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Tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | Since an immobilised tank is an easy target for mortars, artillery, and the specialised tank hunting units of the enemy forces, speed is normally kept to a minimum, and every opportunity is used to move tanks on wheeled tank transporters and by railway instead of under their own power. |
 | | When moving in a country or region with no rail infrastructure and few good roads, or a place with roads riddled by mines or frequent ambushes, the average speed of advance of a tank unit in a day is comparable to that of a man on a horse or bicycle. |
 | | Because of the isolation of small units, individual vehicles, and even the crewmen of a tank, special arrangements have had to be made. |
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