Tag: the tank museum
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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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Sturmpanzerwagen A7V (Replica)
Type: Heavy TankNation: GermanyPeriod: World War 1Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK The first tank battle The A7V was deployed for the first time on 21 March 1918 at the Canal de Saint-Quentin in Northern France. The first tank-on-tank engagement in history would take place only a month later. On 24 April three German A7Vs…
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Mark IV (Male)
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: United Kingdom Period: World War 1 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Clever refinements The Mark IV‘s production began in March 1917 and was carried out at several factories in England and Scotland. As the long six-pounder guns on previous tanks had had a tendency to get stuck in the ground…
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Mark II (Female)
Type: Heavy TankNation: United KingdomPeriod: World War 1Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK Unfit for combat On 19 September 1916, only four days after the world had seen the first tank attack by a small amount of Mark Is, the British Commander-in-Chief in France Sir Douglas Haig placed an order for 1,000 more tanks. As…
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Type 95 Ha-Gō
Type: Light Tank Nation: Japan Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, UK During the 1920s the Empire of Japan had aquired a number of foreign tanks such as the French Renault FT and the British Vickers 6-tonner for trials and active service. However, General Sōsaku Suzuki was arguing that Japan should build…
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Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausf. E (Early Production) “Tiger 131”
Type: Heavy Tank Nation: Germany Period: World War 2 Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, United Kingdom The 57-ton Tiger was designed as a breakthrough tank to be deployed in separate heavy tank battalions under army command. With its thick armour and 8.8 cm L/56 gun, it was at no point intended to replace the medium…