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10 tanks that changed the history of armored warfare
We Are Mighty ^ | December 3, 2018 | Logan Nye

Posted on 12/17/2018 7:14:12 AM PST by C19fan

10 tanks that changed the history of armored warfare The tank was introduced in World War I when Britain unveiled the then-secret weapon against German forces and were able to run these rolling fortresses right over German barbed wire and trenches, firing cannons and machine guns into German fortifications. Now, armored columns are a commander's fist, punching holes in enemy lines and then rushing through them to annihilate enemy formations.

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TOPICS: History; Military/Veterans
KEYWORDS: tanks; treadhead
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To: C19fan

I think the Panther has to be on that list somewhere. In several ways better than the T-34 and Sherman and attributed to be the design many post WW2 tanks were predicated upon.


21 posted on 12/17/2018 8:08:27 AM PST by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE! However, Roman Catholicism has, does, and will change.)
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To: ealgeone

I want one of those little one man Japanese tanks I have seen in the movies. Great prep tool.

I’m sure they were all melted down long ago but someone should start producing them again.


22 posted on 12/17/2018 8:14:15 AM PST by oldasrocks
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To: C19fan; FreedomPoster; Delta 21; mostly cajun; archy; Gringo1; Matthew James; Fred Mertz; ...
Keeper of the Tread Head Ping List: (Just a bunch of tankers...)

FREEPER TREADHEAD PING

ON THE WAY !


Didnt see the scrap pile that makes up the Russian T-80?

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23 posted on 12/17/2018 8:40:47 AM PST by Delta 21
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To: Reagan Disciple

After they got the kinks out of it, the Panther was the best tank of the war.


24 posted on 12/17/2018 8:42:18 AM PST by Skooz (Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
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To: oldasrocks
Remove the blade and weld on some steel plates?...

25 posted on 12/17/2018 8:42:29 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: C19fan

I read somewhere that the Tiger if properly fitted to today’s standards, IR and Range Finder could stand up to an Abrahms.
Of course the article could have been horse chit!


26 posted on 12/17/2018 8:49:46 AM PST by crazydad
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To: C19fan

Whatever tanks Saddam was using are historical in that people realized that tanks are useless without air cover.


27 posted on 12/17/2018 8:55:35 AM PST by jimmygrace
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To: C19fan

“If the Russians learn to mass produce this tank, Germany will lose the war.”

A German general, who witnessed the T-34 close up, during the opening days of Operation Barbarossa.


28 posted on 12/17/2018 8:57:02 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: crazydad
Too heavy. Too slow. 88mm was kick ass in WWII. Technologically inferior to diesel turbine speed/reliability and 105 and 120mm APFSDS killing power.

But I wouldnt want one shooting at me!

29 posted on 12/17/2018 9:02:15 AM PST by Delta 21
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To: C19fan
I guess individual tanks were not considered. But I'm disappointed that there was no mention of the unique, Oddball-modified Sherman.


30 posted on 12/17/2018 9:16:09 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: C19fan

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31 posted on 12/17/2018 9:23:12 AM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Delta 21

Exactly. The RPGs in Iraq could make a quick end to an Abrahms if hit in the right place. So if a Tiger got a perfect shot it might take it out or cripple it. But I spoke to soon. You are right. The M1A1 would tear it to shreds.


32 posted on 12/17/2018 9:28:04 AM PST by crazydad
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To: C19fan

Tanks are terribly limited these days.


33 posted on 12/17/2018 9:29:17 AM PST by lurk
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To: C19fan

Remembering I have no military knowledge outside what I have read....

The Char-B was the tank the Germans feared at the outset of the war. It’s thick armor and protected sides made it virtually indestructible in a frontal or flank attack. It wasn’t until the Germans discovered that damned ventilation(?) grill on the side that they had a reliable way to kill the Char-B.

Like every other non-German tank of the time the tank commander was also the main gunner. He had to manually sight his shot raising and lowering the gun with his shoulder!

Unfortunately the French high command was defense minded and relied on the Maginot Line to keep Germany out.
De Gaulle had written the book for the French on the use of armor but it wasn’t until all else failed that they let him put together an armored division and make a fight of it.

The Char-B should get an honorable mention. Nothing more.

I agree the Tiger was overrated. Too heavy for the bridges, too slow to keep up with the Panthers and engineered to death. I think it got on the list because Hollywood turned it into a monster in every WW2 film ever made.


34 posted on 12/17/2018 9:31:09 AM PST by oldvirginian ( Buckle up kids, rough road ahead.)
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To: cuban leaf

Did the South Vietnamese have warthogs? Are warthogs prevented from flying by the type of anti-aircraft support the North provided their tank and infantry invasion of 1972 Easter Offensive?

(just curious)


35 posted on 12/17/2018 9:58:39 AM PST by samtheman (How can there be so many brain damaged Americans?)
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To: V_TWIN

I stood next to a Mark VI Tiger I about a year ago, at a WWII weekend event. It made a fearsome impression, for sure. The driver started up the engine, and the only word to describe it that came to mind was a “roar”. You could “feel” that motor vibrating your chest.

There was also an M4 Sherman there, with the long barreled 76, the “Easy Eight” version (similar to the one in “Fury”).


36 posted on 12/17/2018 10:12:04 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: NFHale

Cool!


37 posted on 12/17/2018 10:33:30 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: Leaning Right

What’s the Name of that Flick,,,?
I Stumped.


38 posted on 12/17/2018 10:48:31 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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To: Big Red Badger

Kelly’s Heroes!

Its catchy theme song is here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgeIINs1TrQ


39 posted on 12/17/2018 10:52:02 AM PST by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Leaning Right

Of Course,,
I’m can’t believe I spaced it!


40 posted on 12/17/2018 11:02:06 AM PST by Big Red Badger (Despised by the Despicable!)
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