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The first tank to enter service that broke with the design was known as the "Vickers Light Tank" (it weighed about 12 long tons or 12 tonnes or 13 short tons). It was renamed as the Medium Mark I in 1924 as the earlier heavy and medium tanks went out of service and lighter tanks – 5 long tons (5 t; 6 short tons) or less – came into service. [4]
VT-5: 44 (on order) [6] China: Light tank Belarus: T-72B: 497 Soviet Union: 477 T-72B and 20 T-72B3 [4] Belgium: Belgium retired its last operational Leopard 1 MBTs in 2014. Some were kept in inventory for training and research purposes. [7] Benin: Has no MBTs, but has 18 PT-76 light tanks. Bolivia: In service 54 SK-105 Kürassier light tanks ...
World War II tanks (3 C, 7 P, 1 F) Tanks of the Cold War (2 C, 10 P) Tanks of the post–Cold War period (3 C, 2 P) * Tanks by period by country (7 C) 0–9.
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The U.S. War Department considered that two types of tanks, the light and the medium, should fulfill all missions. The light tank was to be transportable by truck, and not exceed 5 tons gross weight. The medium tank was not to exceed 15 tons, so as to bring it within the weight capacity of railroad flatcars.
In combination with the wing tanks this gave a total internal capacity of 122 gal (554.6 L), a near 50% increase over the 85 gal (386.4 L) carried by earlier Spitfire marks. In addition a 13 gal (64 L) fuel tank was fitted in each wing leading edge between the wingroot and the inner gun-bay.
A Marine tank platoon consisted of 3 or 4 tanks commanded by an Officer, usually a Lieutenant, who also was in charge of his tank. The other tanks were controlled by a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), usually a sergeant. [9] A tank company was three platoons plus two or three tanks in a headquarters company commanded by a captain in rank. [9]
Renault FT (most of delivered 36 tanks, 3 tanks captured by Japanese in 1931) M4 Sherman (35 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M3 Stuart (M3A3, M5A1) (50 tanks, only used in India-Burma Theater by Chinese Expedition Army) M24 Chaffee – 233; M18 Hellcat; Type 95 Ha-Go (captured only) Type 97 Chi-Ha (captured only)