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When the Wehrmacht blasted into Poland in 1939, their main opposition was the TK-3, the 7TP, and about 50 French-built R35’s. The TK-3 was a tankette (better known as deathtrap) armed with only machineguns, and proved easy meat for the Panzers.




The 7TP was another matter: this light tank was armed with a 37mm gun and was capable of defeating the Panzer I and II’s that made up the bulk of German armor at the time. The tank had a 110 hp engine producing a speed of 22mph with a range of 93 miles. Armor was 5mm-17mm, with a weight of around 10 tons. There was a crew of three, and armament other than the 37mm consisted of two 7.92mm machineguns.



The Poles had two battalions equipped with the 7TP, and after the capitulation, the Germans used as many as they could salvage. They were initially used as tanks for policing in occupied territories but were later converted to artillery tractors. Thus started the practice of applying the Black Cross to a vanquished foe.


3 posted on 06/01/2004 12:03:05 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Now entering Iraq. Please set your clocks back 10 centuries.)
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Veterans for Constitution Restoration is a non-profit, non-partisan educational and grassroots activist organization. The primary area of concern to all VetsCoR members is that our national and local educational systems fall short in teaching students and all American citizens the history and underlying principles on which our Constitutional republic-based system of self-government was founded. VetsCoR members are also very concerned that the Federal government long ago over-stepped its limited authority as clearly specified in the United States Constitution, as well as the Founding Fathers' supporting letters, essays, and other public documents.





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4 posted on 06/01/2004 12:03:33 AM PDT by SAMWolf (Now entering Iraq. Please set your clocks back 10 centuries.)
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I have to wondered what they would have been able to complete if 1939 hadn't happened. Looks like they were on there way with a good tank.

Thanks Sam.


47 posted on 06/01/2004 10:22:10 AM PDT by snippy_about_it (Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
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7TP light tank

10TP prototype

Polish 10TP cruiser tank story

4 TP prototype

Polish light tank prototype 4TP (PZIn¿.140)

Original SAURER Dieselmotor CT 1D, mit 110 PS und dem berühmten 8-Gang-Getriebe

McMarx: Over 100 Million Slain

This is a pretty one. Ready to go downtown Najaf and Fallujah with 2,160 pounds of napalm.

Mmm, jettison new tone in lieu of summertime barbecue.


86 posted on 06/01/2004 7:43:24 PM PDT by PhilDragoo (Hitlery: das Butch von Buchenvald)
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