Other uses File Polish T 72 TW 6 91.jpg thumb 300px Polish T 72 s on exercises History of the tank A tank ... military defensive capabilities. Firepower is normally provided by a large calibre Tank gun main gun ... terrain Tank Mobility mobility provide protection for the tank and its crew, allowing it to perform all primary tasks of the armoured troops on the battle field. ref Tank CITEREFvon Senger und Etterlin1960 ... 15, 1916 at Flers Courcelette, during the Battle of the Somme . The name tank was adopted in Great ... the first mass tank air attack at Khalkhin Gol Nomonhan in August 1939 ref Coox, p. 579, 590, 663 ref , which later resulted in the T 34 , a predecessor of the main battle tank this was quickly followed ... as well, with advances in shell design. During the 20th century, main battle tank s were considered ... effective Russian anti tank weapons worldwide, the importance of tanks has waned. Modern tanks seldom ... its efforts. ref TOC limit limit 3 History Main History of the tank Conception Image Tanks of WWI.ogg ... The tank is the 20th century realization of an ancient concept that of providing troops with mobile ... recent technologies were combined did the tank become a practical possibility those were the internal ... way foresaw or invented the Tank. Da Vinci s late 15th century drawings of what some describe as a tank ..., H,G. War and the Future , 1916. ref It is, though, possible that one of the British tank pioneers ... , 1820. ref The first combinations of the three principal components of the Tank appeared in the decade ... to the Austrian and Prussian War Ministries plans for a two man tank with a gun in a revolving turret ... right 250px British World War I Mark V tank Great Britain From late 1914 a small number of middle ranking ... be adapted as armoured vehicles. The consequence was that early tank development in Great Britain was carried ... to name any individual as the sole inventor of the tank, ref Churchill, p. 317 ref though ... models of Male tanks armed with naval cannon and machine guns and Female tank Females carrying ... more details
Infobox VG title image File TankTankTankBrochure.jpg 250px TankTankTank caption Brochure developer Namco Bandai Citation needed date December 2011 publisher Namco Bandai Games Namco Bandai ref name gamefaqs cite web url http www.gamefaqs.com arcade 606417 tanktanktank data title Release information for TankTankTank publisher GameFAQs date accessdate 2012 04 28 ref ref name highwaygames ref name 1upcom cite web url http www.1up.com do gameOverview?cId 3172198 title Information for TankTankTank publisher 1up.com date accessdate 2012 04 28 ref small formerly Namco Namco Limited small released vgrelease JP October 15, 2009 ref name gamefaqs NA October 15, 2009 ref name gamefaqs genre Action game Action ref name gamefaqs br Simulation game Simulator modes Single player video game Single player ref name highwaygames cite web url http www.highwaygames.com products view.php?id 3588 title of players information for TankTankTank publisher Highway Games date accessdate 2012 04 28 ref br Multiplayer video game Multiplayer ref name highwaygames small from 2 to 4 players in multiplayer mode small ratings vgratings ESRB Everyone ref name 1upcom small E small platforms Video arcade Arcade display Raster graphics Raster TankTankTank is a family friendly action game action video arcade game that was released in 2009 to a Japanese and North American market. Summary General information In this game, the player controls a tank and has to shoot monsters with ammunition . ref name namcoamerica cite web url http namcoamerica.com game.php?gameid 23 title Game information for TankTankTank publisher Namco America date accessdate 2012 04 28 ref A player s photo is taken with a nearby camera ... each player s tank. ref name namcoamerica Two examples of monsters confronted in the game are red dragons ... am vg tanktanktank mode.php title Information for TankTankTank publisher Bandai Namco Games Japan ... games Category Namco Bandai games Category Tank simulation video games ja TANKTANKTANK ... more details
