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Toward the main battle tank (II) – The early days of the Cold War

Continuation of the history of the development of the main battle tanks leading up to the early days of the Cold War, including the introduction of the T-54 and T-55 by the USSR, and the M47 Patton by the USA.

Posted byChris Chant09/06/201409/06/2014Posted inCold War, History, Military equipment, WWIITags: Centurion, Cold war, main battle tank, USSR tanks, WW2

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