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	Tank Corps (Soviet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Tanks became a part of the mechanized corps at this point.
		Tank Corps were reformed in March 1942 on a smaller scale than the pre-war Tank Corps.
		The tank corps were the basic building block of the Tank Armies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tank_Corps_(Soviet) (871 words)

	The Tanks in 1914-1918 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		At Battle of Flers-Courcelette, the tanks were organised into subsections of two or three tanks, and were sent in action ahead of the infantry who could move faster.
		Sadly, the tanks were next deployed in the Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele); another slog through deep mud that proved a tank graveyard as machine after machine sank, stuck and was shelled.
		Tanks proved to be useful in crushing wire; over-running machine gun posts and strong points; helping infantry through the streets of destroyed villages.
	www.1914-1918.net /tanks.htm (1597 words)

	Allied armour of WW1; where it began
		Tanks were first developed by the British as a sort of mobile pillbox that could advance forward under withering machine gun fire to crush wire and obstacles and to provide fire support for advancing infantry.
		The tank, a revolutionary new weapon system, born of General Swinton's vision, was to break the stalemate of trench warfare and the dominance of the machine gun of the battlefields of Flanders sixteen years later.
		The present Royal Tank Regiment, composed of two regular regiments, is the direct heir to the original armoured car pioneers of 1914, the Naval Brigade and the RNAS squadron which augmented the British Expeditionary Forces for the defence of Antwerp in August of that year.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-armour/allied/ww1.htm (2105 words)

	Rocket Tanks in the 752nd Tank Battalion
		Platoon leaders, tank commanders, and drivers were to accompany the tanks and remain at the 529th Ordnance Battalion during the installation.
		According to the II Corps documents, Colonel Bruss of the 752nd Tank Battalion (which was attached to the 85th Infantry at the time) was the most interested of all principal parties.
		All four of the 752nd's rocket tanks remained with the battalion almost through the end of the war, and were incremental to the 752nd's normal complement of medium tanks.
	www.752ndtank.com /RocketTanks.html (3543 words)

	Machine Gun Corps - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		To achieve this, the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915 with Infantry, Cavalry and Motor branches, followed in 1916 by the Heavy Branch.
		Men of this branch crewed the first tanks in action at Flers, during the battle of the Somme in September 1916.
		The Corps was disbanded in 1922 as a cost-cutting measure.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Machine_Gun_Corps (681 words)

	American Armor in the First World War
		He was constantly after his men to keep their tanks in good running condition, a difficult task greatly hampered by a shortage of spare parts and the absence of repair facilities close to the battlefield.
		As the tanks were not equipped with radios, unit commanders with orders to give and messages to deliver could do so only by leaving the safety of their own vehicles and making their way on foot to the other tanks.
		The tanks had plate armor, and it varied in thickness from five-eighths of an inch to one and one-half inches, depending on the vehicle and the nation that manufactured it.
	www.worldwar1.com /dbc/tanks.htm (3385 words)

	The Tank Museum - Bovington - The Collection
		As field commander of the Tank Corps in France Brigadier General Hugh Elles was concerned that his new force should have its own flag.
		At the time Tank Corps personnel were familiar with the first two elements and clearly looked forward to the third, when they could rest away from war.
		The Tank Corps appears to have acquired yet another flag to use on this occasion but, in the event, it never came to pass.
	www.tankmuseum.co.uk /collectiondisplay0701.html (533 words)

	Tanks at Cambrai
		In June, 1917, the name of the Heavy Branch Machine-Gun Corps had been altered to the "Tank Corps," and it was decided to increase the number of battalions from nine to eighteen; and in that month the staff of the brand new corps began to make plans for a new type of battle.
		If the tanks failed, then the Tank Corps was doomed; but the bold general was confident that there would be no failure, and in those few hurried weeks before the battle he made sure of success.
		One tank was pierced in the front by a shell which knocked off the driver's head, flung it on the knees of the officer sitting beside him, killed the two gunners in the right-hand sponson, and then went clean through the back without bursting.
	www.greatwardifferent.com /Great_War/Tanks/Tanks_Cambrai_01.htm (5825 words)

