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American forces rarely fielded heavy tanks, as they still held on to the infantry-support doctrine like the
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project started in 1941 did not deliver a pilot model until 1944. The US preferred to use tank destroyers (mobile but relatively lightly armoured vehicles) for anti-tank defence, and prior to 1944 there were few indications that the US
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concept, which is similar to the heavy tank, having thick armour and tending to weigh more than their other tanks. However, it is usually considered separate because infantry tanks generally had less firepower, with their
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were sent to Europe to gain combat experience. Aside from these the closest the
Americans came to putting a heavy tank into service were up-armored M4 Sherman "Jumbos" which were used as
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was one of the largest tanks ever produced. At the start of World War II, France and the Soviet Union were the only countries to have inventories of heavy tanks, such as the
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was designed in 1940 but held few advantages over medium tanks and planned production of several thousand was stopped. The Anglo-American
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medium tank. However, low reliability and limited resources meant that just 1,347 were produced, compared to roughly 8,800 Pz.Kpfw. IV.
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2711:Stridsvagn 103
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2693:
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2681:
2671:
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2110:
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2093:
2088:
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2005:
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1995:
1990:
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1823:Type 98 Chi-Ho
1820:
1818:Type 97 Chi-Ni
1815:
1810:
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1795:
1790:
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1770:
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1760:
1758:Straussler V-4
1755:
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1637:
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1579:
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1558:
1556:
1548:
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1545:
1544:
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2490:Type 5 Chi-Ri
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2159:
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3626:Background:
3625:
3538:Panther KF51
3460:Challenger 3
3310:PT-91 Twardy
3255:Challenger 2
3168:Background:
3167:
3035:Lorraine 40t
3010:EE-T1 OsĂłrio
2940:
2634:Challenger 1
2542:Background:
2500:Type 5 To-Ku
2495:Type 5 Ke-Ho
2390:Nahuel DL 43
2365:Black Prince
2278:
2186:AC1 Sentinel
2108:M26 Pershing
2091:M3 Lee/Grant
2038:Type 4 Ke-Nu
2033:Type 2 Ka-Mi
2028:Type 2 Ke-To
2018:Panzer 35(t)
1953:M3/M5 Stuart
1866:Background:
1865:
1703:Kolohousenka
1698:Grosstraktor
1644:
1587:Cruiser Mk I
1527:Type 89 I-Go
1494:Vickers T-15
1324:T-32 (Ĺ -I-D)
1227:Background:
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354:Soviet Union
241:World War II
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69:"Heavy tank"
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52:Please help
47:verification
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3652:Heavy tanks
3562:T-14 Armata
3520:M-95 Degman
3454:Black Eagle
3290:Leopard 2PL
3227:Main battle
3075:Object 490A
3045:MB-3 Tamoyo
2602:Main battle
2269:Type 2 Ho-I
1973:Renault R40
1963:M24 Chaffee
1933:Toldi tanks
1649:super-heavy
1372:38M Toldi I
1299:Carden Loyd
1129:CLB 75 Tank
847:Medium tank
629:The French
624:barbed wire
575:World War I
565:heavy tank
532:Patton tank
483:World War I
442:Assault gun
397:Medium tank
349:South Korea
344:North Korea
294:New Zealand
231:World War I
136:Heavy tank
18:Heavy tanks
3646:Categories
3586:Zorawar LT
3487:M10 Booker
3432:Prototypes
3397:Sabre CVRT
3305:Pokpung-ho
3300:Merkava IV
3285:Leopard 2E
3085:Object 785
3080:Object 770
3070:Object 292
3065:Object 279
3060:Object 187
2979:Prototypes
2901:M47 Patton
2896:M46 Patton
2891:Charioteer
2768:Type 69/79
2674:M48 Patton
2435:T20 medium
2329:Prototypes
2254:Matilda II
2196:Covenanter
2118:Panzer III
2096:M4 Sherman
1958:M22 Locust
1748:Ĺ koda MU-4
1677:Prototypes
1174:Steam tank
1118:Prototypes
1012:Renault FT
938:References
842:Light tank
744:heavy tank
729:heavy tank
689:M4 Sherman
647:Matilda II
610:World Wars
475:heavy tank
417:Flame tank
402:Heavy tank
392:Light tank
152:heavy tank
80:newspapers
3315:Ramses II
3295:M1 Abrams
3280:Leopard 2
3240:Al-Zarrar
2954:Conqueror
2911:Panzer 61
2906:Panzer 58
2793:Vijayanta
2706:Panzer 68
2669:M1 Abrams
2664:Leopard 2
2659:Leopard 1
2644:Chonma-ho
2639:Chieftain
2622:Centurion
2460:T34 heavy
2455:T32 heavy
2450:T30 heavy
2445:T29 heavy
2430:T14 heavy
2420:Schofield
2415:Sahariano
2375:Excelsior
2259:Valentine
2249:Churchill
2123:Panzer IV
2086:M2 medium
2013:Panzer II
1778:T2 medium
1768:ST vz. 39
1743:PZInĹĽ 130
1630:Matilda I
1602:SOMUA S35
1551:Cavalry,
1447:Panzer II
1427:LT vz. 38
1422:LT vz. 35
1417:LT vz. 34
1387:Fiat 3000
1286:Tankettes
1194:Vezdekhod
1189:Tsar Tank
1139:Fiat 2000
1098:Mark VIII
915:786159838
811:Arjun MBT
803:Leopard 2
795:M1 Abrams
668:IS series
548:Panzer IV
514:designs.
