langs: 17 января [ru] / january 17 [en] / 17. januar [de] / 17 janvier [fr] / 17 gennaio [it] / 17 de enero [es]

days: january 14 / january 15 / january 16 / january 17 / january 18 / january 19 / january 20

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Tank / Tank

#1 Char 2C

The Char 2C , also known as the FCM 2C , was a French heavy tank , later also seen as a super-heavy tank , [1] developed during World War I but not deployed until after the war. It was, in total volume or physical dimensions, the largest operational tank ever made. [2] French super-heavy tank This a

• ... ject. [3] The design was presented to the Consultative Committee of the Assault Artillery on 16 and 17 january 1917, after the basic concept had been approved on 30 December. This proposed tank was the most adv ...
• ... mm gun was planned. He himself preferred a 75 mm gun. Estienne was absent on the crucial meeting of 17 january , but by letter informed the committee that he found the project well-presented and satisfactory and ...

#2 Schneider CA1

The Schneider CA 1 (originally named the Schneider CA ) was the first French tank , developed during the First World War . Tank Schneider CA Schneider tank Type Tank Place   of   origin France Service history In   service 1916–1918 (France) 1921–1936 (Spain) Used   by France Kingdom of Italy Spain W

• ... nd produce its Schneider tank on the basis of its seven-wheeled chassis, which had been patented on 17 january ; the Army would develop the eight-wheeled system into the Saint-Chamond heavy tank. [13] DESIGNATIO ...

#3 T57 heavy tank

The T57 heavy tank was an experimental heavy tank developed by the American military during the Cold War era as a further development of the M103 heavy tank. Featuring heavy armor and a long range 120   mm rifled gun, the T57 was supposed to serve as a replacement to the M103 in service with America

• ... ompleted and only two turrets were constructed, with both being mounted on T43 hulls for trials. On january 17 the US Ordinance Committee cancelled the project with both turrets scrapped and the hulls returned t ...

#4 Cromwell tank

The Cromwell tank , officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M) , was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War . [lower-alpha 1] Named after the English Civil War -era military leader Oliver Cromwell , the Cromwell was the first tank put into service by th

• ... esigns were received and examined in January 1941, with Nuffield's A24 being declared the winner on 17 january . Six prototypes of the Cromwell were ordered for the spring of 1942. These arrived four months late ...

#5 ARL Tracteur C

The "ARL Tracteur C", or ARL Char C , was a French super-heavy tank design developed during the late Interbellum by the Atelier de Construction de Rueil (ARL) company. A full-scale wooden mock-up was part produced, but the project was terminated in favor of FCM F1 , a directly competing design, whic

• ... was designed to have two turrets, 47 mm gun on front and on new larger turret, a 90 mm gun. ARL on 17 january 1940 ordered four turrets from the Schneider company, but it agreed only to build two 105 mm gun tu ...

#6 FCM F1

The FCM F1 was a French super-heavy tank developed during the late Interbellum by the Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM) company. Twelve were ordered in 1940 to replace the Char 2C , but France was defeated before construction could begin, a wooden mock-up being all that was finished. The

• ... ries production at the end of 1941; for AMX it was too soon to make any precise predictions. ARL on 17 january 1940 ordered four turrets from the Schneider company, but it agreed only to build two 105 mm gun tu ...