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A Kangaroo was a Canadian armoured personnel carrier (APC) during the Second World War which was created by converting a tank chassis. Kangaroos were created as an expedient measure "in the field" by the Canadian Army, and were so successful that they were used by other Commonwealth forces, including the British Army.
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Infantry of the 53rd (Welsh) Division in a Ram Kangaroo on the outskirts of Ochtrup, Germany, 3 April 1945. The decision to convert redundant tanks into personnel carriers was inspired by Allied experiences during the D-Day landings, where British and Canadian forces experienced much lower casualty rates by leading attacks on German lines with armour than did the Americans, who led with an ...
The British Mark IX tank German half-tracked armoured personnel carrier Sd.Kfz. 251, WWII. One of the first armored vehicles to be used in combat was the Spanish Schneider-Brillié, which saw action in Morocco. It was built from the chassis of a Schneider P2-4000 bus and could carry 12 passengers. [2]
FM 100–5, Operations of Army Forces in The Field (with included Change No. 1) 17 December 1971 [22] This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 19 February 1962, including all changes. W. C. Westmoreland: INACTIVE: FM 100–5: FM 100–5, Operations of Army Forces in The Field: 6 September 1968 [23] This manual supersedes FM 100–5, 19 February 1962,
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M75 in the role of a mortar carrier in service with the Belgian Armed Forces. After acceptance testing, the T18E1 was ordered into production in 1952 as the M75. An order for 1,000 was placed with IHC and another, for 730, with the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation. Numerous changes were made during the production run to reduce the cost ...
This new publication of the standard contains the XML requirements for Technical Manuals (TM) developed in accordance with the functional requirements contained in MIL-STD-40051-1 and MIL-STD-40051-2, GCSS-A collection and reporting of maintenance data developed in accordance with MIL-STD-3008, and administrative publications developed in ...