MVTF, a huge tank museum in California.
- by Jim Watters
- 2017-12-10
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M4 Sherman, the most widely used medium tank by the US in WWII.
Sherman has thin armor but is reliable and easy to maintain.
German Panther tank, considered one of the best in WWII.
This one was pulled from a river in Poland after sleeping there for 50 years.
It often took 4-5 US Sherman to destroy 1 German Panther. Behind you is Soviet T34.
84,070 of T34s were built, perhaps the most effective tank in WWII.
Soviet Su-100, the gun is so big you have to turn the whole tank to aim it.
The M26 Pershing was intended as a replacement of the M4 Sherman.
M26 was ranked the second best tank in WWII, behind the German Panther, ahead of Tiger I.
During the Korean War, the M26 outmatched the T-34 in terms of firepower and protection.
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An East German version of Russian T72, the first modern Russian tank.
During one battle in the Gulf War, Iraq lost 37 T72 while the US only lost 1 Bradley.
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The British Comet tank, made near the end of WWII, also fought in the Korean War.
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Deathstalker - M551 Sheridan, designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers
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The T-54/55 series eventually became the most-produced tank in military history.
"Shilka", a Soviet self-propelled anti-aircraft gun. They were used in the First Gulf War.
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