Tag: armored vehicle
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Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz. 181, Late Production)
Type: Heavy TankNation: GermanyPeriod: World War 2Location: Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany Ambivalent legend The Tiger first appeared on the battlefield in 1942 and outclassed all other contemporaries in regards to size, weight, firepower and armour protection. Feared by Allied soldiers for its toughness and praised by Nazi Germany‘s propaganda machine as a wonder weapon, this…
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TKS
Type: Light Tank Nation: Poland Period: World War 2 Location: Muzeum Broni Pancernej w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland Tiny tank The TKS was a small and highly maneuverable two-man „tankette“ used mainly for reconnaissance and infantry support. In 1929 Poland had purchased a Carden-Loyd Carrier from the United Kingdom and developed two open-topped derivatives, the TK-1…
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Saint-Chamond
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: France Period: World War 1 Location: Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France Armoured pioneer The Saint-Chamond was the second French tank ever to be fielded in May 1917. It was developed in parallel to the rival Schneider CA1, used the exact same Holt caterpillar tractor chassis and was also equipped with a…
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IS-3
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: Soviet UnionPeriod: Cold War Location: Muzeum Broni Pancernej w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland Berlin tank panic The IS-3 caused a serious shock among the Western Allies when it was first presented publically while taking part in the Berlin Four Nations Victory Parade on 7 September 1945. Having just celebrated the end of…
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Kampfpanzer 70
Type: Main Battle Tank/Experimental PrototypeNation: USA/GermanyPeriod: Cold WarLocation: Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany Another joint venture The KPz 70 was a German-American attempt to develop a shared next-generation main battle tank. This vehicle was intended to replace both countries‘ fleets of M48s, M60s and Leopards (which had not even entered service at that point). The design…
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Infantry Tank Mk II A12 Matilda II “The Princess Royal”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Queen of the desert The 27-ton Matilda II was one of the most heavily armoured tanks of its time, comparable only to the French Char B1 bis. Designed as an infantry tank, its role was to break through enemy…
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Infantry Tank Mk I A11 Matilda “Demon”
Type: Infantry Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Mobile machine gun nest The Matilda was the first tank specifically made to fit the British infantry tank concept of the 1930s. It was designed within only six months as a slow but heavily armoured two-man vehicle that was…
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Merkava Mk. I/II
Type: Main Battle Tank Nation: Israel Period: Cold War Location: Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany Do it yourself When the State of Israel was established in 1948, its government was facing the difficult task of creating a capable army as soon as possible because of the country‘s very specific situation. For the following decades the Israel…