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An order to begin working on a 122 mm gun with a muzzle velocity of 1000 m/s was given #OTD in 1943. This gun was intended to fight German superheavy tanks with even thicker armour than the Ferdinand. The gun was made, but such a tank never arrived. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Tanks went into battle for the first time #OTD in 1916 at at Flers-Courcelette during the Battle of the Somme. Many broke down or were disabled by German artillery, but they still had enough of an impact to change war forever. #tanks #history #WWI #WW1

The Medium Tank T6 (future Sherman) had a machine gun cupola similar to the M3. #OTD in 1941 it was removed and replaced with a hatch. The Sherman only got a cupola back in 1944 along with a new turret that could fit a 76 mm gun. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Tanks were first used on this day in 1916 at the Battle of the Somme. #Tanks
Some of the initial tank ideas...well...tanked. #DizgracelandDizigns #NetArt #GraphicTees
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An order for four prototypes of the Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.C tank was made #OTD in 1939. An order for as many as 1000 production vehicles was also discussed, but only 40 were actually built. Delivery took until 1943. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Trials of a T-34 tank with a ZIS-4 gun were completed #OTD in 1943. This project from 1941 was resurrected to fight Tiger tanks, only to be cancelled again when the 76 mm S-54 and 85 mm S-53 proved to be much more promising. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The first 122 mm D-25T gun was completed #OTD in 1943. This powerful weapon turned out to be effective not just against any known German tank, but also against the King Tiger that appeared a year later. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

KV-2 sketch.

I wanted to try drawing the KV-2 from a low angle and give it a rough battlefield atmosphere.

Still working on this one, but I like how the tank itself is coming together.

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Krupp persented the Pz.Sfl.IV (leFH 18) SPG #OTD in 1939. This was a medium tank chassis that carried a 105 mm howitzer. The idea was promising, but it lost out to the Wespe, which carried the same gun but on a light tank chassis. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

A rough monday!

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A prototype of the Katyusha rocket launcher on a T-30 tank chassis was sent for trials #OTD in 1941. Ultimately the Red Army put the BM-13 launcher on the STZ-5 tractor and the BM-8 launcher on the T-60. Later, truck chassis became much more popular. #tanks #history #ww2 #WWII

The IS-4 turned out to be impractically heavy and the Soviet Army needed a new heavy tank. A prototype was finished #OTD in 1949. The IS-5 tank was more reminiscent of the earlier IS-3 with a bowl turret and pike nose. This tank evolved into the T-10. #tanks #history #ColdWar

#OTD in 1942 the People's Commissar of Tank Production ordered that work on the KV-13 must stop to focus on T-34 production. This order was ignored and a prototype entered trials later that month. This work eventually led to the IS series of tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The USSR and Czechoslovakia cooperated very closely on technical matters. Secret trials of the LT vz.35 began #OTD. Even though the tank was better than the T-26, it was still unsatisfactory, and the USSR did not purchase a license for production. #tanks #History

#OTD in 1943 a meeting was held to prioritize IS-1 improvements. The installation of a 600 hp engine was pushed back to 1944, and as a result neither the IS-1 nor the IS-2 ever got this engine. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

More @trenchcrusade.bsky.social Terrain getting paint on it! Almost ready to oil wash this batch of terrain so I can move onto the final touches!
#terrain #tanks #miniatures #miniaturepainting #3dprinting