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Each cavalry brigade has an armoured battalion which includes a company of eight armoured cars. In ten of the eleven Polish cavalry brigades the armoured car used was the wz.34....
The history of Polish armoured trains started shortly after Poland gained independence in 1918. They were one of the most important weapons in the war against Bolsheviks in 1919 and...
The TK (also known as the TK-3) tankette was a Polish design produced from 1931. It is based on the chassis of the British Carden Loyd tankette, with an improved...
The Polish 14TP was envisioned as Poland’s ultimate interwar medium tank—a ambitious project meant to bridge the gap between light cavalry tanks and heavier breakthrough armor. Designed by the Technical...
The 7TP (meaning 7-Ton, Polish—weighing in at nearly 10 tons) light tank was a locally-produced, diesel-engined version of the British Vickers E. Like the Vickers E, the first 40 completed...
The eight-wheeled Sd Kfz 231 had excellent mobility and off-road capability, lending it to reconnaissance missions across treacherous terrain—terrain its smaller, four-wheeled cousins were unable to traverse. With heavier armour...
Sonderkraftfahrzeug (Sd Kfz), or special purpose vehicle, numbers indicate the role of a vehice rather than its specific type. The first Sd Kfz 231 was the 6-rad , or six-wheeled,...
The first company of 8. Panzerjagerabteilung with six 8.8cm FlaK18 (Sf) self-propelled guns fought alongisde 1. and 2. Panzerdivision in France. They were heavily engaged against French Char B-1 heavy...
The Panzerkampfwagen (tank or armoured fighting vehicle) Neubaufahrzeug (new construction vehicle), began development in 1932 as series of tank prototypes in a first German attempt to create a medium to...
Panzergrenadiers were able to support the tanks using armoured Sd Kfz 251 half-tracks or trucks. The armoured half-tracks allowed them to drive onto the battlefield and get in much closer...
The Sd Kfz 221 is a four-wheel drive, light armoured car, with a crew of two, armed with a MG34 machine-gun. It was designed to meet operational requirements that included...
The Panzer II was designed as a training tank, but war overtook Germany's plans and they used it as a light tank. Because its 2cm gun is effective against armoured...
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