langs: 12 февраля [ru] / february 12 [en] / 12. februar [de] / 12 février [fr] / 12 febbraio [it] / 12 de febrero [es]

days: february 9 / february 10 / february 11 / february 12 / february 13 / february 14 / february 15

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Tank / Tank

#1 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

• ... trial included Lord Kitchener , Lloyd George , Reginald McKenna and other political luminaries. On 12 february an initial order for 100 "Mother" type vehicles was made, later expanded to 150. Crews rarely calle ...

#2 Renault R35

The Renault R35 , an abbreviation of Char léger Modèle 1935 R or R 35 , was a French light infantry tank of the Second World War . French light infantry tank This article needs additional citations for verification . ( November 2012 ) Char léger Modèle 1935 R ("R 35") R 35 in the Yad La-Shiryon muse

• ... y official possible exception to the rule that Hotchkiss tanks had to be modified first was made on 12 february 1940 when it was ordered to replace the turrets of 24 Infantry tanks, without specifying the type, ...

#3 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  

• ... proved device to keep the axles waterproof, to the Commission de Vincennes . These were tested from 12 february until 6 July and again from 21 September until 21 November. In July 1938 a prototype of a lengthene ...

#4 British heavy tanks of the First World War

British heavy tanks were a series of related armoured fighting vehicles developed by the UK during the First World War . The Mark I was the world's first tank , a tracked, armed, and armoured vehicle, to enter combat. The name "tank" was initially a code name to maintain secrecy and disguise its tru

• ... ew arm, and Elles the commander of the tanks in France. [5] The first order for tanks was placed on 12 february 1916, and a second on 21 April. Fosters built 37 (all "male"), and Metropolitan Carriage, Wagon, an ...

#5 AMX-30

The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux (AMX, then GIAT ) and first delivered to the French Army in August 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st Régiment de Chars de Combat (Tank Regiment) in August of that year. The production versio

• ... o heavily armour the vehicle. [18] [19] French and German engineers, during a conference in Bonn on 12 february 1957, defined the requirements for the future tank. This included a maximum width of 3.15 metres (1 ...

#6 Panzer I

The Panzer   I was a light tank produced in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. Its name is short for Panzerkampfwagen   I ( German for " armored fighting vehicle mark I"), abbreviated as PzKpfw   I . The tank's official German ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz.   101 ("special purpose vehicle 101").

• ... ded the motorized 5th Light Division and the 15th Panzer Division . This force landed at Tripoli on 12 february 1941. [68] Upon arrival, Rommel had around 150 tanks, about half Panzer III and IV. [69] The rest w ...