Saddle tank may refer to Saddle tank locomotive , a water tank carried above the boiler of a steam locomotive also the type name of a locomotive so fitted. Saddle tank submarine , an early type of ballast tank disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar tank TOCright A tank is an armoured combat vehicle. Tank may also refer to Persons and families Tanche family in Denmark and Norway Tank Halden merchants , a branch of Tanche Containers Fuel tank , a safe container for flammable fluids Irrigation tank , in India, an artificial lake or reservoir of any size Temple tank , in India, a well or reservoir built as part of a temple complex Storage tank , a container, usually for holding liquids, sometimes for compressed gases Swimming pool old usage Stock tank , for watering livestock Rotating tank , used for fluid mechanics experiments Septic tank Aquarium , which is also known as a fish tank Terrarium Isolation tank Scuba tank a container which holds a supply of air for breathing underwater Tank container Dunk tank Toilet tank Music Tank American singer , American R&B singer Tank band , British heavy metal band Tank vocalist , otherwise known as Eric Geisenheyner Tank Taiwanese singer , pop singer songwriter from Taiwan Music of Cowboy Bebop TankTank , the opening song for the anime series Cowboy Bebop Tank song , by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, on their 1970 eponymous album Tank album Tank album , by Asian Dub Foundation Tank Johnson musician for the underground cult band Deadbolt band deadbolt People Tank The Matrix Tank The Matrix , character from The Matrix David Tank Abbott , mixed martial artist J lio Baptista or The Tank, Brazilian football player Tank Johnson , American football player Tank Williams , American football player Kurt Tank , German aerospace engineer Manisha Tank , CNN International presenter Taunk or Taank, a Rajput clan of India Games Tank arcade game Tank gaming , a role in video games, often a character designed to withstand damage. Tank video game Tank video game , a 1985 shoot em up game by SNK. Also known as TNK III. TNK III , a 1985 Famicom video game known as Tank in some regions. An extremely powerful special infected in the Left 4 Dead video game series. Tank Dempsey , a character ... more details
Tank Corps may refer to Tank Corps, later Royal Tank Corps, early name of the Royal Tank Regiment Tank Corps Soviet , a type of Red Army formation used up to World War II Tank Corps of the American Expeditionary Force , a United States unit in World War I Tank Corps, National Army , a stateside United States unit during World War I mil unit dis ... more details
Leopard tank may refer to one of three tanks Leopard 1 , a German tank introduced in 1965 Leopard 2 , a German tank introduced in 1979, successor to the Leopard 1 Leopard 2E , a Spanish version of the Leopard 2 disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A holding tank , also called a waste water holding tank or black water tank , is a container for storing sewage in vehicles equipped with toilet s. Vehicles that employ holding tanks include recreational vehicle s RVs , truck s U.S. usage or lorries UK usage , railroad train s, boat s, aircraft , and even spacecraft . The contents are emptied into a Holding tank dump station dump station , which discharges the raw sewage into a sewage treatment system. Holding tank can also refer to a sealed, buried tank used to hold waste from a house or other building. Such a tank is referred to in the U.K. as a Cesspit Cesspit as holding tank cesspit , and as a septic tank in the U.S. A Holding Tank Sewage System HTSS is an alternative to a conventional on site sewage system with very special and limited applications. Simply, the HTSS provides a means to collect and temporarily store sewage from a facility or dwelling, for subsequent removal and transport to an approved treatment and disposal site. The required storage capacity of a holding tank depends upon two items daily sewage flow, and available or optimal pumping service frequency. See also Holding tank dump station Passenger train toilets Head watercraft Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter Cesspit Cesspit as holding tank Cesspit http www.doh.wa.gov ehp ts ww Holding 8 29 07.pdf DEFAULTSORT Holding Tank Category Sewerage ... more details
Frank The Tank or Frank the Tank is a nickname associated with the following people Frank Thomas AL baseball player , a professional baseball player currently with the Oakland Athletics Old School film Characters Frank The Tank Ricard , a fictional character portrayed by Will Ferrell from the 2003 film, Old School film Old School Frank The Tank Jonas, younger brother to all of the members of the boy band the Jonas Brothers Frank The Tank Kolden, American football player known for his size. Currently living on Rad y , Norway disambig ... more details
For administrator use only Old AfD multi page Patton tank date 6 December 2010 result keep Patton tank may refer to M46 Patton , a tank model operational during the Korean War M47 Patton , a tank model in service from 1952 through 1959 with the U.S. Army, and through the mid 1990s in foreign service M48 Patton , a tank model in service from the mid 1950s through the Vietnam War with the U.S. Army, and still operational in foreign service M60 Patton , the standard main battle tank of the U.S. Army from 1960 until it was replaced by the M1 Abrams in the 1980s & 1990s, still extensively used worldwide disambig commons Patton tank he lb Patton Tanks no Patton stridsvogn pl Patton czo g tr Patton tank ... more details
File Railroad car with container loads.jpg thumb right 250px A spine car with a 20 ft Tank container left and an open top 20 ft container with canvas cover right A tank container is an intermodal ... A tank container is built to the International Organization for Standardization ISO Standard ... can be transported in tank containers. A tank container is a vessel of stainless steel surrounded ... 8 ft 6 in m 2 abbr off sp us high. The contents of the tank ranges from convert 14000 to 27000 L impgal USgal sp us . There are both smaller and larger tank containers, which usually have a size different ... tank containers were in use, which transported around 675,000 loads. ref http www.itco.be download ITCO CharmOffensive SeamlessSupplyChain.pdf ITCO The global tank container industry , nd ref As of 2012, Agmark Logistics is North America s largest food grade tank container operator. ref http agmarklogistics.com index.php en shipping transport Agmark Logistics America s Largest Food Grade Tank Container Operator , nd ref History of the tank container The tank container concept was designed by Bob Fossey, ref http www.itco.be download history cpv.pdf Huigen Jack and Bob Fossey, 30 years of tank containers and tank swap , nd ref an engineer who worked for Willimas Fairclough in London . In 1964 he made a swap body tank for combined transport by truck and train, but this tank was not yet constructed ... the first tank container according to ISO standards was developed. The first mass produced tank containers were purchased by Trafpak, a part of Royal Vopak Pakhoed . In the early 70 s, the tank container ... . Handling A tank container can be loaded and unloaded from the top and the bottom. On a standard tank container there is a manhole and at least one valve on the top, and there is a valve at the bottom ... of the tank. The loading or unloaded is often done using a pump . Depending on the installation and regulation of certain products, it is determined how the tank container should be loaded or unloaded ... more details
Tiger tank may refer to Tiger I , or Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E , a German heavy tank produced from 1942 1944 Tiger II , or Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B , a German heavy tank produced from 1943 1945, also known as K nigstiger , King Tiger or Royal Tiger Disambiguation ko ... more details
Tank farm may refer to the Alternate name for an oil depot , a facility for storage of liquid petroleum products or petrochemicals Tank Farm , also known as Tuff Crater , a volcanic crater in the Auckland Volcanic Field, New Zealand Western Reclamation , also known as the Tank Farm , on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand disambig ... more details
The Tank Man may refer to Tank Man , also known as the Unknown Rebel, the Chinese who stood in the path of a column of tanks following the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 The Tank Man , a documentary film about the above protests and part of the Frontline US TV series FRONTLINE series disambig ... more details
other uses2 Tank Unreferenced date November 2006 Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Tank Name Tank Type Album Artist Asian Dub Foundation Cover ADF Tank cover.jpg Released February 28 28th February , 2005 in music 2005 Recorded 2004 2005 Genre Electronic music Electronica Length 53 40 Label EMI Last album Live Keep Bangin on the Walls br 2003 This album Tank br 2005 Next album Time Freeze The Best of Asian Dub Foundation br 2007 Tank is the sixth studio album by United Kingdom British Alternative music alternative Electronic music electronica band Asian Dub Foundation . Track listing Flyover 4 17 Tank 5 36 Hope 5 09 Round Up 4 36 Oil 4 33 Powerlines 4 34 Who Runs the Place 4 11 Take Back the Power 4 27 Warring Dhol 5 54 Tomorrow Begins Today 3 59 Melody 7 6 14 DEFAULTSORT Tank Album Category 2005 albums Category Asian Dub Foundation albums Category EMI Records albums fr Tank album ru Tank sk Tank album ... more details
Shark tanks may be found in a number of public aquarium large aquaria . The term Shark Tank also can refer to HP Pavilion at San Jose , an indoor arena in California Shark Tank TV series disambig ... more details
expert subject date February 2011 unreferenced date February 2011 infobox weapon name Medium tank image ... date February 2011 type Tank Type selection is ranged is bladed is explosive is artillery is vehicle ... tank was a tank classification classification of tanks the medium being intermediate in size and weight and armament between heavy tank s and light tank s. The medium tank concept has been eclipsed by the main battle tank . History The first tanks to carry the name Medium appeared in the First World War with the British Medium Mark A Whippet Medium Mark A Whippet The medium tank doctrine came into use in the interwar period . Its existence outlasted the super heavy tank and heavy tank but eventually was eclipsed by the main battle tank . World wars Image M4 Sherman tank European theatre.jpg thumb right Sherman medium tank from World War II, the workhorse of U.S. armoured forces Medium tanks ... as the new philosophy of Cruiser tank and Infantry tank which defined tanks by the role came ... tank role, mounting high velocity tank gun s. The French SOMUA S 35 cavalry tanks Chars de Cavalerie ... other countries called medium tanks. When Soviet tank designers were preparing a successor to the BT Fast Tank series, they combined its excellent mobility with thick, sloped armour and the unprecedented firepower of a 76 mm high velocity gun. The result was the T 34 medium tank , whose superb ... view of infantry and cavalry tank roles was rendered obsolete. As well, the Soviet Union and the United States both benefited from their ability to manufacture a well balanced medium tank in incredible ... and more economical self propelled gun s, and later anti tank guided missile s, came to fulfill fire support and anti tank roles, allowing tanks to become more specialised for mobile warfare. Role ... of roles. See also Light tank Heavy tank Super heavy tank References reflist DEFAULTSORT Medium Tank Category Medium tanks be x old ko hy ja ru sr ... more details
unreferenced date January 2011 tooshort date January 2011 infobox weapon name Heavy tank image File Is 3 lesany.jpg 300px caption Soviet Iosif Stalin tank IS 3 IS 3 heavy tank origin type Tank Type selection ... fuel capacity vehicle range speed guidance steering History of the tank state uncollapsed A heavy tank was a subset of tank that filled the heavy clarify date February 2011 reason Circular definition ... it is often assumed that heavy tanks suffered inferior mobility to medium tank mediums , this was not always the case, as many of the more sophisticated heavy tank designs featured advanced suspension ... IV medium tank, albeit at the cost of low reliability and only 1,355 were produced compared to 8,800 Panzer IV and 58,000 Soviet T 34 tank T 34 and 40,000 American M4 Sherman medium tanks. Design Heavy ... to have excellent protection compared to their lighter cousins. History The heavy tank concept originated ... of the main battle tank . World Wars Image TigerITankTunis.jpg thumb The German Tiger I heavy tank The first British tank, the Mark I tank Mark I of World War I, was introduced to break through the German defensive lines of trenches and barbed wire. When a lighter faster tank was introduced ... B1 , T 35 , and KV 1 . The Matilda II Matilda II infantry tank , though not weighing as much as the others, clarify date February 2011 reason Was Matilda II a heavy tank or a not as heavy tank? Again where is the definition of the contents of this article? was designed to the British infantry tank concept and had thicker armour than most tanks in service at the time. Later war examples were the German Tiger I and Tiger II II , as well as the Soviet Iosef Stalin tank IS series . Note that heavy versus medium is more a question of tactical roles than weight the Panther tank Panther , for example, was a medium tank that outweighed most Allied heavy tanks. American forces rarely fielded heavy tanks, preferring to use tank destroyers for anti tank combat, and their Sherman medium ... more details
