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All tank destroyer battalions used the same patch representing a Panther crushing an armored tracked vehicle. The tank destroyer battalion was a type of military unit used by the United States Army during World War II.The unit was organized in one of two different forms—a towed battalion equipped with anti-tank guns, or a mechanized battalion equipped with armored self-propelled guns.
For most of the war US Army doctrine called for tank destroyers to primarily operate as concentrated tank destroyer battalions during combat. These battalions were to be concentrated in regiment -sized groups and brigades when needed to combat large forces of enemy tanks . [ 1 ]
MT-55A ( Mostni Tank - xe tăng lớp cầu) - Phiên bản thiết kế lại của MT-55 của Tiệp Khắc. Theo một số nguồn tin phương Tây, có hai mẫu xe, cụ thể là mẫu cơ bản - còn được gọi là MT-55K - và MT-55L với cầu dài hơn. Từ năm 1969 đến năm 1983, 1.278 chiếc MT-55A đã được chế ...
Pháo chống tăng (tiếng Anh: tank destroyer hay tank hunter) là một loại chiến xa được thiết kế riêng để chống lại các phương tiện cơ giới bọc thép của đối phương, đặc biệt là xe tăng.
A tank destroyer, tank hunter or tank killer is a type of armoured fighting vehicle, predominantly intended for anti-tank duties. They are typically armed with a direct fire artillery gun, also known as a self-propelled anti-tank gun, or missile launcher, also called an anti-tank missile carrier.
On 15 January, Colonel Sparks and Lieutenant Colonel Ermil L. Whisman, who commanded Sparks' direct support artillery battalion, 1st Battalion, 12th Marines, were killed southwest of An Hoa when their helicopter was brought down by enemy ground fire.
The 612th Tank Destroyer Battalion was a unit of the United States Army during World War II. It played an instrumental role in defending Hofen during the Battle of the Bulge. The specialized tank destroyer unit was attached to various organizations during the war.
