The Tank, Infantry, Mk III, Valentine was an infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom during World War II. More than 8,000 of the type were produced...
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up Valentine or valentine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A valentine is a card or gift given on Valentine's Day, or one's sweetheart. Valentine or...
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the Valentine DDs. The trial run of the tanks ran into difficulty when a change in the weather adversely affected the sea conditions. Six tanks sank...
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M4 Sherman and Firefly tank in Italy in 1944 with the 2nd New Zealand Division. Later in the war the Valentine infantry tank produced in the United Kingdom...
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Valentine tanks for the British; this was followed later with one for 488 complete tanks for Canada.: 5 However, the Valentine was an infantry tank and...
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Propelled 17pdr, Valentine, Mk I, Archer was a British tank destroyer of the Second World War based on the Valentine infantry tank chassis fitted with...
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Government £12,000, a Crusader tank cost £13,700, a Matilda tank cost £18,000, and a Valentine tank £14,900. By late 1943, the Covenanter was considered too...
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October 2011. Tank and J. Valentine’s ‘Slow’ Reaches No. 1 at R&B Radio Tank Launches R&B Money Podcast With His Manager J. Valentine "The Testimony...
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A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed...
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Mine flail (redirect from Flail (tank))
training. A number of experimental flail tanks were produced, including the Valentine Scorpion, based on the Valentine tank and several designs based on the M4...
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British tank design by Harland and Wolff to meet an Army requirement for an infantry tank that could replace the Matilda II and Valentine tank. It was...
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service. Tank, Infantry, Mk.I, Matilda I Tank, Infantry, Mk.II, Matilda II Tank, Infantry, Mk.III Valentine Tank, Infantry, Mk.IV, Churchill Tank, Infantry...
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Ordnance QF 25-pdr on Carrier Valentine 25-pdr Mk 1, was a British self-propelled gun vehicle based on the Valentine tank and armed with the QF 25-pounder...
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specifically designed for an anti-tank role, could penetrate the armour of both the Tetrarchs and the Valentines. The two Valentines advanced first but were knocked...
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out Valentine tanks for the British; this was followed later with one for 488 complete tanks for Canada. However the Valentine was an infantry tank and...
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Archer tank destroyer (based on the Valentine tank), a Canadian Sexton self-propelled artillery tracked-vehicle, US M3 Stuart and M22 Locust light tanks, together...
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followed into service by the Infantry tank Mk III Valentine tank and A.22 Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill designs. The Valentine proved to be difficult to develop...
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Matilda II (redirect from Infantry Tank II Matilda)
lighter and less costly Infantry Tank Mk III Valentine beginning in late 1941. The split between the infantry tank and cruisers had its origins in the...
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The Cromwell tank, officially Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M), was one of the series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War...
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shipments of Matilda, Valentine and Tetrarch tanks represented only 6.5% of total Soviet tank production but over 25% of medium and heavy tanks produced for the...
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similar work in the Far East, the Valiant tank (A38), based on the Valentine tank was considered, although weight was specified to be as low as possible...
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a Covenanter tank cost the British Government £12,000, a Crusader tank cost £13,700, a Matilda tank cost £18,000, and a Valentine tank £14,900; in 1967...
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bridge-laying tanks with the Valentine tank and the Covenanter tank, and began work on a Churchill-based bridge-layer in 1942. The bridge ("Bridge, Tank, 30 ft...
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ZSU-37 Tetrarch Valentine Tank Churchill Tank Matilda II M3 Stuart M3 Lee M4 Sherman M10 Wolverine This includes modified captured tanks. T-III (T-3) -...
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Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (redirect from Canadian Tank Corps)
otherwise of very limited combat use. To form the 1st Army Tank Brigade, Valentine tanks were ordered. This British design was to be built in Canada...
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been produced. They were followed by the Valentine tank (Infantry Tank Mk III) and Churchill tank (Infantry Tank Mk IV). Designed using the interior and...
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including the M3 light tanks and Valentine tank. Ironically, the T-34's speed, which exceeded that of many of the light tanks that were supposed to scout...
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Anti-tank warfare originated during World War I from the desire to develop technology and tactics to destroy tanks. After the Allies deployed the first...
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M20 ballast tractor Mack EXBX transporting a disguised Valentine tank in North Africa FTF tank transporter tractor unit built by Floor Truck Factory in...
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first British design, "Bishop", carried the 25 pdr gun-howitzer on a Valentine tank chassis, but in a mounting that severely limited the gun's performance...
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