Tag: armoured warfare
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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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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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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…
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Centurion Mk 5/2
Type: Main Battle Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: Cold War Location: Nationaal Militair Museum, Soesterberg, Netherlands One size fits all The Centurion is widely considered one of the best tank designs of all time. Its origins date back to 1943, when the development of a heavy cruiser tank was ordered. Up to that point, the…
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