Platforms used include both trucks and heavier combat vehicles such as armoured personnel carriers and tanks, which add protection from aircraft, artillery, and small arms fire for front line …

Production of the M42 began in early 1952 at GM's Cleveland Tank Plant. It entered service in late 1953 and replaced a variety of different anti-aircraft systems in armored divisions. In 1956, …

Alongside tanks, the US Army employed tracked "tank destroyers" (self-propelled anti-tank guns) based on tank hulls with more powerful guns but giving up armor protection for the crew. …

The M42 was a 1950s continuation of the U.S. Army’s World War II era concept for a highly mobile, rapid firing anti-aircraft artillery system designed to protect maneuver forces from low …

Man-portable anti-tank weapons are showcased here. Self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicles used in the airspace deinal role.

Dec 21, 2024 · The M16 MGMC and M17 MGMC (multiple gun motor carriage) were American anti-aircraft half-tracks developed during World War II to counter the perceived increasing …

Tank AA, 20mm Quad, Skink - Canadian prototype anti-aircraft vehicle with four 20-mm Polsten cannon mounted in a turret on a Grizzly (Canadian Sherman) hull (see Lend-Lease Sherman …

Dec 7, 2024 · These vehicles served as APCs, although some would be modified with new weapons including: a 6-pounder gun, dual-mounted 13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929, an M2 anti …

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Anti-aircraft guns are weapons designed to attack aircraft. Such weapons commonly have a high rate of fire and are able to fire shells designed to damage aircraft. They also are capable of …