Tanks and armored fighting vehicles have dominated the battlefield in all conflicts all over the world. Their amazing firepower, armor, and mobility has lead to most countries maintaining a fleet of these versatile and fearsome machines.
Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles features the best of these vehicles.Entries are listed chronologically from 1915 to the present day. Each entry is accompanied by a description of its development and service record, and a full specification table is included, detailing all the essential data:armament, crew, dimensions, speed,range, engine types, and power utput. Specifications are given with both imperial and metric measures listed.
Among the vehicles featured in the volume are the British Mk I tank of World War I, the German Panther, and the American M4 Sherman of World War II, and the MI Abrams seen in battle today. All of the major manufacturers in the US, UK, Germany, France, and Russia are covered, alongside the smaller nations to present a global commentary on the world's tanks and armored fighting vehicles.
Incorporating full-color artworks alongside color and black-and-white photographs, Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles is a comprehensive reference guide to the armored fighting vehicles of the world, both past and present. 作者简介:
ROBERT JACKSON is the author of over 80 books on military, aviation, naval and scientific subjects. He was defense and science correspondent for a major British newspaper publishing group. His expertise has led to books covering major studies of all aspects of individual campaigns and wars, for example Arnhem: the Battle Remembered and Suez: the Forgotten Invasion, and also books that examine the operational histories of particular subjects such as the Battleship Bismarck and individual aircraft types like the Hawker Hurricane.
【目录】
Chapter 1 The Quest for Mobility
Chapter 2 Experiments in Armor
Chapter 3 The Era of the Light Tank and Armored Car
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