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Cultivator No. 6 was the code name of a military trench-digging machine developed by the British Royal Navy at the beginning of World War II.The machine was originally known as White Rabbit Number Six; this code name was never officially recognised, but it was said to be derived from Churchill's metaphorical ability to pull ideas out of a hat.
The VK 36.01 (H) was an experimental German heavy tank, developed during World War II. [1] The VK 36.01 H was further development of the VK 30.01 (H) experimental medium tank, and subsequently lead to the development of the VK 45.01 (H). There were only 8 chassis and one complete prototype built, all by Henschel.
Type 97 Experimental flamethrower tank; incomplete prototypes. The first version replaced the hull machine gun with a flamethrower. The second version was fitted with two large, elongated fuel tanks and two flamethrowers on each side of the chassis. It utilized an electric flame igniter system.
This is a list of VK-designated tanks made by Germany from 1930s until 1945. Versuchskonstruktion (abbreviated to VK or Vs.Kfz.) from Versuchs Kraftfahrzeug meaning "research/experimental vehicle," [ citation needed ] was used in the names of some German experimental or prototype tanks produced before and during World War II .
Something similar began to appear more widely on tanks in the late 1990s. [1] The 2A66 was based on the 2A46M as a transitional version between the 2A26 gun and the new generation 2A82 smoothbore gun. [3] The 125 mm 2A82 was tested earlier (late 1970s) on the experimental tank Obiekt 785. Obiekt 785 was also tested with a 130 mm rifled gun.
Pages in category "Experimental and prototype tanks" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Code of Conduct; Developers; Statistics;
Object 416 was an odd experimental Soviet medium tank constructed in Kharkov by Construction Bureau of Factory No. 75. Development on the vehicle began in 1950. The technical project of the Object 416 tank was completed in the same year. In 1951 the vehicle was re-designated as an assault gun/tank destroyer.
The total weight was limited to 39.7 tonnes. [1] The Lorraine 40t featured a pike nose design similar to the IS-3.It had an oscillating turret like the AMX-50. [2] The Lorraine 40t mounted a 100 mm SA47 gun fed from a drum autoloader similar to that of the AMX-50 project.