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	The Probert Encyclopaedia - Weapons and Warfare (1-A)
		In the Zulu War of 1879 the regiment was engaged at the Battle of Isandhlwana and at the Defence of Rorke's Drift.
		AFV is an abbreviation for armoured fighting vehicle.
		During the Second World War Avalanche was the codename for the Allied landings at Salerno, Italy, in September 1943.
	www.fas.org /news/reference/probert/F1.HTM (8589 words)

	Tank at Music Crawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Tanks were first used in the First World War to break the deadlock of the trenches, and they evolved to gradually assume the role of cavalry on the battlefield.
		World War II American M4 Medium tank crews found the German Tigers to be practically invulnerable from the front, and were forced to employ flank attacks.
		Explosive reactive armour, or ERA, is another major type of protection against high explosive antitank weapons, in which sections of armour explode to dissipate the focussed explosive force of a shaped charge warhead.
	www.musiccrawler.net /artist/tank.html (5765 words)

	French armoured fighting vehicle production during World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		An alternative explanation is that the export of 54 vehicles to Yugoslavia in April 1940 was not subsumed under the 1601 total.
		Of the AMC 35 production of fifty fifteen vehicles were exported to Belgium; both the still often stated total production number of 100 for this type and the number of 25 (or 12) for the Belgian tanks are now known to be incorrect.
		During the Fall of France they equipped units with an organic strength of 1105.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/French_armoured_fighting_vehicle_production_during_World_War_II (828 words)

	The World at War
		They were the simplest types of Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) to produce and manufacture in Australia, which were derivatives of the British machine-gun carrier Mk1 and the indigenous motor car industry and spare parts.
		Armoured training units were also formed and in July 1941 the raising of the 1st Armoured Division commenced.
		The plate armour was too thick to be rolled in Australia but the steel manufacturing industry succeeded in finding a formula for suitable armour casting using indigenous alloys which increased the armour ballistic qualities of the full cast hull and separate cast turret.
	worldatwar.net /article/australiantank/tank41.html (1008 words)

	Dutch (KNIL) and British Armoured Units in the Dutch East Indies, 1941-1942
		Most of these were lost during the fighting and the remainder were likely destroyed to prevent their capture.
		This was the same standard light tank used by the U.S. Army throughout World War II and was armed with a 37mm cannon in the turret and four.30-caliber machine guns.
		The KNIL vehicles were assigned to cavalry reconnaissance units on Java and took part in a number of skirmishes and holding actions against the Japanese.
	www.geocities.com /dutcheastindies/KNIL_armour.html (4617 words)

	Spanish Vehicle and Ordnance Notes
		The fighting in the Spanish Civil War saw the use of a variety of vehicles on the battlefield, some of which were unique to the conflict and others of which would be continued to be used in World War II, just a few months away by the close of the Spanish affair.
		Armoured Truck type E: This armoured truck is a composite that represents vehicles used by the Catalonians in their Huesca offensive and those of the Basques and other Northeners in the defense of their lands.
		Armoured Train: A carry over from tactics used successfully in the Russian Civil War, the armoured train was used to less practical effect in the Spanish War as a mobile firing platform by Republican forces.
	www.santacruzchronicles.com /scwveh.html (4555 words)

	tank destroyer,
		During World War II tank destroyers were deployed mainly by the armies of the United States,
		it was at considerable disadvantage because of its thin armour.
		During the war German armoured vehicles tended to increase in size.
	library.thinkquest.org /CR0215634/tankdestroyer.htm (747 words)

	USA's History and Vehicle Index (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		During World War I the United States used foreign supplied tanks in Europe.
		After World War I the Tank Corps was reduced to 154 officers and 2,508 men.
		In 1922 a policy statement from the War Department stated that the role of tanks was to "facilitate the uninterrupted advance of the infantryman in the attack."
	www.wwiivehicles.com /usa/index.htm (1212 words)

	armada international: 5/00-001 (Full Article)
		It was between the world wars, however, that the concept of motorised infantry as a battlefield asset was brought into wider service, as warfare became more mobile.
		Production of the Warrior MCV for Britain and Kuwait is now complete although it is still being marketed by GKN Defence in a variety of configurations and specialised variants, including the fully-digitised Warrior 2000.
		It is now possible to construct a vehicle hull from a lighter material such as glass-fibre (already widely used for the hulls of smaller naval vessels) and rely on an outer skin of ceramic or explosive reactive armour for protection.
	www.armada.ch /00-5/001.htm (4220 words)

