langs: 19 октября [ru] / october 19 [en] / 19. oktober [de] / 19 octobre [fr] / 19 ottobre [it] / 19 de octubre [es]

days: october 16 / october 17 / october 18 / october 19 / october 20 / october 21 / october 22

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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

• ... tness how the idea of using caterpillar tracks to drive an armoured fighting vehicle came to him on 19 october 1914 while he was driving through northern France. In July 1914, he had received a letter from a fr ...

#2 Panhard AML

The Panhard AML ( Auto Mitrailleuse Légère , or "Light Machine Gun Car") [3] is a fast, long-ranged, and relatively cheap armoured car with excellent reconnaissance capability. [8] Designed on a small, lightly armoured 4×4 chassis, it weighs an estimated 5.5 tonnes, and is thus suitable for airborne

• ... ing armoured cars and their crews were integrated with the Jordanian 40th Armoured Brigade. [66] On october 19, they participated in a joint offensive with that unit but were halted by accurate tank fire from th ...

#3 T-72 operators and variants

The T-72 is a Soviet -designed main battle tank that entered production in 1971. It replaced the T-54/55 series as the workhorse of Soviet tank forces (while the T-64 and T-80 served as the Soviet high-technology tanks). [ citation needed ] In front-line Russian service, T-72s are being upgraded or

• ... system, as well as an advanced VHF radio system designated R-168-25U-2 AKVEDUK. Entered service on 19 october 2012. First delivered to the 20th Field Army in summer 2013 and its Armored Guards Brigade in Octob ...

#4 Tiger II

The Tiger II is a German heavy tank of the Second World War . The final official German designation was Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf . B , [notes 1] often shortened to Tiger B . [8] The ordnance inventory designation was Sd.Kfz. 182. [8] ( Sd.Kfz. 267 and 268 for command vehicles). It was known as Ki

• ... attack and advance into the enemy’s rear. Both combat groups were extraordinarily successful. From 19 october 1944, until the unit reformed on 23 October a total of 120 AT guns and 19 howitzers were destroyed. ...

#5 AMR 35

The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance Renault Modèle 35 Type ZT ( AMR 35 or Renault ZT ) was a French light tank developed during the Interbellum and used in the Second World War. It was not intended to reconnoitre and report as its name suggests but was a light armoured combat vehicle, mostly with

• ... e gear ratio be changed and on 2 September refused to accept the first batch of twelve vehicles. On 19 october the first modified vehicle was finished and the first eleven vehicles were only accepted in January ...

#6 Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle

The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle or Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian -built four-wheel drive armoured vehicle. The Bushmaster was primarily designed by the then government-owned Australian Defence Industries (ADI), and is currently produced by Thales Australia following their acqu

• ... ch Apache helicopter. The troops were transported out of danger by a second Bushmaster IMV. [80] On 19 october 2007 during a fire-fight between a Dutch patrol and Taliban insurgents, a Bushmaster was hit by an ...

#7 Panther tank

The Panther tank, officially Panzerkampfwagen V Panther (abbreviated PzKpfw V ) with ordnance inventory designation : Sd.Kfz. 171, is a German medium tank of World War II . It was used on the Eastern and Western Fronts from mid-1943 to the end of the war in May 1945. German medium tank of WWII This

• ... August 1944, and again on the night of 23/24 August. MAN was struck on 10 September, 3 October and 19 october 1944, and then again on 3 January and 20/21 February 1945. MNH was not attacked until 14 and 28 Mar ...