Tag: Light Tank
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76 mm Gun Tank M41 Walker Bulldog
Type: Light Tank Nation: USA Period: Cold War Location: Wiemesmeer, Belgium Size does matter The M41 Walker Bulldog was designed as a replacement for the ageing M24 Chaffee light tank. In the early 1950s the US Army had started to classify their tanks by calibre instead of weight. A light tank was to be armed…
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M24 Chaffee
Type: Light Tank Nation: USA Period: World War 2 Location: Musée National d’Histoire Militaire, Diekirch, Luxembourg The M24 Chaffee was first put into service in late 1944. It was designed to replace the M3 and M5 Stuart light tanks which had become clearly outdated by that stage of the war. The new tank was named…
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Renault FT (Replica)
Type: Light Tank Nation: France Period: World War 1 Location: Muzeum Broni Pancernej w Poznaniu, Poznań, Poland The Renault FT was designed by the renowned car manufacturer Louis Renault and had its combat debut in May 1918. The idea was to swarm the battlefield with a large number of fast light tanks that were hard…