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The T-10 was a Soviet heavy tank produced from after the end of the Second World War through the 1950s. The T-10 was armed with a 122 mm gun, one 12.7 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola. The T-10 was designed to provide long- range fire support for the T-54 and T-55 series of tanks, and to provide a spearhead for assaults on heavily defended positions. The T-10 was manned by a crew of four, protected by armour 20 to 250 mm thick. The T-10 was powered by a V-12 diesel engine providing a top speed of 42 kmh and a range of 250 km.
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The T-18 was the first Soviet production tank. It was a light support tank produced during the 1920s, under the original name Malyi Soprovozhdeniya (MS) -1, before being redesignated the T-18. It carried a crew of two and was armed with either a 37 mm Hotchkiss gun or a 37 mm PS-1 gun, and a 6.5 mm Fedorov's machine-gun (later models were equipped with a 7.62 mm DT machinegun instead of the 6. 5 mm). The T-18 had a top speed of 15 kmh and a range of 120km.
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The T-26 was a Russian tank developed from the 1930's British Vickers six- ton tank. It was produced in large numbers and saw action in the Spanish Civil War as well as the Manchurian, Polish and Finnish campaigns of 1939 and 1940. It had a top speed of 17 mph and was armed with a 45 mm gun and two machine-guns.
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The T-27 was a Soviet light tankette which entered service in 1931. The T-27 was armed with one 7.62 mm DT Machine-gun Model 1929 and powered by a GAZ-AA water-cooled four-cylinder petrol engine copied from the Ford-AA, rated at 40 h.p at 220 rpm giving a top speed of 42 kmh. The crew consisted of two men: the commander/ machine-gunner and the driver. The T-27 was used for reconnaissance by mechanized forces of the Red Army until the end of 1932.
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The T-28 was a Russian tank designed along the land battleship concept. It had three Independant turrets, a main one housing a 76.2 mm gun and two subsidiary turrets with machine-guns. It had armour plate up to 80 mm thick, a top road speed of 23 mph and a range of 220 km and was crewed by six men. The T-28 was used during the war with Finland in 1940 and the initial stages of the German invasion of Russia in 1941.
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The T-34 was a Russian tank of the Second World War, which was first produced in 1941. The first models weighed 26.7 tonnes, carried a five-man crew and were protected by sloping armour up to 60 mm thick, armed with a 76. 2 mm gun capable of firing both AP and HE rounds. Early models had a 500 bhp engine which gave a top speed of 31 mph and a range of 450 km. In 1943 the T- 34/85 model was introduced with an 85 mm gun and the armour increased to 90 mm.
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The T-35 was a Russian tank designed around the land battleship concept. It had five Independant turrets, a main one armed with a 76.2 mm gun, two with 37 mm guns and coaxial machine-gun and the other two with a single machine gun. It carried a crew of eleven and had a top speed of 18 mph and a range of 153 km. It was fairly lightly armoured, with a maximum armour thickness of 30 mm. Like the T-28, the T-35 saw action in Finland in 1940 and during the German invasion of 1941.
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The T-37 was a Russian amphibious tank of the Second World War based on the British Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank. The T-37 was manned by a crew of two protected by armour up to 9 mm thick, and armed with a 7.62 mm machine-gun. The T-37 had a top speed of 56 kmh and a range of 185 km.
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The T-40 was a Soviet light amphibious tank of the Second World War produced en mass from 1940. The
T-40 was armed with a 12.7 mm DShK machine-gun and a 7.62 mm DT machine-gun. It had a top speed of 45 kmh and a range of 300 km and was manned by a crew of two.
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The T-44 was a Soviet medium tank produced from 1944 to 1947. It was manned by a crew of four and armed with an 85 mm ZIS-S-53 model 1944 tank gun and two 7,62 mm DTM machine-guns. It hap a top speed of 32 mph and a range of 300 km.
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The T-50 was a Soviet light tank designed to replace the T-26 and BT model tanks, and produced from 1941 to 1942. It was armed with a 45 mm main gun and two 7.92 mm DT machine-guns. he T-50 had a top speed of 33 mph and a range of 350 km.
