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Tanks (vehicle)
Military tanks is an tracked Armed Fighting Vehicle. These vehicles are usually used in front line combat, also, Tanks do have both offensive and defensive capabilities. All military tanks do have armor to protect the crew inside the tank.
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What did the first tank look like?
It looked like a rounded oval box with caterpillar tracks on covering most of its side. With a 6 pounder sponson cannon on each side. This is the Mark IV one of the very first tanks in the world.
What is the lump on tank gun barrels?
It's called a bore evacuator, and its function is to prevent gasses created from the firing of rounds from getting into the turret.
How much does an army tank weigh in kg?
Would've been a better question if you'd specified which particular tank you had in mind. There are light, medium, and heavy tanks.
As far as heavy tanks go (which are often referred to as Main Battle Tanks), combat (loaded) weights for a few include:
- M1 Abrams: 54,545 kg
- M60A3 Patton: 52,617 kg
- Challenger 2: 62,500 kg
- Hyundai Type 88: 51,000 kg
- T-72: 44,500 kg
- T-80: 42,500 kg
- C1 Ariete: 54,000 kg
Just a few examples to give you an idea of the weight range for a Main Battle Tank. Source of the information was Jane's Tank Recognition Guide, 1996, ISBN 0-00-470995-0.
What is the most powerful tank of world war 2?
The IS-2 and IS-3 "Josef Stalin". They boasted a 122mm main gun, and remained the most powerful tanks in the world for almost 20 years after the end of the war.
Historically, tanks have ruled the battlefield - whenever they appear, they become the focus of all attention.
A tank has sufficient firepower to threaten practically anything on the battlefield (even helicopters, though not aircraft), and enough armor to protect them against all but the strongest weapons. A tank's main cannon generally has a lethal range of several kilometers. Most tanks have very good mobility as well, making them a mobile deadly threat. The combination of caterpillar tracks and a 1000+ HP engine can yield impressive towing capacity - most tanks can tow well over their own weight if properly equipped with the right towing gear.
However, they are not without weaknesses. Armor protection is not uniform; the top, rear, and bottom of the tank are vulnerable to a variety of lower-powered weapons that cannot harm the tank if used on the front or sides. Tanks are heavy, and thus cannot move across very soft ground, or cross many bridges, which restricts their mobility. Even the most fuel-efficient tank is a gas-guzzler, so they require vast amounts of fuel to move around. Most of these tactical weaknesses are magnified when fighting in constrained spaces, such a urban areas. Finally, they are expensive, at several million dollars each.
Do you start a military tank with a key?
No tanks that i can think of ever used a key to start the main engine. Most starting procedures involved turning on the electronics then hitting the 2 master switches to start the engine.
Did Germans have tanks in World War 1?
Germany's first tanks were captured British tanks; they simply painted German emblems on them and sent them back against their former owners.
The M1A2 costs $6.21 million per, although there have since been upgrade programmes which have likely made the tank more expensive.
What kind of tanks did they have in World War 2?
There were many tanks used in world war 2. But the main tanks were the German Panzer and tiger IV, the American Sherman tank, the Russian T1, T2, and T34. most other countries used tanks made in other countries example. Britain used the American Sherman's. The Poles used Russian T1 tanks
If you meant by "types" of tanks then during World War 2, the following types of tanks were used in Combat during World War 2:
- Tankettes
- Light Tanks
- Medium Tanks
- Heavy Tanks
- Tank Destroyers
- SPA Tank
There were plans by the Germans, British and America and the Soviets to use Super Heavy Tanks but never side succeded this during War due to time. For the Germans they made a complete prototype of the Maus (Panzer VIII) for the Soviets, they planned on building the IS-7 and the KV-4. for America, they planned on building 726/T95 GMC. for the British, they planned on building the TOG1 and TOG2.
Most prototypes of these tanks were built but never used in Combat and continued in being developed after the war.
