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Tank / Tank

#1 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

• ... t proposal was regarded as being obsolete and was therefore cancelled. After King Michael's Coup on 23 august 1944, which had overthrown the pro-Axis Ion Antonescu and had put Romania on the Allied side, the R ...
• ... lled. [96] [97] [98] AUGUST 1944–SPRING 1945: USE AGAINST THE AXIS See also: King Michael's Coup On 23 august 1944, Romania's Conducător , the pro-Axis Marshal Ion Antonescu was overthrown by King Michael's Co ...

#2 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

• ... . Armoured cars soon became more common with most belligerents, especially in more-open terrain. On 23 august 1914 the French Colonel Jean Baptiste Eugène Estienne , later a major proponent of tanks, declared, ...

#3 M104 Wolverine

The M104 Wolverine "Heavy Assault Bridge" is United States armoured vehicle-launched bridge vehicle, designed to lay down a bridge in combat. M104 Wolverine Heavy Assault Bridge from 59th Mobility Augmentation Company (MAC), 20th Engineer Battalion, U.S. Army. The 2nd Engineer Battalion, 40th Mobili

• ... s a faster deployment time of three minutes, compared to the Wolverine's 3-5 minute set-up time. On august 23, 2016, DRS Technologies, Inc., announced that the U.S. Army had awarded it an indefinite quantity co ...

#4 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  

• ... pecified, the type was approved by the commission on 8 July, with the period of testing extended to 23 august . Compared to the Modèle 31 , the Lorraine chenillette was much more a dedicated supply vehicle, the ...

#5 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

• ... ssembly and checks of the trial tank were completed, the Romanian commission approved the design on 23 august . In the meantime, the initial batch was returned to Skoda to be upgraded to current standards on 28 ...

#6 T-14 Armata

The T-14 Armata ( Russian : Т-14 «Армата» ; industrial designation Russian : Объект 148 , romanized :   Ob'yekt 148 , lit.   ' Object 148 ' ), is a next-generation Russian main battle tank prototype based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform . "T-14" redirects here. For other uses, see T14 (disam

• ... o said that the Russian Armed Forces would receive 20 T-14 Armata tanks by the end of 2021. [38] On 23 august , a Rostec official said that the company had shipped an unspecified number of T-14 tanks in an "exp ...

#7 TR-85

The TR-85 is a third-generation main battle tank designed for the armed forces of Romania . Based on the TR-77-580 , the TR-85 tank was developed from 1978 to 1985 and produced from 1986 until 1990. A modernization program was initiated in March 1994 in order to upgrade the TR-85 tanks to NATO stand

• ... 1978 at FMGS division ( Fabrica De Mașini Grele Speciale - Special Heavy Machinery Factory) of the 23 august plant (now known as FAUR) in Bucharest. The construction of this tank factory was finalized in 1980 ...

#8 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

• ... st Company, 101st SS Heavy Panzer Battalion . It was believed to have been abandoned by its crew on 23 august 1944, due to engine problems, at Brueil-en-Vexin , near Mantes-la-Jolie . It was salvaged by the Fr ...

#9 Mareșal (tank destroyer)

The Mareșal (meaning " marshal "), also known as the M-tank , was a Romanian-produced light tank destroyer from World War II . Romania was a member of the Axis powers and created the vehicle in response to the Soviet T-34 and KV-1 tanks. It is credited with having inspired the German Hetzer 's desig

• ... derwent further confirmatory tests which were then interrupted by a failure in the gun mounting. By 23 august 1944 (when King Michael's Coup took place), M-05 had completed its proving program with the excepti ...

#10 T-44

The T-44 is a medium tank first developed and produced near the end of World War II by the Soviet Union . It was the successor to the T-34 , offering an improved ride and cross-country performance, along with much greater armor. Designed to be equipped with an 85   mm main gun, by the time it was fu

• ... rkiv which used the buildings of the old KhPZ Factory No. 183 which were recaptured from Germans on 23 august 1943. [13] To restore the factories to working order, engineers, workers, machines and tools were s ...