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The T-54 was a Soviet tank produced shortly after the Second World War. The
T-54 was manned by a crew of four and protected by armour 20 to 250 mm thick. It was armed with one 100 mm gun; one coaxial 7.62 mm machine-gun, one bow mounted 7.62 mm machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun mounted on the commander's cupola. Powered by a V-12 diesel engine the T-54 had a top speed of 48 kmh and a range of 400 km.
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The T-55 was a Soviet main battle tank produced during the 1950s manned by a crew of four and armed with a 100 mm gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It had a top speed of 30 mph.
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The T-60 was a Soviet light tank of the Second World War. It was armed with a 20 mm TNSh-20 gun and one 7.62 DT machine-gun. The T-60 had a top speed of 44 kmh and a range of 350 km and was manned by a crew of two.
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The T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank designed as a replacement for the T-54 and T-55 series, and was the first major tank design to use a smooth bore gun. The T-62 is manned by a crew of four, and is armed with a 115 mm smooth bore gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun. It has a top speed of 32 mph.
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The T-64 is a Soviet main battle tanks produced since the 1960s. The T-64B is manned by a crew of three and is armed with a 125 mm smooth bore gun; one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and carries between two and four AT-8 anti-tank guided missiles.
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The T-70 was a Soviet light tank produced from 1941 and mainly used for reconnaissance and close infantry support. The T-70 was manned by a crew of two, the commander doubling as a gunner and was powered by two GAZ-202 petrol engines providing a top speed of 45 kmh and a range of 360 km. The T- 70 was armed with a 45 mm gun and a 7.62 mm calibre machine-gun.
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The T-72 is a Soviet main battle tank, produced since 1972. It is armed with a 125 mm main gun and two machine-guns. The T-72 has a top speed of 40 mph.
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The T-80 is a Soviet main battle tank, produced since the 1970s and armed with the 9M119 Refleks anti-tank guided missile system which is fired from the 125 mm 2A46M-1 automatic smoothbore gun with thermal sleeve, which can fire between 6 and 8 rounds/minute. The T-80 is also armed with a 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine-gun and a 12.7 mm Utes (NSV T-12.7) air defence machine gun. The T-80 has a maximum speed of 44 mph.
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The T-90S is a Soviet main battle tank. The T-90S armament includes one 125 mm 2A46M smoothbore gun, stabilised in two axes and fitted with a thermal sleeve which can fire the usual range of shells as well as the 9M119 Refleks anti-tank guided missile system. The T-90S is also fitted with a coaxial 7. 62 mm PKT machine-gun and a 12.7 mm (NSV) air defence machine-gun. A 5.45 mm AKS-74 assault rifle is carried on a storage rack.
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The T17E1 Staghound was an American-made British light armoured car of the Second World War. By the time production started American requirements had changed, and the models were delivered to British and Commonwealth armies instead. The T17E1 was manned by a crew of five protected by 8 mm thick armour and armed with a 37 mm gun, though the British models were subsequently modified and the 37 mm gun replaced with a 3-inch tank howitzer, and three 7.62 mm machine-guns. Some British T17E1s had the turret removed and replaced with a Crusader Tank turret. The T17E1 had a top speed of 90 kmh and a range of 725 km.
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The TAM is a German built, Argentine main battle tank produced by Thyssen Henschel since the early 1980s. The TAM is manned by a crew of four and is armed with a 105 mm main gun, a coaxial 7.62 mm machine-gun and a 7.62 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. Powered by a V-6 turbo-charged diesel engine the TAM has a top speed of 75 kmh and a range of 900 km. An important consideration for Argentina is the weight of their tanks, and the TAM is lighter than other main battle tanks at the expense of thinner armour, which is then sloped to offer some compensation.
