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List Of Named Tanks
Throughout the history of armored warfare, tankers have been known to give nicknames to their tanks. This is a list of named tanks. Canada Churchill tank#Variants, Churchill Oke * Bull * Beetle M4 Sherman, M4A2 Sherman * Bomb (tank), Bomb * Caribou * Holy Roller (tank), Holy Roller M4 Sherman variants, M4(105) * Cougar People's Republic of China Type 97 ShinHōtō Chi-Ha medium tank * Gongchen tank Finland Renault FT * Koiras * Naaras T-50 tank *Niki KV-1 *Klimi France Char B1 * Rhin (Formerly Flandres) * Rhône Char B1, Char B1 Bis * Eure Char 2C * Poitou * Provence * Picardie * Alsace * Bretagne * Touraine * Anjou * Normandie (Later renamed Lorraine) * Berry * Champagne German Empire A7V * Mephisto (tank), Mephisto * Gretchen * Faust * Schnuck * Baden I * Cyklop (later renamed Imperator) * Siegfried * Alter Fritz * Lotti * Hagen * Nixe * Nixe II * Heiland * Elfriede * Bulle (later renamed Adalbert) * Herkules * Wotan * Prinz Oskar Nazi Germany Tiger I * Tiger 131 Gree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Churchill Tank
The Tank, Infantry, Mk IV (A22) Churchill was a British infantry tank used in the Second World War, best known for its heavy armour, large longitudinal chassis with all-around tracks with multiple Bogie#Tracked vehicles, bogies, its ability to climb Grade (slope), steep slopes, and its use as the basis of many specialist vehicles. It was one of the heaviest Allies of World War II, Allied tanks of the war. The origins of the Churchill's design lay in the expectation that war in Europe might be fought in conditions similar to those of the First World War, and thus emphasised the ability to cross difficult ground. The Churchill was hurried into production in order to build up British defences against a possible German invasion. The first vehicles had flaws that had to be overcome before the Churchill was accepted for wide use. After several Mark (designation), marks (versions) had been built, a better-armoured specification, the Mark VII, entered service with the British Army. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
