langs: 20 февраля [ru] / february 20 [en] / 20. februar [de] / 20 février [fr] / 20 febbraio [it] / 20 de febrero [es]

days: february 17 / february 18 / february 19 / february 20 / february 21 / february 22 / february 23

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Tank / Tank

#1 Char G1

The Char G1 was a French replacement project for the Char D2 medium tank . Several prototypes from different companies were developed from 1936 onwards, but not a single one had been fully completed at the time of the Fall of France in 1940. The projects represented some of the most advanced French

• ... d a plan, but did not actually submit one. [7] The commission issued its report on each proposal on 20 february 1937. For two of these, the report forms the main source of information because they would be disco ...
• ... rement for a 50% increase in armour protection caused another two-tonne weight rise. All designs on 20 february 1937 failed to meet the original twenty-tonne weight limit and were projected at 23–25 tonnes. [5] ...

#2 Leopard 1

The Leopard (or Leopard 1 ) is a main battle tank designed and produced by Porsche in West Germany that first entered service in 1965. Developed in an era when HEAT warheads were thought to make conventional heavy armour of limited value, the Leopard focused on firepower in the form of the German-bu

• ... ment with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan the Leopard 1 C2 had never seen active combat. [23] On february 20, 2018, Canada attempted to sell the surplus Leopard 1C2 tanks to the Jordanian Armed Forces . In Jul ...

#3 M88 Recovery Vehicle

The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) in use by United States Armed Forces . There are three variants, the M88 , M88A1 and M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System). The M88 series has seen action in the Vietnam War ,

• ... ed to tow the new M1 Abrams tank that the decision was made to upgrade to the M88A2 in 1991. [1] On february 20, 2017, it was announced that the army had contracted BAE Systems Land and Armaments a $28 million co ...

#4 17pdr SP Achilles

The 17pdr SP Achilles (officially 17 pounder, Self-Propelled, Achilles ) was a British variant of the American M10 tank destroyer armed with the British Ordnance QF 17-pounder high-velocity 76.2   mm (3-inch) anti-tank gun in place of the M10's considerably less powerful 3-inch (76.2 mm) Gun M7 . A

• ... , 1944 An Achilles 17-pdr tank destroyer uses a building as cover in Hassum , near Goch in Germany, 20 february 1945 The desire to mount the 17-pounder on the M10 was governed by the degree of difficulty involve ...