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Tank was the codename (dreamed up to disguise their intended purpose) of the new British armoured fighting vehicles which were envisaged as land warships. The first tanks were developed by the British during the Great War, but were perhaps just an evolution of the older lightly armed and armoured cars and tractor-drawn artillery. Early tanks were too slow and used in too few numbers to be really effective, once infantry had overcome the initial shock of being attacked by a tank they were able to attack it with explosives. It was the German army during the 1930s who perfected the concept of how to use tanks, they produced fast moving vehicles which were used in a new form of lightning fast warfare (Blitzkreig) in which tanks were used to break through a narrow part of the enemy lines, followed by the infantry who then spread out along the rear lines. This type of warfare proved devastatingly effective during the German invasions of Poland, Belgium, France and Holland during the Second World War. However, with the advent of tanks came the development of anti-tank guns. Artillery pieces which fired armour piercing ammunition and could destroy tanks, and of course other countries developed their own more heavily armoured and armed tanks to destroy the German tanks. The most effective of these was the Russian T-34, which for the first time utilised the concept of sloping armour to deflect armour piercing rounds. It could be said then, the British invented the tank but didn't understand how to use it, the Germans realised its potential and perfected its use, and the Russians perfected the tank itself.
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Tank Mk I (Male) was one of the first British tanks. It was fitted with two six pounder guns and four Vickers or Hotchkiss machine-guns, saw action during the Great War. The Tank Mk I was manned by a crew of eight and had a top speed of 3.7 mph.
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The Tank Mk V was a British tank of the Great War. The Mk V was the last of the lozenge-shaped tanks to see service in any number and was designed for the envisaged massive armoured thrusts of 1919, which never came about due to the end of the war. From 1918 the Mk V saw action with British and American forces and remained in service with the Canadian army until the early 1930s. The Mk V was powered by a Ricardo petrol engine providing a top speed of 7.4 kmh and a range of 72 km. The Mk V was protected by armour between 6 and 14 mm thick. A crew of eight manned the Mk V which was armed with two 6-pounder guns, one each side, and four Hotchkiss machine-guns.
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The Tauchpanzer 3 was a German submersible battle tank of the Second World War developed from the Panzer 3 during 1940 for the proposed invasion of Britain. The Tauchpanzer 3 had the same specifications as the Panzer 3, but could operate in fifteen meters of water, and were used for crossing rivers.
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The Tetrarch (Light Tank Mk VII) was a British light tank of the Second World War developed in 1937 by Vickers from previous light tanks. It had a top speed of 40 mph and as standard was armed with a 2- pounder main gun and one coaxial 7.92 mm Besa machine-gun. A close support version, the Tetrarch I CS was also produced armed with a 3-inch howitzer.
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The Tiger I (Panzer 6) was a German heavy breakthrough tank of the Second World War. It was armed with an 88 mm gun and heavy armour up to 110 mm thick. It had a top speed of 24 mph provided by a 700 bhp Maybach petrol engine and a range of 100 km.
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The RW61 auf Syurmmorser Tiger or Tiger-Morser was a German self-propelled assault rocket mortar of the Second World War. The Tiger-Morser was based upon a Tiger I chassis with the turret replaced by a sloping superstructure in which was mounted a 380 mm Stu M RW61 mortar with a range of 4600 meters. The Tiger-Morser carried a crew of five and was powered by a MaybachHL230P45 engine providing a top speed of 40 kmh and a range of 120 km.
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The TM 170 is a German APC based upon the commercial Unimog cross-country vehicle. The chassis is armoured to withstand 7.62 mm rifle fire. The TM 170 can accommodate a crew of two plus ten passengers and is available in a fully amphibious model (used by German Border Guards), using water jets and the paddle action of the wheels to swim.
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The Type 54-1 is a Chinese self-propelled gun based upon a slightly modified YW531 chassis mounted with a 122 mm howitzer. The Type 54-1 carries a crew of seven and is powered by a Deutz 6150L 6-cylinder diesel engine rated at 257 hp providing a top road speed of 35 mph and a range of 500 km.
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The Type 59 is a Chinese version of the Soviet T-54 main battle tank, built under license. It is manned by a crew of four, and is armed with a 100 mm smooth bore gun, two 7.62 mm machine-guns and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 30 mph.
