Chieftain Main Battle Tank: Development and Active Service from Prototype to Mk.11 - Couverture rigide

Griffin, Robert

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 8362878525 ISBN 13 : 9788362878529

Editeur : Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza, 2016

Synopsis

The Chieftain was a radical evolutionary development of the successful Centurion line of tanks that had emerged at the end of the Second World War. The British had learned during the war that their tanks often lacked sufficient protection and firepower compared to those fielded by the enemy, and that this had led to high casualty levels when faced with the superior German tanks in World War II.

Chieftain was designed to be as well protected as possible and to be equipped with a powerful 120 mm rifled gun. The heavy armour came at the price of reduced mobility, chiefly due to engine power limitations, which was perhaps the Chieftain's main drawback.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Chieftain was a radical evolutionary development of the successful Centurion line of tanks that had emerged at the end of the Second World War. The British had learned during the war that their tanks often lacked sufficient protection and firepower compared to those fielded by the enemy, and that this had led to high casualty levels when faced with the superior German tanks in World War II. Chieftain was designed to be as well protected as possible and to be equipped with a powerful 120 mm rifled gun. The heavy armour came at the price of reduced mobility, chiefly due to engine power limitations, which was perhaps the Chieftain's main drawback.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 8362878525
• ISBN 13: 9788362878529
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 72
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible