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The L7 Gun – British tank Ordnance reaches world standards

The development and evolution of the L7 tank gun which was first trial-fired in the middle of 1956 and used on the main battle tanks of many Western bloc and other armies.

Posted byChris Chant03/07/201403/07/2014Posted inCold War, Modern, WWIITags: Centurion, L7 gun, M1 Abrams, medium tank

Toward the main battle tank (I): the lessons of World War II

A brief history of the evolution of some of post-WW2’s most popular tanks, including the A41 Centurion and the German PzKpfw tanks.

Posted byChris Chant02/06/201402/06/2014Posted inHistory, Land warfare, Military equipment, WWIITags: Centurion, medium tank, PzKpfw tanks, WW2

Tank design philosophies in the early inter-war period – Part III: The British concept (continued)

We continue with the British concept of tank design philosophy in the 1930s, which led to the development of many variants of the medium tank.

Posted byChris Chant21/01/201320/01/2013Posted inLand warfare, Military equipmentTags: medium tank, tank design philosophies1 Comment on Tank design philosophies in the early inter-war period – Part III: The British concept (continued)

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