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World of Tanks. World of Tanks ( WoT) is an armoured warfare -themed multiplayer online game developed by Wargaming, featuring 20th century (1910s–1970s) era combat vehicles. [1] It is built upon a freemium business model where the game is free-to-play, but participants also have the option of paying a fee for use of "premium" features.
Matilda tanks at Tobruk. Tanks first appeared on the battlefield as a solution to trench warfare. They were large, heavy, slow moving vehicles capable of driving right over the top of enemy trenches; thereby eliminating the need to send soldiers "over the top" only to be blasted to pieces by enemies. The British Army was the first to use them ...
55 km/h (34 mph) off road. The Merkava ( Hebrew: מֶרְכָּבָה, [mɛʁkaˈva] ⓘ, "chariot") [5] is a series of main battle tanks (MBT) used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the backbone of the IDF's Armored Corps. Current iterations of this tank are considered broadly equivalent to the capabilities of the M1 Abrams, Leopard 2 and ...
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This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world.A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.
Tanks of the interwar period. A Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf. A on display at the Deutsches Panzermuseum Munster, Germany. Tanks were initially deployed in World War I, engineered to overcome the deadlock of trench warfare. Between the two world wars, tanks were further developed.
55 km/h (34 mph) off-road. The Leclerc is a third-generation French main battle tank developed and manufactured by Nexter Systems. It was named in honour of Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a commander of the Free French Forces, who led the 2nd Armoured Division in World War II .
A1E1 Vickers 'Independent", [1] one built but not taken into service. A2. A2E1 and A2E2: Medium Tank Vickers Mk I and Medium Tank Vickers Mk I (CS version) [2] A3. 3-man tank (Royal Ordnance Factory); Carrier MG Mk I [3] A4. Vickers Carden-Loyd light tanks.