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Greatest tank battles syria9/15/2023 ![]() Wartime crisis also led to poor designs, rushed into production and kept in service for too long. British tanks were often outmatched by German tanks, especially the heavy Tigers and Panthers with their thick armor and deadly high-velocity cannon. Early British tank cannons could fire armor-piercing but not high-explosive rounds, which meant they could engage tanks, but not anti-tank guns or infantry. Infantry support tanks, such as the Churchill, had thicker armor, but were too slow to exploit breakthroughs. ![]() “Cruiser” tanks, such as the Crusader, were fast vehicles intended for cavalry-like maneuvers-but were too poorly armed and armored to survive against German tanks and anti-tank guns. Despite inventing the tank in the First World War, British armor in the next conflict was a disaster. The Centurion saga begins with a dismal prologue: British tank design during World War II.
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