If you just meant what tanks were used then here is a full list of them:
Germany:
- Panzer I
- Panzer II
- Panzer 35(t)
- Panzer 38(t)
- Panzer III
- Panzer IV
- Panzer V "Panther"
- Panzer VI "Tiger I"
- Panzer VII "Tiger II or King Tiger"
- Panzer VII "Maus"
- Panzer E100
- Panzerjager I
- Marder I
- Marder II
- Marder III
- Jagdpanzer 35(t) "Hetzer"
- STuG III
- Jagdpanzer IV
- Nashorn
- Jagdpanzer V "Jagpanther"
- Panzerjagder Tiger (P) "Elefant"
- Panzerjagder Tiger Ausf. B "Jagdtiger
Italy:
- L3/33
- L3/35
- Fiat 3000
- Carro Armato L6/40
- Fiat M11/39
- Fiat M13/40
- Fiat M14/41
- Fiat M15/42
- Fiat M16/43
- P40
- M40 47/32
- M41 90/53
- M43 120/44
Japan:
- Type 92 Combat car
- Type 94 Tankette
- Tyoe 97 Te-Ke
- TYpe 92 Ha-Go
- Type 98 Ke-Ni
- Type 5 Ke-Ho
- Type 87 Chi-l
- Type 89 Chi-Ro
- Type 97 Chi-Ha
- Type 1 Chi-He
- Type 3 Chi-Nu
- Type 4 Chi-To
- Type 5 Chi-Ri
- Type 95 HT
- Type 2 Ka-Mi
- Type 3 Ka-Chi
- Type 5 To-Ku
Soviets:
- T-50
- T-60
- T-70
- BT Series
- T-28
- T-34
- T-44
- T-35
- KV Series
- IS Series
British:
- Mk Series
- Vickers Type B
- Sherman firefly
- General Grant
- M4 Sherman
- TOG1
- TOG2
- Tortoise
America:
- M2
- M3/M5
- M22
- M24
- M3
- M4
- M26 Pershing
- T-28 Heavy Tank
- T-29 Heavy Tank
- T-30 Heavy Tank
- M18 Hellcat
- M10 Tank Destroyer
Belgium:
- FT17/18
- T15
- ACG-1
Canada:
- Ram
- Grizzly I
- Valentine VI
- Valentine VII
- Badger
Czechoslovakia:
- LT vz. 35
- LT vz. 38
France:
- FCM 36
- Hotchkiss H39
- Renault FT-17
- Renault R35
- Renault R40
- Renault Char B1
- AMC 34
- AMC 35
Hungary:
- Toldi Series
- Turan Series
Netherlands:
- Cardan Loyd Mark IV
- Marmon-Herrington CTLS
Poland:
- TK-3
- TKS
- 7TP
- 10TP
New Zealand:
- Schofield Tank (experimental
This does include Tank Destroyers, Tankettes and Amphibious Tanks.
This doesn't include Infantry Tanks, Cavalry Tanks, SPA Tanks and Cruiser Tanks
Who built the US military tank M2A1?
The only US tank in the army's arsenal is the M1 Abrams; and it's built by Chrysler. The Patton's in Vietnam were also Chryslers. The Vietnam Sheridan was built by General Motors. The M2 is the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, currently built by BAE Systems Land & Armaments (formerly of United Defense).
Importance of tanks in world war 1?
Tanks did mass damage and was a weapon used to break down the barriers, or barb wire of the enemies' trenches so that they may move in and attack.
In hindsight, tanks had very little impact on the fighting in WW1. When they were first introduced to the front during the battle of Flers-Courcelette (part of the Somme Offensive in 1916), they caused some panic in the German defenders and helped secure a modest British victory in that battle.
However, the tank was far too immature technology to prove to be anything other than a novelty. The major problems with WW1 tanks were:
- Too slow - no faster than a trotting man, at 4-5mph
- Mechanically unreliable - a significant minority of available tanks would be broken BEFORE any offensive, and few could travel more than a couple of miles without breaking down
- Thin armor - at best, a few millimeters of armor plate, which was not enough to stop large-caliber (.40 or better) rifle bullets or artillery shell splinters
- Couldn't cross most trenches - a ditch more than 5 feet wide was too much for them. More importantly, they bogged down easily in the heavy mud of No-Man's land, and had none of the excellent cross-country mobility we now associate with tanks
- Poor firepower - while they were armed with several machine guns and light cannon, accuracy was abysmal due to a cramped design with poor sight lines and crew positioning.
- Low numbers - in part due to the limitations above (and the recognition by senior military leaders that the tank could not live up to its promise), production of tanks never was given a high priority. Thus, no more than 7,000 tanks were produce by all sides in WW1, with over half (3,700) being the very light French Renault FT. Compare this to the over 200,000 tanks produced by all sides in WW2.
Due to these flaws, tanks played no significant role in any WW1 battle - the tank would have to wait until WW2 to have any noticeable impact.
What was the name of the first tank?
Little Willie was the name of the first tank. It was a prototype that was made in the Fall of 1915 and led to the Mark I tank in the First World War.
When and where the tanks were made?
This question is incorrectly categorized as WW2. Tanks first saw action in WW1, developed by the British forces. The idea apparently was from E.D. Swanton, who thought about armoring Holt tractor so they could cross the enemy trenches
What are those short bunches of tubes on the sides of the turret on Army tanks?
Smoke launchers. The smoke is infrared-suppressive, so if you need to pull your tank back during an action you fire some smoke and the infrared sights on the enemy's antitank weapons won't be able to see your vehicle.
What are those bunches of tubes on the sides of an Army tank on the turret?
They are smoke grenade projectors. Smoke grenades are used to deny the enemy view of the target.
Why did it take so long for the allies to develope a tank to match the tiger tanks in World War 2?
I asked the question bird brain.
What is the best tank in the world today?
Experts tend to cite the M1A2, Challenger 2, and Leopard 2 as contenders for this title. Between the three, it's unlikely any of the two will ever meet each other in opposition.
There are different styles of army tanks, but the Abram Tank can go relatively fast - 25 miles per hour.
Between 5 and 12 miles per hour.
