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The first U.S. tank versus tank combat to occur in World War II happened on 22 December 1941 during the Philippines campaign (1941–1942) when a platoon of five M3s led by Lieutenant Ben R. Morin engaged the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 4th Tank Regiment's Type 95 Ha-Go light tanks north of Damortis. Lt.
Light tanks were issued to tank battalions (one of the four companies was a light tank company), light tank battalions and cavalry reconnaissance squadrons. The original role of the light tank in these formations was similar to medium tanks and they were expected to engage enemy armor with AP rounds and enemy positions with HE rounds.
Standard light utility & off-road vehicle in 1950s to 1990s. UAZ-452 – In limited service. Light utility & off-road van in reserve; UAZ-469 – In limited service. Standard light utility & off-road vehicle in 1970s to 2000s. GAC Changfeng Leopard – Chinese licensed version of the Mitsubishi Pajero. Standard light utility & off-road vehicle ...
Teletanks were built based on T-18, T-26, T-38, BT-5 and BT-7 light tanks. Standard tactics were for the TU control tank (with radio transmitter and operator) to stay back as far as practicable while the teletank (TT) approached the enemy. [1] The control tank would provide fire support as well as protection for the radio control operator.
The M10 Booker is an American assault gun [1] produced by General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) for the United States Army.The M10 was developed from the GDLS Griffin II armored fighting vehicle as the winner of its Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) program in June 2022.
The Indian Army has made a plan to upgrade this 1400 tank fleet by upgrading ERA MK1 to ERA MK2. [123] Zorawar: Light tank: 59 on order India: Status: User trials; On order. 59 Zorawar tanks are on order. 295 more planned. [124] [125] Tank destroyers and infantry fighting vehicles; NAMICA: Tracked tank destroyer: 12 [citation needed] India ...
The ideogram "Chi" meant a medium tank, "Te" a tankette, "Ke" a light tank, "Ho" (artillery) a self-propelled gun, "Ka" an amphibious tank. There was a second ideogram to distinguish the models. The Type 97 Chi-Ha is a medium tank introduced in 1937, the Type 2 Ke-To is a light tank introduced in 1942.
CV-33 light tank based on the CV-29 (also known as the Carro Veloce) (Italy; pre–World War II) CV-35 light tank based on the CV-33 (also known as the Carro Veloce and L3/35) (Italy; pre–World War II) CV 90 family of infantry fighting vehicles (Sweden; modern) CV 9025 infantry fighting vehicle version of the CV 90 (Sweden; modern)