langs: 14 августа [ru] / august 14 [en] / 14. august [de] / 14 août [fr] / 14 agosto [it] / 14 de agosto [es]

days: august 11 / august 12 / august 13 / august 14 / august 15 / august 16 / august 17

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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

• ... 1 Romanian R-1 The Romanians signed a contract for 36 AH-IV-R , as they were designated by ČKD , on 14 august 1936, including one prototype to be delivered in two months and the entire order in seven months. T ...

#2 R-1 tank

The R-1 was a Romanian-used tank that saw action during World War II within the mechanized Romanian cavalry . It was a modified version of the AH-IV , a Czechoslovak -designed export vehicle, which was used exclusively by Romanian forces during the war. A number of 36 were used, 35 of which were bui

• ... rity, being advantageous in case of a war. [47] This led to a new contract being signed with ČKD on 14 august 1936, only including 35 AH-IVs, designated as R-1 by the Romanians. [12] [47] [48] An R-1 under con ...

#3 Kliment Voroshilov tank

The Kliment Voroshilov ( KV ) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II . The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour protection during the early stages of the war, especia

• ... pha 1] KRASNOGVARDEYSK This section needs additional citations for verification . ( March 2021 ) On august 14, 1941, the vanguard of the German 8th Panzer Division approached Krasnogvardeysk ( Gatchina ) near L ...
• ... d not want to reveal the total force, so only one exposed tank at a time would engage the enemy. On august 14, the German 8th Panzer Division's vanguard ventured directly into the well-prepared Soviet ambush, w ...

#4 Panzer 35(t)

The Panzerkampfwagen 35(t) , commonly shortened to Panzer 35(t) or abbreviated as Pz.Kpfw. 35(t) , was a Czechoslovak -designed light tank used mainly by Nazi Germany during World War II . The letter (t) stood for tschechisch (German for "Czech"). In Czechoslovak service, it had the formal designati

• ... February 1939, before being delivered to Romania by Škoda Works Romania ordered 126 of the tanks on 14 august 1936 as the R-2 and received the first 15, which had been diverted from the Czech order, in April–M ...

#5 T-34

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. Its 76.2   mm (3   in) tank gun was more powerful than its contemporaries [8] while its 60 degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The Christie suspension was inherited from the design of American J. Walter Christi

• ... e overwhelmed, though some put up resistance. The Japanese emperor transmitted a surrender order on 14 august , but the Kwangtung Army was not given a formal cease-fire until 17 August. [130] KOREAN WAR (1950–1 ...

#6 Tiger II

The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War . The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf . B , [notes 1] often shortened to Tiger B . [8] The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. [8] ( Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles). It was known as Ki

• ... 8. [43] Up to fourteen Tiger IIs of the 501st were destroyed or captured in the area between 11 and 14 august to ambushes and flank attacks by both Soviet T-34-85 and IS-2 tanks, and ISU-122 assault guns in in ...

#7 Pandur II

The Pandur II is an improved modular all-wheel-drive version of the Pandur 6x6 APC wheeled armoured vehicle. It was developed as a private venture by the Austrian company Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge. Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge is part of General Dynamics European Land Combat Systems

• ... nistry of Defence decided that they would need new 8×8 APCs. After they had requested for tender on 14 august 2003, three companies – ( Finnish arms maker Patria Oyj , Steyr-Daimler-Puch Spezialfahrzeuge (now ...

#8 Shorland armoured car

The Shorland is an armoured patrol car that was designed specifically for the Royal Ulster Constabulary by Frederick Butler. The first design meeting took place in November 1961. The third and final prototype was completed in 1964 and the first RUC Shorlands were delivered in 1966. They were realloc

• ... ponse the RUC deployed Shorland armored cars in Belfast , initially in a crowd control role. [1] On 14 august an IRA unit [2] opened fire on RUC officers and loyalist militants gathered at the intersection of ...
• ... l of the RUC's deployment of Shorland armoured cars: The use of Browning machine-guns in Belfast on 14 august and 15 August... was a menace to the innocent as well as the guilty, being heavy and indiscriminate ...