats in the foreseeable future. The obsolescence of the tank has been asserted, but the history of the late 20th and early 21st century suggested that MBTs were still necessary. [36]