	M16 Half-Track by Andreas Herbst
		Forerunner of the modern infantry fighting vehicle, the M3 Half-Track was of half-French origin.
		During World War II, the M3 proved to be a versatile workhorse, and eventually over more than 41,000 vehicles in no less than 70 versions were produced.
		It was used during the World War II, but photos exist showing these vehicles in action even during the Korean conflict.
	www.ipmsstockholm.org /magazine/2002/10/stuff_eng_herbst_m16.htm (586 words)

	German Panzers
		Blooded in the Spanish Civil War, these erstwhile training machines were numerically the most important tanks during the early campaigns of World War 2 and their contribution to the success of Blitzkrieg warfare was considerable.
		The vehicles are usually shown after their destruction in combat or after being abandoned, in all states of repair, or disrepair as the case may be.
		While the First World War saw the introduction of armored warfare on a limited scale, it was the military visionaries who shaped and molded Germany’s fledgling armored forces in the post-war period.
	stevenbaffa.tripod.com /bluemaxmilitaria/id9.html (10528 words)

	History and Types of Military Tanks
		Protection is the amount of armour, the type(s), how it is arranged (e.g., whether it is sloping or not), and which areas are given more protection (e.g., the turret and tracks) and which receive less (e.g., the rear of the chassis).
		Most armoured vehicles are best protected at the front, and their crews always strive to keep them pointed in the likeliest direction of the enemy.
		World War Two American Sherman tank crews found the German Tigers to be practically invulnerable from the front, and were forced to employ flanking tactics to take them out.
	www.edinformatics.com /inventions_inventors/military_tank.htm (7669 words)

	Armored Vehicles of WWII
		Japanese tanks of World War II including pre-war production vehicles and late war projects.
		British armored vehicles from the early cruiser and infantry tanks to the development of the main battle tank.
		Tanks of World War II offers military history students an extensive database of armored vehicles developed for the armed forces of the WWII era.
	www.onwar.com /tanks/index.htm (195 words)

	Osprey - The Demodernization of the German Army in World War 2
		The British and French did not realize that the agent of their destruction, the German panzer divisions had been concentrated for one throw of the dice, that the follow-on forces of infantry were little different from those of 1918; by contrast, the BEF was extensively mechanized.
		Whereas the Allies involved civilians at the earliest stages of the war, the development of radar and signals intelligence being good examples of civilian contribution, in Germany the army was able to dictate to the factories.
		Most types of captured French tank were used as the basis for self-propelled anti-tank guns or artillery pieces; obsolete German tank chassis served in the same roles.
	www.ospreypublishing.com /content2.php/cid=68 (3112 words)

	Subject Listing for Military Vehicle Technology
		The chapters look at the Army's heavy forces and armoured vehicles; provides a description of the Army's modularity initiative and FCS programme; potential effects of and concerns about the Army's modernisation plans; and looks at alternative approaches to modernising the Army's heavy forces.
		The site is divided into equipment, aircraft, armoured vehicles, artillery and air defence, BOWMAN, electronic battlefield, engineer equipment, individual equipment, landing craft and assault boats, logistics vehicles, NBC defence equipment, and small arms and support weapons.
		The NATO Workshop with Partners for Peace on Advanced Magnetic Materials for More Electric Vehicles and Electric Pulse Power Weapons (AVT-060) was organised with the aim of assessing the need for improved magnetic materials primarily in future generations of more electric vehicles and (to a lesser extent) in electric pulse power weapons.
	aerade.cranfield.ac.uk /subject-listing/mvt.html (2966 words)

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