Tag: armored vehicle
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M4 Sherman „Blood & Guts“
Type: Medium Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Wiltz, Luxembourg Standing tall The M4 was considered the “standard” Sherman, although the M4A1, M4A2 and M4A3 all went into production earlier. The first of 6,748 early “small hatch” M4s left the factories in July 1942. Apart from the welded hull, it was basically identical…
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M4A1 Sherman „Michael“
Type: Medium Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Combined effort Like its predecessor, the M3 Lee/Grant, the M4 Sherman was built in a wide variety of versions. This was done to take full advantage of the production capabilities of the vast American automotive industry: No less than eleven…
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AMX-30B
Type: Main Battle Tank Nation: France Period: Cold War Location: Camp de Suippes, France The game has changed The AMX-30 was the indirect result of a 1950s joint French-Italian-West German project to develop a standardised European main battle tank. When the partners could not agree on certain specifications such as the main gun, they went…
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Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. B (Sd.Kfz. 182)
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: December 44 Museum, La Gleize, Belgium Heavyweights The German Tiger II (also known as Tiger Ausf. B) was the heaviest mass-produced turreted tank of World War 2. Weighing over 69 metric tons, its operational combat weight was only surpassed by its derivative, the Jagdtiger tank…
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Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger Ausf. E (Sd.Kfz. 181, Late Production)
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: Vimoutiers, France The giant When the Tiger appeared on the battlefield in 1942, it represented a whole new level in terms of firepower, armour protection and weight. Despite its 57 metric tons it was fairly mobile – thanks to its 700 hp V12 Maybach engine.…
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M4 Sherman “Ginsling”
Type: Medium Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Wibrin, Belgium The sleeping giant At the beginning of World War 2 the US Armys’ tank force was virtually nonexistent. Even Poland possessed more tanks when they were attacked by Nazi Germany in September 1939. The Great Depression and long years of isolationism had drastically…