One source date October 2009 The tank services industry exists to assist companies in maintaining their tanks. Regular maintenance, as well as other services are required for many types of above ground storage tank systems used in the energy and petro chemical industry. Tank Services Some of the areas that tank service companies provide assistance with are Tank Inspection, Engineering and Design Tank Lifting and Remediation Tank Relocation Inspection, engineering and design At the start of any project, an American Petroleum Institute API certified aboveground storage tank inspector should be on hand to provide inspection and consultation services, and to ensure compliance with applicable codes and standards in the region. Each tank upgrading project has specific requirements and presents unique challenges. Proper procedure will ensure project safety, tank integrity, and the best utilization of resources and materials. A complete engineering analysis should be performed to ensure that tank components will not be overstressed during lifting and remedial operations. A professional engineer .... Tank lifting and remediation An analysis of the situation will result in recommendations for the appropriate ... to Tank lifting leveling repair and replacement of roofs and floors shell repairs reconstruction ... another method utilizes an airbag lifting system to elevate the tank from its base to allow for remedial action. Tank relocation Some companies choose to relocate existing tanks, rather than embark on new tank construction. Tank relocation services can be utilized on land or via navigable waterways. There can be cost benefits to relocating an existing tank, depending on variables such as distance and the condition of the tank. References Reflist Citation style date September 2010 Cite book title The Aboveground Steel Storage Tank Handbook last first authorlink coauthors Brian D. Digrado, Gregory ... books.google.com books?id MhdwNk1BOJ8C&dq The Aboveground Steel Storage Tank Handbook&client firefox ... more details
of the most aggressive chemicals, control consists of selecting the chemical tank most able to cope ... both to the container and the environment. A chemical tank will of necessity be made of a material ... designed to fulfill the applicable timeline. Compatibility is a watch word for chemical tank design ... and the potential aggressive nature acidic caustic of the environment affect the exterior of the tank ... point for chemical tank design. Chemical tanks should be designed in conjunction with the chemical manufacturer, providing some historic experience regarding tank materials compatibility to the chemical ... tank system. Expansion joints are devices that isolate the stress forces that would otherwise be transferred to the chemical tank, i.e. vibration, torsional and tangential movement, expansion and contraction originating with the tank itself. The expansion joint absorbs stress from the tank ... vacuum or pressure from destroying the chemical tank and release uncontrolled chemicals into the environment. Located on the tank top, the device vents air into or out of the chemical tank ... is always critical. Extreme attention to tank heaters and their negative impact on tanks materials, tank coatings and process liquids, example heaters have caused coating failure melting , tank ... maintain integrity. Level indication is critical to tank vessel operation, clear tube level gauges ... elements. Venting is crucial so chemical tank venting and overflow control should be given consideration, as loading the tank requires venting air out of the tank, and unloading the tank requires air to fill the space voided by the removal of the stored chemical. Foundations for the tank, protect the container from damage and maintain relative relationships between tank and plumbing pumps, pipe, valves and tank fittings Secondary containment provides for 110 capacity of largest tank in containment ... for chemicals that may leak from the tank farm. References references http www.nace.org nace index.asp ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2008 File Crane tank.JPG thumb 200px A Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns crane tank at Bressingham Steam and Gardens Bressingham A crane tank CT is a steam locomotive with a Crane railroad crane fitted to it. The crane may be fitted at the front, centre or rear of the locomotive and gives it a rather top heavy appearance. The term tank refers to the water tanks mounted either side of the boiler , as cranes were usually constructed on tank locomotive s as opposed to tender locomotive s for greater mobility in the industrial and dockside locations where they were normally used. See also Shelton Iron & Steel Works No. 4101 NLR crane tank Further reading Crane Tank Locomotives in Australia Australian Railway History Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin , June, 1985, pp123 139 External links Commons category Crane locomotives Crane locomotives http www.srpsmuseum.org.uk 10012.htm Barclay crane tank no.2127 of 1942 http homepage.ntlworld.com foxfield dubs crane tank.htm D bs crane tank no. 4101 http homepage.ntlworld.com foxfield roker.htm RSH crane tank Category Steam locomotive types Category Cranes machines steam loco stub de Kranlokomotive ... more details
other uses2 Tank cleanup date June 2008 The Tank is a line of watches made by Cartier SA Cartier . It was created by Louis Cartier in 1917, and inspired by the new Renault tanks which Cartier saw in use on the Western Front World War I Western Front ref http www.cartier.com show me timepieces collections tank properties id 1665 Cartier Tank, from Cartier official website ref , and the prototype watch was presented by Cartier to General John J. Pershing John Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force . Its lines and proportions are similar to those of tanks found on First World War battlefields it is both a square and a rectangle, and its straps are concealed under vertical sidepieces so as to be hidden from view. Tanks usually have blue, sword shaped hands with silvered opaline glass opaline guilloch dials. The winding crown s on Tanks, like those of most Cartier watches, have sapphire cabochon s on them. It is possible to find most models of Tank in versions embellished with diamond s. The metal bracelets on those models which come with them such as the Tank Fran aise are shaped with indentations which bring to mind the distinctive caterpillar track s of real tanks. There are now over thirty variants of Tank watch, in both automatic and quartz versions, and it has inspired countless copies with its classic design. The most recent version of the Tank is the Tank Fran aise, released in 1996. References reflist Category Watches specific model Category 1917 introductions ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 Excelsior image caption origin United Kingdom type Heavy tank is vehicle yes length 22 ft 8 in 6.9 m width 11 ft 2 in 3.4 m height 7 ft 11 in 2.4 m weight 40 tons manufacturer English Electric suspension Improved Christie speed 24 mph, off road 12 mph vehicle range 160 km primary armament Ordnance QF 75 mm br 64 rounds secondary armament 2 x 7.92 mm Besa machine gun armour 114 mm engine Rolls Royce Meteor V12 petrol engine power 600 hp 447 kW pw ratio crew 5 Commander, gunner, loader, driver, co driver The Tank, Heavy Assault, A33 Excelsior was a United Kingdom British experimental heavy tank based on the Cromwell tank Cromwell A27 design developed in the Second World War when there were concerns as to performance of the Churchill tank . Development After the Dieppe Raid in August 1942, there was concern that the Churchill was not as good as expected and a tank to combine the Infantry tank infantry and cruiser tank roles was planned. While two lines of tank were still policy there was interest in standardizing on common components. The design used the Cromwell s combination of Rolls Royce Meteor engine and Merrit Brown transmission. English Electric built two prototypes on a Cromwell tank hull the first with the suspension of the US M6 Heavy Tank and the second with a widened Cromwell track and armoured skirts. The design included extra armour and an Ordnance QF 75 mm gun. With the problems of the early Churchill models worked out, the project was dropped. ref name Fletcher, Universal Tank, 87 cite book title The Universal Tank last ... year 1993 isbn 0 11 290534 X page 87 ref Fletcher, Universal Tank ref Survivors The second pilot vehicle is on display at the Bovington Tank Museum in Bovington , UK. See also Valiant tank A38 Valiant a light assault tank T14 Heavy Tank US design to same specification References Notes reflist Bibliography ... of the United Kingdom it Excelsior carro armato nl Excelsior A33 Tank ja pl Excelsior ... more details