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The Type 62 (T-62) is a Chinese light tank. It is a reduced size version of the Type 59 and is manned by a crew of four, and is armed with a 85 mm smooth bore gun, two 7.62 mm machine-guns and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 40 mph.
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The Type 63 (T-63) is a Chinese light amphibious tank built as a modified copy of the Soviet PT-76. It is nearly five tons heavier than the original. However, the Type 63 has a more powerful engine which gives it better mobility and a higher top speed (40 mph) than the Soviet original. It is manned by a crew of four, and is armed with a 85 mm smooth bore gun, one 7. 62 mm machine-guns and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun.
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The Type 69 is a Chinese main battle tank based on the Soviet T-54. It is manned by a crew of four, and is armed with a 100 mm smooth bore gun, two 7. 62 mm machine-guns and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 30 mph.
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The Type 73 MICV was a Japanese amphibious tracked armoured personnel carrier introduced around 1970 as a replacement for the old Type SU 60 APC. The Type 73 MICV carried a crew of two plus ten passengers and was armed with one .50 M2 machine-gun on the roof and one .30 machine-gun in the bow and two 3 smoke dischargers. The Type 73 MICV was powered by a Mitsubishi V4 supercharged diesel engine providing a top road speed of 60 kmh.
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The Type 74 is a Japanese main battle tank developed as a successor to the Type 61 during the 1970s. The Type 74 carries a crew of three and is armed with a 105 mm main gun, 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and two smoke dischargers. A 10ZF V-10 liquid-cooled diesel engine provides a top speed of 55 kmh and a range of 300 km.
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The Type 80 is a Chinese main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of four and is armed with a 105 mm rifle tank gun, one 7.62 mm machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 40 mph.
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The Type 85 (T-85) is a series of Chinese main battle tanks that first entered service in 1990 and basically a Type 80 hull with a new welded steel turret. They are manned by a crew of four or three in later variants and armed with a 105 mm rifle tank gun or 125 mm smooth bore cannon in the later models and one 7.62 mm machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun.
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The Type 88 (K1) is a South Korean main battle tank designed by General Dynamics during the 1980s. The Type 88 is manned by a crew of four and is armed with a 105 mm smoothbore gun with computerised fire-control, thermal sleeve and fume extractor, one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun, one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun and 2 x 6 smoke dischargers. A liquid-cooled turbo-charged diesel engine provides a top speed of 65 kmh and a range of 500 km.
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The Type 90 (T-90) is a Chinese main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of three and is armed with a 125 mm smooth bore cannon with auto loader; one 7. 62 mm coaxial machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. It has a top speed of 40 mph. The Type 90 is a Japanese main battle tank. It is manned by a crew of three and is armed with a 120 mm gun, one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and one 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine-gun. A 10ZG V-10 fuel-injection diesel engine provides a top speed of 70 kmh and a range of 350 km.
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The Type 95 (KE-GO) was a Japanese light tank developed during the 1930s and produced until 1943 by which time over 1100 had been made. The Type 95 was manned by a crew of four, the commander doubling as gunner. A Mitsubishi NVD 6120 six-cylinder air-cooled diesel engine provided a top speed of 45 kmh and a range of 250 km. The Type 95 was armed with one 37 mm main gun and two 7.7 mm calibre machine-guns. It was protected by thin armour ranging from six to fourteen millimetres thick.
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The Type 98 (T-98) is a Chinese main battle tank produced since 1999. It is manned by a crew of three and is armed with a 125 mm smooth bore cannon with auto loader; one 7.62 mm coaxial machine-gun and one 12.7 mm machine-gun. It has a top speed of 38 mph.
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The Type SU 60 APC was a Japanese tracked armoured personnel carrier of the 1960's. The Type SU 60 APC was powered by a Mitsubishi Model HA-21 WT 8-cylinder turbo-charged diesel engine providing a top road speed of 45 kmh. The Type SU 60 APC carried a crew of two plus eight passengers and was armed with one .50 M2 machine-gun on the roof and one .30 machine-gun in the bow.
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