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    Tanks converted to APCs?

    How many countries converted turreted tanks to Armoured Personnel Carriers? We know about the Canadian "Kangaroos" made from de-frocked M7 Priests and Ram tanks during the summer of 1944. Many Rams were also converted to "Wombat" ammo carriers. Post WW2, Sweden converted a Czech 38T light tanks...
    • riggerrob
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    • 20th century 21st century cold war cold war ii heavy apc post-cold war tank design world war ii
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    Wegmann Tank Projects

    While searching patents for French tanks, found this German tank design put forth by Wegmann. I've attached the tank image from the patent as well as the patent itself. Did Wegmann ever build it or did it remain a patent design only?
    • Pelzig
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    • cold war federal republic of germany heavy apc post-cold war tank tank design wegmann & co. west germany western europe
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    • Forum: Secret Army Projects
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    British Chobham armour MICV

    From Sealordlawrence's post on MBT-80 I would add that at this point the British Army was also scheming 1,900 MICV's (which were originally meant to have Chobham armour and a 750hp engine with a total weight of 30 tons). MBT-80 was apparently cancelled in July 1980, it seems that prior to this...
    • PMN1
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    • baor british army cold war early 1980s great britain heavy apc ifv ifvs late 1970s mechanised infantry combat vehicle
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