about a Rotating tankTank disambiguation A rotating tank is a device used for fluid dynamics experiments. Typically cylinders filled with water on a rotating platform, the tanks can be used in various ways to simulate the atmosphere or ocean . For example, a rotating tank with an ice bucket in the center can represent the Earth, with a cold pole simulated by the ice bucket. Just as in the atmosphere, Eddy fluid dynamics eddies and a westerly jetstream form in the water. External links http paoc.mit.edu labweb experiments.htm Rotating tank experiment descriptions and movies climate stub Category Fluid dynamics ... more details
File Egbert tank .jpg thumb 280px The tank Egbert and crew. Tank Banks was the name given to a World ... tank Mark IV male tanks toured the towns and cities of England, Scotland and Wales, the primary purpose of the campaign was to promote of sale of government War Bonds and War Savings Certificates. Tank Bank Weeks File Julian tank .jpg left thumb 180px The tank Julian putting on a show. In November 1917 two tanks took part in London s Lord Mayor s Show . The recent successful participation of the tank ... . The National War Savings Committee decided to capitalize upon this fascination and use the tank ... battle scarred Tank 141 Egbert was brought over from France and put on display in Trafalgar Square ref name BBC http www.bbc.co.uk history worldwars wwone gallery tank 04.shtml www.bbc.co.uk ref br ... or city with two young ladies selling war bonds from a table set up inside the tank. A competitive ... the most per capita would win the tank Egbert . The eventual winner of the competition was West Hartlepool ... Tankbank1.jpg 150px thumb Pamphlet dropped on Walsall prior to a visit from Julian . A tank would arrive with great fanfare, civic dignitaries and local celebrities would greet the tank and speeches would often be made atop it. ref http www.parchoward.org.uk park various 45 world war 1 tank parchoward.org.uk ref The tank would be accompanied by soldiers and artillery guns, sometimes an aeroplane .... The tank would usually put on a show for the crowds in order to demonstrate its capabilities. ref ... guides downloads faces and places ww1.pdf connectinghistories.org Birmingham Tank Week pdf page7 ref The touring tanks File Old bill tank .jpg left thumb 180px The tank Old Bill and crew. The six ... tank.co.uk ref Tank 113 Julian Tank 119 Old Bill Tank 130 Nelson Tank 137 Drake Tank 141 Egbert Tank ... tank. In 1919 the HM Treasury Treasury agreed to give 264 war battered tanks to various ... tank arriving at Batley, Yorkshire. ref in gratitude for their financial efforts. The National War ... more details
History of the tank The infantry tank was a concept developed by the United Kingdom British and France ... to the cruiser tank s, to allow them to operate in close concert with infantry even under heavy gun ... slow moving infantry. Once the infantry tank supported attack had broken through heavily defended ... lines of supply and communications . Background The split between the infantry tank and cruisers had its origins in the World War I division between the Mark I tank first British heavy tanks and the faster Whippet tank Whippet Medium Mark A and its successors the Medium Mark B and Medium Mark C . During the interbellum British tank experiments generally followed these basic classifications ... Tank Corps , put forward two options for a tank to support the infantry. One was a fairly small machine gun armed tank that would be fielded in large numbers to overwhelm the enemy defences. The other was a larger tank with a cannon and armoured against enemy field artillery . Within the limitations ... gun tank. ref Matilda Infantry Tank p 3 ref This requirement was passed to Vickers Armstrongs who had a prototype ready by late 1936. Comparisons to other tank types Using later terminology, the infantry tank has been compared to a heavy tank , while the cruisers were compared to medium tank mediums , light tank lights , or even Armored car military armoured car s. This comparison can be misleading though particularly as the infantry tank was never intended to have the same anti tank capabilities as a heavy tank. clarify British infantry and cruiser tanks received the same guns for the same anti tank purpose is this referring to purpose of the tank rather than armament alone? date December 2011 The infantry tank was distinctly different from either the heavy tank or breakthrough tank concepts ... both taking some of their inspiration from the Vickers A1E1 Independent tank prototype an idea ... and heavy tanks fighting large multi tank battles, with the role of the infantry tank in assaults ... more details
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