langs: 9 апреля [ru] / april 9 [en] / 9. april [de] / 9 avril [fr] / 9 aprile [it] / 9 de abril [es]

days: april 6 / april 7 / april 8 / april 9 / april 10 / april 11 / april 12

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Tank / Tank

#1 Tanks of the United States

The United States has produced tanks since their inception in World War I , up until the present day. While there were several American experiments in tank design, the first American tanks to see service were copies of French light tanks and a joint heavy tank design with the United Kingdom. Tanks u

• ... 8] The unit withdrew to the Bataan Peninsula as part of the general retreat, and ceased to exist on 9 april 1942 when the last surviving American and Philippine forces on the Bataan Peninsula surrendered. Wh ...

#2 Landsverk L-120

Landsverk L-120 was a light tank designed in Sweden. One tank and one tank chassis was ordered for tests by the Swedish Army in 1936, and one chassis was ordered by the Norwegian Army the same year. The chassis sold to Norway became Norway's first ever tank, after an improvised turret and makeshift

• ... en the first tank most Norwegian soldiers would see would belong to an attacking enemy army. [9] On 9 april 1940, when the Germans invaded Norway , the tank and the three armoured cars were stored in the dep ...

#3 T-54/T-55

The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet main battle tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War . The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. [3] From the late 1950s, the T-54 eventually became the main tank for armoured units of the Soviet Army

• ... unable to locate their enemy's positions, hastily turned about and withdrew shortly afterwards. On 9 april 1972, all three squadrons of the 20th Tank Regiment (57 M48 tanks) fought hard against enemy armour ...