Light tanks with a crew of only two were mass-produced during World War I. The U.S. entered the First World War on the side of the Entente Powers in April 1917, without any tanks of its own.

The T1 light tank was a United States Army light tank of the late 1920s and early 1930s that was only built in prototype form. The tank was an Army design built by James Cunningham, Son and Company. Introduced in 1927, it was developed up through 1932 as a series of modified versions (T1E1, T1E2, T1E3, T1E4, T1E5, and T1E6).

Sep 25, 2017 · This tank was the Light Tank T1, sometimes known as the “T1 Cunningham”. It would be one of the United State’s first modern home built tanks. “What is a modern tank?”

The Heavy Tank M6 was an American heavy tank designed during World War II. The tank was produced in small numbers and never saw combat.

Aug 16, 2022 · In May 1940, the Army’s Chief of Infantry recommended that the Ordnance Corps begin work on a dedicated heavy tank. The project was approved in June and designated the Heavy Tank T1. The initial design of the T1 drew inspiration from old tank doctrine.

Oct 30, 2016 · The reworked version of the tank, M1916 6-t Light Tank, became the main vehicle for American tank units for fifteen years. A foreign design was also the base of the first American medium tank accepted for service: the Medium Tank T1E1.

Apr 22, 2023 · Tanks with the hydramatic transmission were to be referred to as the T1. Nevertheless, during this, General Electric Company did some further studies into gas-electric transmissions and found that the weight increase would not be more than 2 tons (1.8 tonnes).

Aug 25, 2020 · The T2 medium tank resembled an enlarged version of the T1E1 light tank. It carried a 47mm gun in the turret and a 37mm gun in the hull. Among its more unusual features was the location of the fuel tanks on the exterior of the hull above the suspension.

Feb 17, 2019 · The T1 medium tank, which weighed almost 20 tons, had either a 2.24 inch (57mm) main gun or a 2.95 inch (75mm) main gun, as well as two 0.3 inch (7.62mm) machine guns. The final model of the T1 series was the T1E2, which had a 2.24 inch gun.

Apr 8, 2017 · A light tank for infantry, called Light Tank T2, was developed in parallel with the Combat Car T5. Both tanks were built at the Rock Island Arsenal bye early April of 1934. These two tanks were very similar in design.