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In the aftermath of the German spring offensive on the Western Front, the first tank-to-tank battle was between Mk IV tanks and German A7Vs in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux in April 1918. [nb 2] About 40 captured Mark IVs were employed by the Germans as Beutepanzerwagen (the German word Beute means "loot" or "booty") with a crew of 12 ...
Broken Arrow Archived 23 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine," Dirk Septer. BC Aviator 3, no. 2 (October–November 1993): 23–27. Site with links to Canadian Dept. of National Defence report and to news stories. Convair B-36 Crash Reports and Wreck Sites with pictures of the crash site. Transcript of an interview with a crew survivor.
Before the tank was filled, the system unexpectedly went critical. An estimated 3-4×10 16 fissions occurred and the temperature of the metal may have risen to 200º Celsius. Several personnel were exposed to non-lethal amounts of radiation, and the material was re-used for experiments within days. [4] August 21, 1945
Ordnance crest "WHAT'S IN A NAME" - military education about SNL. This is a historic (index) list of United States Army weapons and materiel, by their Standard Nomenclature List (SNL) group and individual designations — an alpha-numeric nomenclature system used in the United States Army Ordnance Corps Supply Catalogues used from about 1930 to about 1958.
The infantry tank was a tank concept developed by the United Kingdom and France in the years leading up to World War II. Infantry tanks were designed to support infantrymen in an attack. To achieve this, the vehicles were generally heavily armoured to allow them to operate in close concert with infantry even under heavy fire. The extra armour ...
A South African development of the Centurion Tank. The Mk 1 is largely similar to the Centurion, while the Mk 2 has many locally-produced components. 2003 South Africa: 26 60 tons 1040 hp 500 km Type 74: 1975 Japan: 873 38 tons 750 hp 300 km Hilmes puts the Type 74 in the first intermediate generation. Entered widespread use in 1980. Magach 5: 1976
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The Mk. 4 was first fitted with a General Motors Detroit Diesel 12V-71T engine [6] developing 915 bhp and subsequently fitted a Rolls-Royce V-12 diesel engine, the CV12 TCA Condor, virtually the same engine as that fitted in the British Army FV4030/4 Challenger 1 main battle tank, but is rated at 1000 bhp instead of 1200 bhp. The lower power ...