langs: 26 февраля [ru] / february 26 [en] / 26. februar [de] / 26 février [fr] / 26 febbraio [it] / 26 de febrero [es]
days: february 23 / february 24 / february 25 / february 26 / february 27 / february 28 / february 29
Tank / Tank
#1 Lion of Babylon (tank)
Lion of Babylon ( Arabic : أسد بابل , romanized : Asad Bābil ) is the name of a project undertaken by the Iraqi military in the late 1980s, under which Ba'athist Iraq attempted to locally produce the T-72 , a Soviet -made main battle tank . The tanks were to be assembled at a factory near Taji in
- ... ns accounted for at least two M2 Bradley kills during Desert Storm and left several damaged, all on february 26, 1991. [23] [27] 2003 IRAQ WAR A Lion tank abandoned after the U.S. attack into Baghdad. During the ...
#2 K1 88-Tank
The K1 is a South Korean main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (later General Dynamics Land Systems ) and Hyundai Precision Industry (later Hyundai Rotem ) for the Republic of Korea Armed Forces . The vehicle's design was based on Chrysler's M1 Abrams together with some proven subsystems fro
- ... ts. [32] In February 2000, Samsung Thomson-CSF was created, and it was renamed to Samsung Thales on 26 february 2001. [33] On 27 February 2003, Ssang Yong Information and the ADD developed an IETM (interactive e ...
#3 M26 Pershing
The M26 Pershing was a heavy tank / medium tank [1] of the United States Army . The tank was named after General of the Armies John J. Pershing , who led the American Expeditionary Force in Europe in World War I . It was used in the last months of World War II during the Invasion of Germany and exte
- ... ine. The 3rd Armored first used the M26 to engage the enemy on 25 February near the Roer River . On 26 february , a T26E3 named Fireball was knocked out in an ambush at Elsdorf while overwatching a roadblock. Sil ...
#4 Vickers 6-ton
The Vickers 6-ton tank or Vickers Mark E , also known as the "Six-tonner" was a British light tank designed as a private project at Vickers . It was not adopted by the British Army , but was picked up by many foreign armed forces. It was licensed by the Soviet Union as the T-26 . It was also the dir
- ... battles. [2] The original 47 mm gun for the Finnish evaluation model At the Battle of Honkaniemi on 26 february 1940, the Finns employed their Vickers tanks for the first – and only – time against Soviet armour ...
#5 Combat history of the T-26
Though nearly obsolete by the beginning of World War II, the T-26 was the most important tank of the Spanish Civil War and played a significant role during the Battle of Lake Khasan in 1938 as well as in the Winter War . The T-26 was the most numerous tank in the Red Army 's armoured force during th
- ... battalions of the brigade were attached to the 100th , the 113th and the 123rd Rifle Divisions . On 26 february 1940, six Finnish Vickers 6-ton tanks (armed with 37 mm 37 psvk 36 gun) from the 4th Tank Company ( ...
#6 Al-Zarrar tank
The Al-Zarrar ( Urdu : الضرار), is a third generation main battle tank (MBT), currently in the services of the Pakistan Army since 2004. The tank is named after Muslim warrior Zarrar bin Al-Azwar . [3] Pakistani Main battle tank Al-Zarrar Al-Zarrar MBT during the IDEAS Convention in Karachi Expo Cen
- ... ger, Engineer Mahmood Khan. The first batch of 88 Al-Zarrars were delivered to the Pakistan Army on 26 february 2004 and General Pervez Musharraf attended the delivery ceremony. [6] [4] DESIGN Al-Zarrar MBTs of ...
#7 Challenger 1
The FV4030/4 Challenger 1 is a British main battle tank (MBT) used by the British Army from 1983 to 2001, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2 . It is also currently used by the Royal Jordanian Army as its main battle tank, after heavy modifications. The variants for the Jordanian military wer
- ... Brigade, said afterwards that "Challenger is a tank built for combat and not competitions." [15] On 26 february 1991, a Challenger achieved the longest range confirmed kill of the war, destroying an Iraqi tank w ...
