Republic of South Africa (1992) Main Battle Tank – 1 Built “Tank Technology Demonstrator” The Tank That Could Have Been Years of technological development in South Africa have culminated in a locally-built prototype Main Battle Tank (MBT) called the ‘Tank Technology Demonstrator’ (TTD). As there was no perceived external threat the TTD served as a […]
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Neubaufahrzeug
German Reich (1934) Medium Tank – 5 Built (2 Soft Steel Prototypes + 3 Production Vehicles) Years prior to the start of the Second World War, the German Army experimented with different tank designs. Early attempts lead to the introduction of a small series of experimental prototypes. In those early days of German tank development, […]
German Reich (1938-1945) Armored Staff Car – 10 Ausf.A and 58 Ausf.B Built The Sd.Kfz.247 Ausf.A and B were armored cross-country cars intended for transporting very senior German officers around safely, even on rough terrain. Due to the rising need for such an armored car that would be easy to build, a development already began […]
Peru (1938-1982) Light Tank – 24 Imported After a war with Colombia over a territorial dispute ending in a stalemate, Peru found itself weak. Even though the war was not lost, the High Command was disappointed with the army and, therefore, the need for a new weapon arose. Tanks and the concept of importing tanks […]
German Reich (1942) Medium Tank – 1,930 Built The introduction of the Panzer IV Ausf.G version basically changed the Panzer IV’s overall combat role. While all previous versions were primarily intended as support tanks that were to engage fortified positions in support of the Panzer Divisions, the Ausf.G was to receive a huge increase in […]
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CV3/33 Pre-Series
Kingdom Of Italy (1932-1933) Light Tank – 4 Built Following the successful tests of the Ansaldo Prototype Light tank in 1930 and 1931, the new suspension system, replacing the original rigid-wheel type, had shown itself to be robust and the tank had fulfilled the needs for armor and mobility. The Regio Esercito (Italian Army) would […]
United Kingdom Tank Losses March to May 1945 This article has been sponsored by VeePN. If you want to browse the internet more safely and block your Internet Provider or Government from tracking you, try out their offers. Operations Veritable, Blockbuster, and Grenade marked the breakout from Holland for Allied forces during February and March […]
United States of America (1951) Heavy Tank – 6 Prototypes Built On September 7th, 1945, military heads of the Western Powers were horrified by what they saw rumbling towards them along Charlottenburger Chaussee in central Berlin during the Victory Parade. Celebrating the end of the Second World War, the increasingly threatening Soviet Union unveiled its […]
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Rooikat
Republic of South Africa (1989) Armored Car – 242 Built “Rooikat” – The African Caracal The Rooikat armored car takes its Afrikaans name from the African Caracal (a type of wild cat). Similar to its namesake, the Rooikat armored car is fast and nimble, being used by the South African Defence Force (SADF) and its […]
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Olifant Mk1B Main Battle Tank
Republic of South Africa (1991) Main Battle Tank – 44 Built “Olifant” The African Elephant Mk1B The Olifant Mk1B Main Battle Tank (MBT) takes its Afrikaans name from the African Elephant. The Olifant is the largest land animal and in a similar vein the Olifant MBT is the heaviest military vehicle in the then South […]