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Bezig met laden... The Dark Age of Tanks: Britain's Lost Armour, 1945–1970door David Lister
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In the thirty years after the Second World War, the British army entered a period of intense technological development. Due to the lack of surviving documentation, this period is almost a second Dark Age. What survives shows the British Army's struggle to use cutting edge technology to create weapons that could crush the Soviet Union's armed forces, all the while fighting against the demands of Her Majesty's Treasury.On this journey, the Army entertained ideas such as micro-tanks of about 20 tons in weight with two-man crews, massive 183mm anti-tank guns, devastating rocket artillery, colossal anti-tank guided missiles and ended up on the cusp of building hover tanks.This book takes a look at the records from a time period of increasing importance to the tank historian and starts the process of illuminating the dark age of British tanks. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)623.74752094109045Technology Engineering and allied operations Military Engineering and Marine Engineering Military Aviation; Military Wheeled & Tracked Vehicles; Related Technologies Military Aviation; Military Wheeled & Tracked Vehicles Military Wheeled & Tracked Vehicles Tanks & Armored Vehicles Tanks History By Place EuropeLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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This book is not a history of tank design in the period as such, but more of treasure hunt in the archives. You get a collection of project stories, some of vehicles that were actually built, some that went into service and others that merely remained paper projects. What is lacking is an overal view of tank and AFV development.
That being said, if you are fan of obscure AFV projects, there is some brilliant stuff in here. ( )