WW2 History

British Vickers Light Tanks

British Vickers Light Tanks - The Vickers Light Tanks had their origins in a series of tankettes designed and produced by Carden-Loyd duri...

The series of tanks known as the Char B had a definite look of the 'Great War' era about them, and this is not surprising for their...

When the reequipment of the French cavalry arm with tanks started during the mid-1930s several concerns became involved, among them a Schne...

The Renault R35 had its origins in a design known originally as the Renault ZM, produced in late 1934 in answer to a French army request fo...

During the early 1930s the French army, in common with many other European armies, decided to reequip its ageing tank parks with modern equ...

Glossary of Weapons WW2 used by both Allied and Axis. Tanks, Tank Destroyers, Special-Purpose Tanks, Amphibious Vehicles, Halftrack Vehic...

Since the birth of the tank in 1916, the British have led the world in both the design and use of armored forces, but by 1939 internal army...

In the mid-1930s a requirement was issued for a new medium tank to replace the Type 89 B medium tank which by then was rapidly becoming obs...

The Type 95 light tank was developed to meet the requirements of the Japanese army in the early 1930s, the first two prototypes being comp...

The Carro Armato M 14/41 was essentially the M 13/40 fitted with a more powerful diesel engine which was equipped with air filters designed...