The T-12 was the first Soviet "maneuver" (medium) tank. Trials began #OTD in 1930, but ended in failure. The project was drastically revised to build the T-24 tank, but that too was cancelled. The BT tank was produced instead. #tanks #history
The Ordnance Committee approved work on a replacement for the Light Tank M5 #OTD in 1943. The project was indexed Light Tank T24. The result would be the M24 Chaffee, an incredibly successful vehicle with a long post-war career. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD in 1942 an order was given to reduce the thickness of the KV-1's armour to under 100 mm in order to deal with the tank's weight gain. This was only a half-measure and the lighter and faster KV-1S tank was put into production later that year. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
45 mm subcaliber shot was accepted into service #OTD in 1942. This powerful round could punch even through the armour of a Tiger tank, albeit at close range. #tanks #artillery #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD in 1945 the 13ème Régiment de Dragons was put into action. The regiment was equipped with French-built tanks recaptured from the Germans. These tanks were no longer very useful in combat and this was more of a morale booster than anything else. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Canada was expected to produce the Valentine tank, but #OTD in 1940 the order for 100 Valentines was cancelled in favour of building the Churchill instead. The order was reinstated after the British became desperately in need of tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Will be away for Easter for a few days. But I will leave you with this, it is meant to be a personal piece but also I guess some concept for a skin for the Tiger 1.
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Really fence sitting on whether I render the tank, or make it into an ambush scene.
The Pz.Kpfw.B2 (Flamm) tank with a flamethrower designed by Wegmann in the hull was approved #OTD in 1941. Defects in the design led to a new flamethrower being designed by Köbe a month later. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The Germans were dissatisfied with their first mass produced tank. Its replacement was codenamed La.S.100 (Landwirtschaftliche Schlepper 100, agricultural tractor 100 hp engine) in 1934. #OTD in 1936 it received the name we know it by today: Pz.Kpfw.II. #tanks #history
#OTD in 1943 the name of the U-35 was changed to the more familiar name SU-122. The SU-122 was the first SPG on the T-34 chassis with a front fighting compartment, a layout that would become classic for Soviet medium SPGs. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD in 1943 the Red Army made an inquiry about potentially ordering Centaur tanks. Any interest in the vehicles disappeared when they found out the tank used the Liberty engine that was found to be completely unacceptable back on the BT series of tanks #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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#OTD in 1942 British and American representatives met to nail down the specifics of the assault tank program. Both ended up developing a heavy tank using existing components where possible. Neither the T14 nor the Excelsior were put into service. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The first 7,62 cm Pak 36(R) auf Fgst. Pz.Kpfw.II(F) (Sfl.) prototype was ready #OTD in 1942. This vehicle looked as awkward as it was called, combining the chassis of the failed Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.D tank and captured Soviet guns. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Extensive penetration trials against two T-34 tanks began at the Mariupol factory #OTD in 1941. The trials found that the tank was still vulnerable to the 45 mm anti-tank gun at close range. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
The T-70 tank was accepted into service #OTD in 1942. It featured a more powerful gun, better protection, and a more powerful engine than its predecessor. Unlike the T-60, these tanks were also fitted with a radio. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
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Hezbollah is repelling the Zionist invader and causing massive casualties. There is also a hit to the Israeli illusion that they are invincible! They are not!
To resist is to exist!
A GI of the 12th Armored Division runs past a burned out M4A3E2 Sherman tank of the 43rd Tank Battalion during the recapture of Herrlisheim in February 1945.
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#OTD in 1928 Krupp was given the contract to design and build two Grosstraktor tanks. Even though it was a failure like the Daimler-Benz and Rheinmetall projects, the USSR copied its suspension for use in the much more successful T-28 medium tank. #tanks #history
After trials of the A-34 tanks completed successfully, the prototypes were shown to Stalin and Voroshilov #OTD in 1941. On the next day, representatives of the industry and government signed the order to put the tank into production. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
Platypus grousers greatly improved the Sherman's mobility even in the deepest mud, but they were uncommon. #OTD in 1945 the 21st Army Group ordered 40,000 units but the order was cancelled due to a lack of manufacturing capacity. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
#OTD in 1941 Hitler was shown a Pz.III tank with a 50 mm L/60 gun. He approved the project and the first Pz.III Ausf.J tanks armed with the 5 cm KwK 39 went into production by the end of the year. Even this gun was not enough to fight T-34 and KV tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