#8 T-72
The T-72 is a family of Soviet / Russian main battle tanks that entered production in 1969. [10] The T-72 was a development of the T-64 , which was troubled by high costs and its reliance on immature developmental technology. About 25,000 T-72 tanks have been built, and refurbishment has enabled man
- ... Brigade of the Tawakalna Division , each consisting of between 2,500 and 3,000 personnel. [105] On 26 february 1991, the Iraqis used dug-in T-72 tanks to stop the advance of an U.S. mechanized infantry company ...
#9 History of the M1 Abrams
The M1 Abrams main battle tank has been in service since 1980. Since then, it has gone through dozens of upgrades and been the baseline variant of several vehicles.
- ... east in two occasions by friendly DU ammunition during the Battle of Norfolk . [10] On the night of february 26, 1991, four Abrams were disabled, possibly as a result of friendly fire by Hellfire missiles fired f ...
- ... 3. Bumper K-42 [20] [ better source needed ] 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment Struck by DPICM artillery february 26 73 Easting Loader machine-gun and left fuel cell destroyed 1 WIA 4. Bumper B-66 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Ar ...
- ... F 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) Three DU kinetic energy rounds, after being hit by an Iraqi RPG-7 february 26 Norfolk line Penetration in the hull, below the turret Ammunition blown-up 4 WIAs 5. Bumper B-22 [21 ...
- ... blown-up 4 WIAs 5. Bumper B-22 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) One DU kinetic energy round february 26 Norfolk line Front slope hit with no internal damage 1 WIA 6. Bumper A-14 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored ...
- ... nal damage 1 WIA 6. Bumper A-14 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) One DU kinetic energy round february 26 Norfolk line One hit in the left side of the hull. Extensive damage by fire 3 WIAs 7. Bumper A-31 [2 ...
- ... . Bumper A-31 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) Splinters of one DU kinetic energy penetrator february 26 Norfolk line Hit in the rear left hull None 8. Bumper A-33 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) T ...
- ... . Bumper A-33 [21] TF 1-41, 2nd Armored Division(FWD) Two DU rounds, after being hit by TOW missile february 26 Norfolk line Double penetration of the hull 3 WIAs 9. Bumper D-24 [21] TF 1-37, 1st Armored Division ...
- ... on of the hull 3 WIAs 9. Bumper D-24 [21] TF 1-37, 1st Armored Division Small caliber shaped charge february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Impact on NBC exhausts, compartment penetrated 2 WIAs 10. Bumper B-23 ...
- ... st Armored Division Large caliber shaped charge, then hit by an unknown round, likely a KE (non-DU) february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Two hits, one on the rear grills, another penetrated both sides of the ...
- ... [21] TF 1-37, 1st Armored Division One DU kinetic energy penetrator, then hit by anti-tank missile february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division KE round achieved a double penetration of the hull. The anti-tank miss ...
- ... the turret on fire None 12. Bumper C-66 [21] TF 1-37, 1st Armored Division Two small shaped charges february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Small penetration of the left rear side of the hull. Impact on the tur ...
- ... ed by armor 3 WIAs 13. Bumper C-12 [23] TF 4-8th CAV, 3rd Armored Division 73 mm shell from a BMP-1 february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Minor damage to sponson box and .50 machine-gun 1 WIA 14. Bumper B-24 ...
- ... d .50 machine-gun 1 WIA 14. Bumper B-24 [24] TF 4-8th CAV, 3rd Armored Division Enemy indirect fire february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Damaged to sponson box and duffle bags None 15. Bumper C-24 [25] TF 4- ...
- ... son box and duffle bags None 15. Bumper C-24 [25] TF 4-8th CAV, 3rd Armored Division Friendly DPICM february 26 Assault on Tawakalna Division Storage area shredded by shrapnel Main gun punctured None 16. Unknown ...
#10 Leopard 2
The Leopard 2 is a 3rd generation main battle tank originally developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German army . The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army . It is armed with a 120 mm smoothbore cannon, and
- ... ver by providing gunfire in support of Danish and British infantry from elevated positions. [77] On 26 february 2008, a Danish Leopard 2 was hit by an explosive device, damaging one track. No one was injured and ...