269:Australia
148:A Soviet
110:June 2021
3498:M60-2000
3417:Type 63A
3370:Zulfiqar
3350:Type 72Z
3330:T-72M4CZ
3005:Char 25T
2853:Stingray
2686:M60 tank
2594:Cold War
2319:Tiger II
2241:Infantry
2206:Cavalier
2201:Crusader
2008:Panzer I
2003:Tetrarch
1612:Infantry
1442:Panzer I
1164:Mark VII
1093:Mark V**
1073:Mark III
836:See also
830:tank gun
791:Cold War
750:Cold War
708:Tortoise
620:trenches
579:infantry
504:Tiger II
487:Cold War
437:Tankette
246:Cold War
236:Interwar
3580:Tank EX
3567:T-55AGM
3544:PatagĂłn
3509:M-84AS1
3475:K21-105
3443:AbramsX
3360:Type 99
3355:Type 96
3345:Type 10
3275:Leclerc
3025:HSTV(L)
2868:Type 64
2863:Type 63
2858:Type 62
2823:HSTV(L)
2783:Type 90
2773:Type 74
2763:Type 61
2758:Type 59
2696:Merkava
2615:AMX-30E
2592:of the
2510:Verdeja
2505:Valiant
2340:44M Tas
2314:Tiger I
2309:KV tank
2287:IS tank
2226:Grizzly
2178:Cruiser
1978:NI tank
1938:KhTZ-16
1828:Verdeja
1662:Char B1
1657:Char 2C
1582:BT tank
1553:cruiser
1512:Char D2
1377:Char D1
1344:Type 94
1339:Type 92
1088:Mark V*
1078:Mark IV
1068:Mark II
984:of the
815:Type 99
807:Merkava
727:Tiger I
704:T28 GMC
672:Panther
660:Tiger I
635:Char B1
631:Char 2C
554:History
544:Tiger I
536:Tiger I
500:Tiger I
374:Ukraine
309:Germany
261:Country
94:scholar
3504:M-84AS
3392:Sabrah
3384:medium
3270:Karrar
3260:Durjoy
3245:Ariete
3135:WZ-122
3110:TR-125
3055:MBT-80
3050:MBT-70
3000:AMX-50
2995:AMX-40
2990:AMX-32
2949:ARL 44
2883:Medium
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2691:Magach
2610:AMX-30
2360:AMX 40
2113:P26/40
2081:M15/42
2076:M14/41
2071:M13/40
2066:M11/39
2048:Medium
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1620:FCM 36
1577:AMR 35
1572:AMR 33
1567:AMC 35
1562:AMC 34
1555:, fast
1504:Medium
1134:FCM 1A
1083:Mark V
1063:Mark I
1022:Medium
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724:German
645:. The
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569:of WWI
563:German
518:Design
364:Sweden
339:Poland
329:Israel
304:France
289:Canada
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3514:M-84D
3492:M2020
3448:Altay
3407:Tosan
3380:Light
3320:Sabra
3250:Arjun
2941:Heavy
2843:PT-85
2838:PT-76
2810:Light
2753:TR-85
2701:OF-40
2679:CM-12
2654:K1 88
2627:Sho't
2590:Tanks
2279:Heavy
2221:Comet
1943:L6/40
1925:Light
1798:T-100
1645:Heavy
1359:Light
1309:L3/35
1304:L3/33
1294:AH-IV
1159:LK II
1050:Heavy
994:Light
982:Tanks
863:Notes
706:and '
524:armor
477:is a
359:Spain
334:Japan
324:Italy
284:China
101:JSTOR
87:books
3573:T-95
3557:Tiam
3365:VT-4
3340:T-90
3335:T-84
3030:IS-7
3015:Emil
2969:T-10
2964:M103
2959:IS-4
2931:T-54
2748:T-80
2736:M-84
2731:T-72
2726:T-64
2721:T-62
2716:T-55
2475:TOG2
2470:TOG1
2465:T-43
2355:AELT
2302:IS-3
2297:IS-2
2292:IS-1
2264:T-50
2148:T-44
2143:T-34
1998:T-70
1993:T-60
1988:T-40
1983:T-26
1793:T-42
1788:T-19
1688:10TP
1667:T-35
1635:T-26
1522:T-28
1517:T-24
1472:T-38
1467:T-37
1462:T-26
1457:T-18
1397:L-60
1319:T-27
1154:LK I
911:OCLC
884:ISBN
824:and
760:T-10
742:IS-2
722:The
662:and
643:KV-1
639:T-35
622:and
510:and
502:and
493:Role
384:Type
319:Iraq
314:Iran
279:Cuba
162:Tank
158:Type
150:IS-3
73:news
2926:TAM
2873:X1A
2440:T28
2410:PPG
2395:O-I
2350:AC4
2231:Ram
1753:SMK
1452:R35
1392:H35
1367:7TP
1334:TKS
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1058:A7V
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