Did they use tanks in World war 2?

Answer 1

Commencing in 1935 tanks that would be used in WWII consisted of primitive gasoline powered machinegun armed (.50 caliber for US tanks) and small cannon (20mm for German tanks (Pz I/II) 37mm for Japanese tanks (Type 95 light tank), and 45mm for Russian tanks (BT-5 tanks). Japanese tanks were the first to use diesel en mass for their machines however.

From 1939 onward those "primitive" tanks evolved into machines with coincidence range finders and high velocity 90mm cannons (main guns). But still, most of them still used dangerous gasoline to power them.

The war was finished in 1945 with (for the US) the M26 Pershing medium tank. A 50 ton tank mounted with a 90mm gun. This tank in general did not change all the way through the Vietnam War in 1975. The M26 Pershing evolved into the M46 Patton (Korean War tank), which evolved into the M47 Patton, which evolved into the M48 Patton (Vietnam War tank), which evolved into the M60 Main Battle Tank (MBT) which was officially designated as the M60 Combat Tank. The M60 was America's first 105mm gun tank. All of the Patton tanks were armed with 90mm main guns; with the exception of the M48A5 Patton which was upgunned to a 105mm (a cheap way to make M60 tanks).

The M60 MBT gave way to a whole new designed tank...the M1 Abrams. The M1 Abrams is a totally knew design, new gun, new engine, new armor, new computers. The difference between a Vietnam era M48 Patton and todays M1 Abrams is like comparing a WWII propeller driven fighter plane to todays F22 Raptor jet. Or comparing an old wood stocked bolt action military rifle to todays fully automatic composite aluminum assault rifles. No comprison, except that they're all either planes, rifles, or aircraft (or tanks).

During the Viet War era a NEW crewman could hop into a tank and crank em up. Todays highly computerized tanks require a "pilot's" check off list to get them started up; unless the crews have done it so much they can do it by heart. Todays tank are highly technical (they are computerized). WWII & Viet era tanks were simply steel engined powered war machines; like an old car...they couldn't park themselves, couldn't talk to you, couldn't show TV while you where driving, they could just "move, shoot, and communicate."

It could be said, that todays planes, ships, and tanks are computerized war machines; and other than spitting death and destruction like their predecessors, as well as having an exterior resemblance to them, they are not the same war machines of WWII thru the Vietnam War.

Answer 2

well they killed people, destroyed other tanks,buildings and mg nests that kinda of thing

Answer 3

If you mean 'dropped' from the air, it never happened in WW2 . The aircraft were just not big enough then.

Answer 4

Yes alot.