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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…

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    a variety of tanks to suit specific needs in World War 2. The British manufactured about 36 tanks in WW2, each one with different armament, weaponry, versatility and maneuverability. The first tank developed for The british was The cruiser tank Mk 1, manufactured in 1938. It was the first in a long ¨Cruiser¨ tank era , it weighed about 12 tons and was armed with a 40mm cannon. Cruiser tanks emerged from the interwar doctrine that called upon two types of tanks, Cruiser and infantry.…

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    Tanks Of Ww2 Essay

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    Tanks of WW2 My topic is on the tanks of World War II. Many types of tanks where used to do many different things like the anti-tank tank used a heavy gun and was super slow. There are 7 Nations i will talk about, we have The United States ,Britain ,The Soviet Union ,Japan ,Nazi Germany ,Italian ,and then France. There were multiple things used to help out tanks and destroy them like Anti tank rifles and anti tank guns. The different types of tanks used in WW2 are: AA tanks for anti-air to…

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    M4 Battle Sherman

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    The United States key strength was its ability to mass produce adaptable tanks in great numbers that got the job done on the battlefield. Production of the M4 Tank “Sherman” began in 1941 and was first deployed in 1942 at the battle of El Alamein, Egypt. The Americans began to make 1,000 tanks a month after that (Ryan). America was able to use its ingenuity to adapt the Sherman as the war progressed. Major General Hobart crafted an amphibious Sherman tank. It had a flotation screen around the…

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    July 28, 1914 was the start of many things, the war started, alliances were formed, and technology bloomed. Tanks, Poison Gas, and Machine Guns were ground advancements technology created around 1914-1916. The machine guns could shoot 400-600 rounds a minute, the tanks could carry a large-calibre cannon, and the poison gas would cause vomiting, irritation to the eye, and severe coughing. These tools made a big impact on the war One of the three major technology created for the war were tanks. A…

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    dominated the war throughout the years were the tank. Tanks had more firepower in the form of machine guns, then the cannon, to provide supporting fire for attacking troops. Tanks were the strongest weapon in the war. Tanks first showed in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette in 1916. Armored vehicles such as tanks started to build before World War I. When the war started, all of the country’s started to improve their armored vehicles for the war. Introducing tanks in the war was the best idea to…

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    computer is hooked up to a satellite dish or an antenna which sends out what the joystick is doing to their drone so it can fly. The drone if it is needed can have night vision so it can see if it is too dark out to see regularly, it can also have heat vision for if it is tracking something through the woods or where there are a lot of trees. This machine might not seem like it is all that, but without this the Australian military would have to pay a lot more for a satellite to move into place…

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    Tanks During The Cold War

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    A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, with heavy firepower, strong armour, and tracks providing good battlefield maneuverability. The first tanks were designed to overcome the deadlock of trench warfare; now they are a mainstay of modern ground forces and a key part of combined arms combat. Modern tanks are versatile mobile land weapon system platforms, mounting a large-calibre cannon in a rotating gun turret, supplemented by mounted machine guns or other…

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    WW2 Tanks and Ground Warfare By Max Brand Tanks, artillery and small arms all played major roles for both the Allies and the Axis in the land warfare of World War II. Tanks created a new way of fighting and evolved throughout the war. Tanks were heavily armored and powerful turret machine guns were mounted on the top. The Soviet tank – T-34 – was one of the most impressive tank of WW2. It had an excellent basic design that survived the war with only one major change in armament, (76.2-mm to…

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    Centurion Tank Analysis

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    adaptable and superior tank accelerated, which put pressure on all the participating nations: Germany, Russia, the United States, and Great Britain. To compete against German tanks, the British government ordered engineers to design an adaptable tank in 1943. The engineers’ goal would be to design a far superior tank compared to the German counterparts; however, this project did not reach completion until the end of the war in 1945 (Ware 36). This tank design became known as the Centurion tank.…

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