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All about the tactics, battles, technology and evolution of tanks and armored vehicles worldwide from their origin to contemporary conflicts.

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T-34-85 in Vietnamese Service (Kiểu 2 “Con Báo Châu Á”) tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldw… The Soviet T-34-85 was the first armored vehicle of its kind delivered to North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. While some sources claim that more than 400 tanks were transferred over time.
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Such as the Vietnam-Cambodian War and the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War. Remarkably, the tank remained in service as a training platform into the early 2020s, with examples in a state of operational reserve.
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In some instances, T-34-85 turrets have been repurposed for coastal defense installations, particularly along Vietnam’s shoreline and in the contested Spratly Islands. An article by Arturo Giusti Illustrated by Oussama Mohamed ‘Godzilla’
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Fahrschulpanzer I mit Attrappen-Turm tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/g… During WW 2, the Germans were fighting on multiple fronts and outnumbered by the Allies. This forced them to modify their armored vehicles to fulfil various roles; one of these was a training tank for aspiring crews.
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This was often achieved by removing the turret and superstructure. In some pre-war and early-war photographs, at least two modified Panzer I Ausf. A's can be seen fitted with mock-up turrets. Their history, purpose, and precise design and even names, are not well documented.
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Evidence points to the fact that these vehicles were intended as training tanks employed by the Germans in the early stages of the war. An article by Marko Pantelic Illustrated by Oussama Mohamed ‘Godzilla’
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Movies and TV series that represented the fight against the Axis powers during World War 2 were very popular in Yugoslavia. A large variety of props, such as weapons, uniforms, and equipment, were used during filming. At times, armored vehicles were employed as well.
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These were taken from the JNA (Eng.: Yugoslav People’s Army). In most cases, they were used as is, with a few German markings. In rarer cases, they were modified for a closer resemblance; e.g., an M-60 APC was modified to resemble a German Panzer III: tanks-encyclopedia.com/yugos…
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IS-7 model 1945 tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldw… With the discovery of the Jagdtiger and Maus in the spring of 1945, the Soviets realised that the Object 257 (first iteration of the IS-7) was no longer keeping pace in firepower and protection. Thus, new requirements were drafted.
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In July 1945, Experimental Plant No.100 at ChKZ began design work. The designs shared the same hull and turret, but differed in their engines and transmissions. These were indexed Object 258, 259, 260, & 261 (IS-7). Each model had two sub-variants, depending on the gun mounted.
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In late 1945, the Object 260 was chosen for further development, but by February 1946 the requirements had changed again & the tank had to be redesigned, keeping the same index: Object 260 (IS-7). An article by Marko Pantelic Illustrated by Pavel Alexe
Object 259 (Variant 2) based on blueprints from autumn 1945, armed with the 122 mm BL-13-1

ALT Object 259 (Variant 2) based on blueprints from autumn 1945, armed with the 122 mm BL-13-1

Object 260 (Variant 1) based on blueprints from autumn 1945, armed with the 130 mm S-26

ALT Object 260 (Variant 1) based on blueprints from autumn 1945, armed with the 130 mm S-26
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The Panzer IV/70(A) the outcome of attempts to mount the longer-barreled 7.5 cm L/70 gun into a Panzer IV turret. Alkett proposed mounting a modified Vomag Panzer IV/70(V) superstructure onto a standard Panzer IV chassis with the new gun: youtube.com/watch?v=ZAele4T5…

A Tall Order | Panzer IV/70(A)

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The result was a much taller & heavier vehicle than the Panzer IV/70(V). The idea was to streamline the production of tank destroyers armed with the 7.5 cm L/70 gun. But due to shortages of material & labor, only a small number were completed by the end of the war.
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XM3B1 tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldw… In the 1980s Brazil started phasing out its fleet of M3 Stuarts and M4 Shermans tanks. The M41 Walker Bulldog, was to become the sole mainline tank of the Brazilian Army until its planned replacement in the 1990s.
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Since the Stuarts were no longer viable for frontline service, like the X1, the Army shifted its interest to turning the hulls into support vehicles instead. A new XM3 series of vehicle types was envisioned: a mortar carrier, a recovery vehicle, and an anti-air vehicle.
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The XM3B1 was the mortar carrier, mounting a gun internally like an M-113. A number of conceptual deficiencies would end up causing these upgrades to never be implemented. Thus, all remaining Stuart hulls were retired. Article by Darren Hazes Illustrated by Ardhya ‘Vesp’ Anargha
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