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Detroit Arsenal (DTA), formerly Detroit Arsenal Tank Plant (DATP) was the first manufacturing plant ever built for the mass production of tanks in the United States. Established in 1940 under Chrysler , the plant was owned by the U.S. government until 1996.
Detroit Arsenal was an American soccer team, founded in 1997. The club initially played under the USASA and won the National Championship title in 1999 and 2000, prior to joining the Midwest Conference of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the fourth tier of the American soccer pyramid , in 2005.
Detroit Arsenal may refer to: Detroit Arsenal (Dearborn), a 19th-century arsenal in Dearborn, Michigan, United States; Detroit Arsenal (soccer), a defunct American ...
The United States Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), [2] and its subordinate Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC), [3] headquartered at the Detroit Arsenal [4] in Warren, Michigan, is part of the United States Army Materiel Command (AMC). The entire complex that houses TACOM's headquarters is located on what is known as the ...
The United States Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) (formerly United States Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) [1]), located in Warren, Michigan, is the United States Armed Forces' research and development facility for advanced technology in ground systems. [2]
Bricks for the arsenal were made locally in Dearbornville as it had rich clay deposits and a burgeoning brick industry. Sawn lumber was prepared in Detroit and barged up the Rouge River to a specially constructed dock, and slate for the roofs was imported from New York. The Dearbornville Arsenal had the first slate roofs in Michigan.
Production finally began in November 1944. Ten T26E3 tanks were produced that month at the Fisher Tank Arsenal, 30 in December, 70 in January 1945, and 132 in February. The Detroit Tank Arsenal also started production in March 1945, and the combined output was 194 tanks for that month.
The T110 tank was a proposal created by Detroit Arsenal, and was introduced in a Detroit conference held in 1954. It was further developed by Chrysler. Development was canceled due to the satisfactory results of the T43 .