	Formation Focus Soviet 18th Tank Corps
		the wreckage of the tank battles of 1941, a new philosophy of organization was born for the Soviet armored forces.
		Below is an example of the evolution of the 18th Tank Corps from its formation in 1942 through the war until its last action in Hungary in 1945.
		The tank brigades were about the size of a German Battalion with an official Table of Organization (TOE) of 1,300 men, 52 tanks, and a small collection of support guns and mortars.
	www.lostbattalion.com /t-ff_18tc.aspx (662 words)

	The Royal Tank Regiment [UK]
		The tanks : the history of the Royal Tank Regiment and its predecessors, Heavy Branch, Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps, and Royal Tank Corps, 1914-1945.
		Battles with Panzers : Monty's tank battalions 1 RTR & 2 RTR at war.
		Voyage to the desert : an account of the voyage of 4 Royal Tank Regiment & 4 NZ Fd Arty Regiment in HMT City of London from Liverpool to Suez in the winter of 1940-41.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/RTR.htm (1153 words)

	First World War.com - The Western Front Today - Tank Corps Memorial
		The Tank Corps memorial, at Pozieres on the Somme battlefront, marks the first occasion upon which tanks were used in battle.
		The obelisk memorial, surrounded by four mini tanks, is sited at a position where tanks were gathered in readiness for the attack on the night of 14 September 1916.
		Directly across the busy main road (the Albert-Bapaume road) from the Tank Corps Memorial is the Australian Memorial at Pozieres Mill.
	www.firstworldwar.com /today/tankmemorial.htm (147 words)

	Marine Corps Times - Tank crash victims identified
		The incident marks the second time a Marine tank crew has been lost during a bridge crossing since the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
		A four-man tank crew with the Twentynine Palms, Calif.-based 1st Tank Battalion was killed March 25, 2003, when their tank “fell into the Euphrates River during a river crossing in a sandstorm,” according to an April 7, 2003, Twentynine Palms release.
		The tank was submerged 25 feet below the surface of the Euphrates for three days in 2003 before Force Recon elements found it and recovered the casualties.
	www.marinecorpstimes.com /story.php?f=1-292925-1802150.php (125 words)

	The Royal Tank Regiment
		The 1st Royal Tank Regiment is based at RAF Honington in Suffolk with A Squadron being posted to Warminster.
		A Company, Heavy Branch Machine Gun Corps, the forerunner of the First, was formed under Major C M Tippetts, South Wales Borderers, at Elvesdon, Norfolk and moved under his command to France in October 1916.
		Because of the static nature of the war, all the tanks were dug into pits to protect their suspension and lower parts from enemy fire.
	www.royaltankregiment.com (884 words)

	The Tank Museum - Bovington - Latest Exhibits, The Collection
		It came from the car of Lieutenant-Colonel H.K Woods (later Brigadier-General) of the 9th Battalion Tank Corps, and was donated to the museum by his son.
		He was involved in a tank attack at the Battle of Moreuil on 23rd July 1918.
		The 9th Battalion Royal Tank Corps was disbanded after the war and Lieut.
	www.tankmuseum.co.uk /collatest_0305.html (205 words)

	World at War 1943 Soviet Tank Corps Organization
		Some of the Corps Assets may operate either independently (as Battalions) or be Attached to any fighting Battalions or Regiments in the Corps.
		Most of these units had two tank battalions, one with 4 and one with 6 T-34B-C tanks by the middle of the year.
		At least one Tank Corps at Kursk (July 1943) had US Lend Lease M3 Grant medium tanks in place of the T-34s in 2 out of 3 tank brigades.
	www.magweb.com /tourmw/mwan/81/81watwgo.htm (648 words)

	Iranian Tanks
		Most likely they were older FT-17 8mm MG tanks.
		The Shah of Iran, backers of armor, and some won over conservative elements (who at first hated the unwelcome novelties), and the public in Iran liked the tanks so much that 100 - 300 more were planned to be ordered.
		The tanks were built by CKD, the main guns came from Skoda, the machine guns came from ZB.
	mailer.fsu.edu /~akirk/tanks/Iran/Iran.html (444 words)

