The tanks of the US Army are typically painted in a camouflage pattern known as the NATO woodland camouflage scheme, which consists of various shades of green, brown, and black. This color scheme helps the tanks blend into natural environments and provides some level of concealment on the battlefield. Additionally, some tanks may also have additional markings or symbols specific to their unit or division for identification purposes.
Prior to 1950, the US Army classified it's armor (tanks) by weight; Heavy, Medium, and Light tanks. From 1950 up until 1960, the Army reclassified tanks according to their gun size; 120mm Heavy Gun, 90mm Medium Gun, and 76mm Light Gun Tanks. From 1960 to the present, beginning with the M60 'Combat' series tank, the US Army classifies it's tanks as Main Battle Tanks (MBT's).
During the Vietnam War, US Army "Armor" Battalions (Tank Battalions) consisted of approximately 53 to 57 M-48 Patton tanks. 17 tanks per company; three companies per battalion, with two or more tanks in HQ Company. Armored Cavalry Squadrons consisted of approximately 27 to 30 tanks (Patton and later Sheridan tanks). Basic rule of thumb is two or more battalions made up a brigade, two or more brigades made up a division, and two or more divisions made up a corps. AFTER the Vietnam War, the US Army switched from a 5 tank platoon/17 tank company to a more "metric" orientated organization...along with the new 9mm service pistol (which replaced the Army .45). As of 2011, the US Army and US Marine Corps have a total of about 4500 M1A1 and M1A2 tanks in service, with approximately the same number of M1 tanks in storage. The US Army operates about 80% of the total US tanks.
The US Army tank platoon in Vietnam held 5 Patton tanks. 3 tanks were called the heavy section, and the remaining two tanks were called the light section. After the VN war the US Army changed to something more closer to the metric system; 4 tank platoons.
The main color of the US Army Infantry is blue.
During the Vietnam War, the US Army's M48 Patton tanks were manufactured by the Chrysler Automobile company in Detroit MI.
Wood was never used in the construction of army tanks.
The US had no tanks there and the troops didn't the main land either. Airplanes were used to destroy those cities.
Russia has 21,790 tanks and world s' largest tank army.
In Vietnam, the US Army & Marines used their Patton tanks (90mm gun), while the Australians used their Centurion tanks (84mm gun) for jungle busting (crashing through jungle).
In Vietnam, the US Army & Marines used their Patton tanks (90mm gun), while the Australians used their Centurion tanks (84mm gun) for jungle busting (crashing through jungle).
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According to Nation Master, as of 2013 there were 662 main battle tanks in the Bangladeshi army.