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Tank / Tank

#1 Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank

The Type 97 Chi-Ha ( 九七式中戦車 チハ , Kyūnana-shiki chū-sensha Chi-ha ) was a medium tank used by the Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War , the Battles of Khalkhin Gol against the Soviet Union , and the Second World War . It was the most widely produced Japanese medium tank of Worl

• ... sides and rear of the M4 Sherman medium tank. [34] During the Battle of Saipan on the night of 16–1 17 june Type 97s of the 9th Tank Regiment, joined with Type 95s of the 136th Infantry Regiment in an all-ou ...

#2 Kliment Voroshilov tank

The Kliment Voroshilov ( KV ) tanks are a series of Soviet heavy tanks named after the Soviet defence commissar and politician Kliment Voroshilov who operated with the Red Army during World War II . The KV tanks were known for their heavy armour protection during the early stages of the war, especia

• ... ombat while defending Leningrad. T-150-KV Т-150 ( Object 150 ) - One of a pair of designs requested 17 june 1940. Armour specified at 90 mm, which caused weight to reach 50 tons, so the 600 hp V-2K was repla ...
• ... the KV-3. [24] [25] T-220 ( Object 220 ) (also called KV-220 ) - One of a pair of designs requested 17 june 1940. Longer chassis with 7 rollers per side. Armour specified at 100 mm. Prototype trialed with V- ...

#3 Char B1

The Char B1 was a French heavy tank manufactured before World War II . This article includes a list of general references , but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations . ( April 2012 ) Break-through tank, Heavy tank Char B1 The Char B1 bis Rhône at the Musée des Blindés at Saumur Type Bre

• ... ly British production of the "H 39" . The three prototypes were lost after having been evacuated on 17 june 1940, their ship the Mécanicien Principal Carvin being bombed by the Germans in the Gironde on 21 J ...

#4 T-34

The T-34 is a Soviet medium tank introduced in 1940. Its 76.2   mm (3   in) tank gun was more powerful than its contemporaries [8] while its 60 degree sloped armour provided good protection against anti-tank weapons. The Christie suspension was inherited from the design of American J. Walter Christi

• ... ast German , Hungarian and Soviet T-34-85s served in the suppression of the East German uprising of 17 june 1953 as well as the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 . AFGHANISTAN T-34-85s were sporadically available ...

#5 Type 95 Ha-Go light tank

The Type 95 Ha-Gō ( 九五式軽戦車 ハ号 , kyūgo-shiki kei-sensha Ha-Gō , also known as the Ke-Go [7] ) was a light tank used by the Empire of Japan during the Second Sino-Japanese War , at Nomonhan against the Soviet Union , and in the Second World War . It proved sufficient against infantry but, like the Ame

• ... y tank fire. The US Marines had landed the day before with two tank battalions. On the night of 16–1 17 june the Japanese made an "all-out counterattack". Leading the attack were 44 tanks of the IJA 9th Tank ...

#6 M4 Sherman

The M4 Sherman , officially Medium Tank, M4 , was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and Western Allies in World War II . The M4 Sherman proved to be reliable, relatively cheap to produce, and available in great numbers. It was also the basis of several other armored fighting vehi

• ... upgraded to the later model during a major overhaul. The new engine was approved for production on june 17, 1943, with 200 units ordered for the Gun Motor Carriage T70 tank destroyer. In October 1943 the Bri ...

#7 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

• ... e Fifth Republic : the Paris treaty had as its main point developing a common nuclear weapon and on 17 june 1958 de Gaulle decided to refuse Germany and Italy the atomic bomb, to avoid antagonizing the US an ...

#8 FCM 36

The FCM 36 or Char léger Modèle 1936 FCM , was a light infantry tank that was designed for the French Army prior to World War II . It had a crew of two and was equipped with a short 37   mm main armament and a 7.5   mm coaxial machine gun. Power was provided by a diesel engine. This article includes

• ... declared on 9 July that it was the best of all competitors, especially since it had been proven on 17 june to be completely gas-proof, a unique quality that was considered a very desirable feature at the ti ...