	Amazon.com: Praying for Slack: A Marine Corps Tank Commander in Viet Nam: Books: Robert E. Peavey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea by Oscar Gilbert
		As for the tank, his comments, from my perspective as an old M-60 tanker are right on.
		Tanks have not been typically associated with the Viet Nam war; however, the author not only describes the role of tanks, but also exactly how vulnerable tanks were to modern weapons.
	www.amazon.com /Praying-Slack-Marine-Corps-Commander/dp/0760320500 (1055 words)

	ConsimWorld.COM - Royal Tank Corps (5/12/00)
		Also, for some strange reason, the various types of units (tanks, artillery, cavalry, etc.) are boldly displayed on a section of the map.
		After that, a clever rule determines the all-important initiative by relying on the number of tanks (British) or shock troops (German) that each side has on the map, modified by certain controlled areas behind the Hun lines (British), and a 2d6 roll from each side.
		Rules are also provided for divisional integrity, tank restrictions and breakdowns, special artillery situations, overruns (tanks and shock troops only), and basic supply.
	www.consimworld.com /newsroom/story/0500/051200rtc_rev.html (1751 words)

	The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment
		The 2nd Royal Tank Regiment was formed from the Heavy Machine Gun Corps in 1916 and first saw action in tanks during the Battle of the Somme in August 1916.
		The Regiment is currently part of the famous ‘Desert Rats’ - 7 Armoured Brigade, and are based in Fallingbostel, between Hanover and Hamburg, in Germany.
		In 2004 the Regiment has conducted a major manning re-organisation and took on the role of being Opposing Force (OPFOR) in BATUS (Canada) from Apr through to Oct 04.
	www.army.mod.uk /rac/Main_Battle_Tanks/2nd_Royal_Tank_Regiment.htm (406 words)

	Number of Soviet Tank and Mechanized Corps - The Dupuy Institute Forum
		There are also 9 Guards Mechanized Corps, one formed from a tank corps, five from the nine in the second formations of the mechanized corps (of which four also incorporated a tank corps), and three from rifle divisions.
		13th Tank Corps had been so shot up that most of its tank brigades were removed in September-October 1942, and when Mechanized Brigades were substituted at the beginning of November, it should have been redesignated as a Mechanized Corps with a new number, as had happened to other tank corps in similar situations.
		I think that is due to the supposed second formations of the 6th, 7th, 16th, 17th, and 24th Tank Corps and the 4th Mechanized Corps after the originals had been retitled Guards.
	www.dupuyinstitute.org /ubb/Forum4/HTML/000040.html (3498 words)

	Royal Armoured Corps [UK]
		The Band of the Hussars and Light Dragoons amalgamated 2006 with the Band of the Royal Lancers to form The Light Cavalry Band, The Band of the Dragoon Guards amalgamated with the Royal Tank Regiment Cambrai band to form The Heavy Cavalry and Cambrai Band.
		A history of the Royal Armoured Corps and its predecessors, 1914-1975.
		With pennants flying; the immortal deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/uk/cav/RAC.htm (837 words)

	The Tank Corps
		The 17 Tank (AC) Bat - April 1918
		This site is under construction and it is hoped will fill gap in the Armoured Warfare
		Web sites, which focus primarily on the Second World War.
	www.geocities.com /Pentagon/Base/1545/WWI/HTML/Tankcorps.htm (34 words)

	Funagain Games: Royal Tank Corps: Cambrai 1917
		The British needed a new idea to break the trench deadlock, so they invented one; the tank.
		Cambrai is the first mass tank offensive, and offers attack/counterattack opportunities for both players.
		It's a little pricey for the typically utterly mediocre Critical Hit production values (flimsy box, terrible map, low-quality counters), but if you like either end of the Storm over Arnhem range, it's definitely worth checking out.
	www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=06684/~affiliate_id=LUDI (412 words)

	Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum - Puckapunyal Australia
		Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum - Puckapunyal Australia
		The Royal Australian Armoured Corps Tank Museum - Puckapunyal Victoria Australia.
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	www.armytankmuseum.com.au /i-about.htm (84 words)

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