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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.
The M7 medium tank, initially T7 light tank, was an American tank, originally conceived as an up-gunned replacement for the M3/M5 light tank ("Stuart").The project developed to mount the same 75mm armament as the M4 Sherman while retaining the light weight and maneuverability of the M3 Stuart; however, during development the weight of the prototype surpassed the US Army's standard for light ...
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)
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.
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 Indian Army will also be holding a competition for buying 295 light tanks, in which the Zorawar tank will take part in. [50] [25] According to reports that emerged in May 2024, Bharat Forge is also developing a light tank under 25 tonnes to compete with L&T's Zorawar Tank in the Army's light tank programme. [59]
Armored command vehicles 41 M992 FDCV United States: Built on the chassis of the M109-series howitzer. Ammunition support vehicles turned into fire control centres. [80] [82] [83] [84] 281 M577A1/A2 United States: Armoured command vehicle, based on M113. 213 units used as command stations and 68 units used as fire control centres. [25]