langs: 24 апреля [ru] / april 24 [en] / 24. april [de] / 24 avril [fr] / 24 aprile [it] / 24 de abril [es]

days: april 21 / april 22 / april 23 / april 24 / april 25 / april 26 / april 27

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Tank / Tank

#1 AH-IV

The AH-IV was a Czechoslovak -designed export armored fighting vehicle , classed as either a tankette or light tank , [2] [3] used by Romania during World War II , but having also been acquired by neutral Sweden and Iran. Modified AH-IV versions were built under license by Romania ( R-1 ) and Sweden

• ... einforced the 2nd Armored Regiment in Czechoslovakia when it reached the front on 26 March 1945. By 24 april the regiment only had one R-1 available, but none were reported as available after that date. [18] ...

#2 Medium Mark A Whippet

The Medium Mark A Whippet was a British tank of the First World War . It was intended to complement the slower British heavy tanks by using its relative mobility and speed in exploiting any break in the enemy lines. [2] Medium Tank Medium Mk A Whippet Whippet Firefly of F Battalion in The Museum of

• ... wiped out two German infantry battalions caught in the open, killing over 400. [14] That same day, 24 april , one Whippet was destroyed by a German A7V in the world's second tank battle, the only time a Whipp ...

#3 MRAP

Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected ( MRAP ; / ˈ ɛ m r æ p / EM -rap ) is a term for United States military light tactical vehicles produced as part of the MRAP program that are designed specifically to withstand improvised explosive device (IED) attacks and ambushes . [1] The United States Department o

• ... gory I BAE RG-33 vehicles, and 75 Category II BAE RG-33L vehicles, built in York, Pennsylvania . On 24 april 2007, the Marine Corps Systems Command placed a $481.4 million order with Force Protection for 300 ...

#4 Tanks in World War I

The development of tanks in World War I was a response to the stalemate that developed on the Western Front . Although vehicles that incorporated the basic principles of the tank (armour, firepower, and all-terrain mobility) had been projected in the decade or so before the War, it was the alarmingl

• ... y were not used, and most ended up being scrapped. The first tank-versus-tank battles took place on 24 april 1918. It was an unexpected engagement between three German A7Vs and three British Mk. IVs at Viller ...

#5 A7V

The A7V was a heavy tank introduced by Germany in 1918 during World War I . One hundred chassis were ordered in early 1917, ten to be finished as fighting vehicles with armoured bodies, and the remainder as Überlandwagen cargo carriers. [2] The number to be armoured was later increased to 20. They w

• ... t their lines were broken by the tanks. The first tank-against-tank combat in history took place on 24 april 1918 when three A7Vs (including chassis number 561, known as Nixe ) taking part in an attack with i ...
• ... Allies in 1919 506 Mephisto The only surviving A7V. Ditched and abandoned at Villers-Bretonneux on 24 april 1918; it was recovered by British and Australian troops in July. Taken via London to Brisbane, Aust ...
• ... pe Scrapped by the Allies in 1919. 542 Elfriede Overturned and was abandoned at Villers-Bretonneux, 24 april 1918. Recovered from no man's land by British tanks on 15 May and handed over to French forces. Pho ...
• ... from left Lost at Iwuy , 11 October 1918. 561 Nixe Disabled, destroyed on battlefield by Germans on 24 april 1918. 562 Herkules Picture of "562"at [14] Looted and then cannibalized by the British. 563 Wotan P ...

#6 Renault UE Chenillette

The Renault UE Chenillette is a light tracked armoured carrier and prime mover produced by France between 1932 and 1940. This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2012 ) Prime mover Renault UE Chenillette Preserved UE 2 at the Musée des Blindés . Type Prime mover Place  

• ... e range 143 kilometres. The first report of the commission was favourable and trials are resumed on 24 april , lasting till 20 May. It transpired that the tractor could attain a top speed of 30 km/h even when ...

#7 Tiger 131

Tiger 131 is a German Tiger I heavy tank captured by the British 48th Royal Tank Regiment in Tunisia during World War II . Preserved at The Tank Museum in Bovington in Dorset , England, it is currently the only operational Tiger I in the world. Only operating Tiger I WWII tank in the world Tiger 131

• ... itely 131 at Gueriat el Atach ("Point 174") during an attack on 2nd Battalion Sherwood Foresters on 24 april 1943. The Tiger was struck by a Churchill of either 142 Regiment Royal Armoured Corps or 48 RTR, wh ...

#8 DD tank

DD or Duplex Drive tanks , nicknamed " Donald Duck tanks", [1] were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War . The phrase is mostly used for the Duplex Drive variant of the M4 Sherman medium tank , that was used by the Western Allies during and after th

• ... both Shermans and Valentines. DD Shermans were successfully used in the crossing of the Po River on 24 april . On 28 April, those tanks still able to swim were used in an assault across the River Adige . Durin ...

#9 PT-76

The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces. It was widely exported to other friendly states, like India , Iraq , Syria , North Korea and North Vietnam .

• ... ncident in armored warfare, in being the first victim of the BGM-71 TOW anti-tank missile . [20] On april 24, 1972, the US special experimental 1st Combat Aerial TOW Team arrived in South Vietnam. It consisted ...

#10 SOMUA S35

The SOMUA S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War . Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary vers

• ... hat the type had become obsolete and the Germans had lost interest. Two versions were considered on 24 april 1942, both fitted with the larger FCM-turret, originally developed for the Char G1 . The first woul ...