World War 2 Tanks Research Paper

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Tanks were at the beginning was a tractor that carried men artillery and supplies. Tanks were designed as infantry support, because back in those days the men in charge sent in mass groups of men and hoped for the best, because the way men had to travel was on foot over mountains, through desserts, through muddy terrain, over rocks, through towns, and over debris. The first tank was designed by William Tritton and Major William Tritton and they named it “Little Willy” it ran on two caterpillar track on each side of it, though was never armed it had a ring for a machine gun. The first tank armed was the tank “Mother” it was armed with four 0.50in. machine guns and two six pounders. As the years pass the tank became better equipped for almost …show more content…
main gun and so did the British Churchill tank witch was a main battle tank for the British in World War II. The A34 has a QF 75mm. main gun. Tank destroyers were numerous during World War II they were deadly with their high velocity 75mm. main gun. Missile tanks shoot missiles out of its 105mm. main gun. The M3 Grant/Lee had two big guns, the main gun is a 75mm. and the back-up gun is a 37mm. gun. The T-34 was the Soviet Union’s mostly used battle tank, armed with a 85mm. main gun it could destroy anything on the battlefield at that time. The J.S. was one of the wars early experiments with big guns it had a 122mm. main gun, the Merkava Mark 4 had a 120mm. main gun, with this tanks big gun it can shoot almost two miles, and the Challenger 2 had a 125mm. main gun with the help of its 125mm. gun it can shoot over two miles. The scorpion light tank was armed with a 76mm. main gun designed for hitting a target and getting out of there before they know what hit them they can shoot from over a mile away. The T-34/85 was one of the Soviet Union’s main battle tanks at the end of the war they made it to be a match for the German Tiger Panther. The A12 Matilda II was armed with a 57mm. main gun out classed by other tanks they saw serves in the dessert wars in the Sahara desert were some people were still using bows and arrows. The medium Wippet was armed with a 75mm. main gun. The Tiger medium one …show more content…
Today we can travel thousands of miles in one day as it took soldiers a week to go ten miles in a warzone. With Gods help we designed the first tank, we tested the first tank, we have armed tanks, and we have mass produced them. Thing people 5000 years ago wouldn’t even dream of because they did not believe in our heavenly father God even though God had sent prophets for nearly six thousand years. Because God has allowed man to get more and more break throughs we have found ways to make tanks lock onto a target by themselves. Weapons controlled by remote control. And tanks that can be flone into battle with big planes or tanks that fly themselves into battle. Some day we might even make a tank that drives itself, loads itself, locks onto a target itself, and fires itself while the army men are safe and sound. We might even make a tank that can split into five pieces. We might even make a hovering tank. We can make anything with Gods help for with God everything is possible. Tanks have brought about great changes in

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