A change was introduced into the design of the T-70 light tank #OTD in 1942. The exhaust pipes were moved from the side of the tank to the top of the engine deck. Heat shielding was later introduced to prevent tank riders from burning themselves on it. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The design for an upgraded M6A2 tank was submitted #OTD in 1944. Laden with a new turret, 105 mm gun, and extra 100 mm of armour, the weight of the tank would increase to 77 tons. Due to the extreme weight, the additional armour was never installed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1942 the KV-1S prototype completed mobility trials on pavement and moved off-road. The tank already showed a considerably higher speed and reliability than the overweight KV-1. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1944 the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion as hurriedly sent towards the Vistula to deal with a Soviet breakthrough. Their new King Tiger tanks were tremendously unreliable and only 8 reached Szydłów to fight the Red Army there. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1945 a number of changes were introduced into the design of the SU-101 tank destroyer, chiefly to deal with insufficient cooling of the driver's compartment. It was too late to save the design, since the army wanted an SPG on the T-54 chassis. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Trials of the SU-85B began #OTD in 1945. This vehicle had a light 85 mm V-13 gun. It passed trials, but never entered production, as GAZ was switching over to peacetime production and refused to start new military projects. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

A draft to make use of the abandoned KV-7 project was completed #OTD in 1942. The U-18 mounted a single 152 mm gun-howitzer instead of 2-3 smaller guns. It was never built, but the work later inspired the SU-152. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The design of the Grille 17/21 SPG was finished #OTD in 1944. Work on assembling a prototype of this 60 ton vehicle armed with either a 17 cm Kanone 18 or 21 cm Mrs 18 began later that year, but never completed. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1943 the USSR was informed that two GMC M10 tank destroyers were on the way for trials. The trials were delayed considerably, as no 76 mm ammunition was sent along with them. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The Challenger I tank first saw battle #OTD in 1944. The small number and poor reliability of these vehicles meant that they had little effect on the fighting in Normandy compared to the Firefly that combined the same gun with a more effective chassis. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The VK 30.02 (M) was officially chosen as the chassis for a new tank destroyer confusingly called schweren Panzerjäger (Pz.Sfl.IVd) (8.8 cm L/71) #OTD in 1942. This vehicle is better known as the Jagdpanther. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The 21st Army Tank Brigade was the first unit to use Valentine tanks. It received these tanks starting #OTD in 1940 and thanks to the rapid production of the tank it was fully equipped by mid-September. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Germany put the M42 Stahlhelm into production #OTD in 1942 when it became clear that the war would not end any time soon. The design was similar to the M40, but the manufacturing process was simplified and the helmet was made out of cheaper steel to cut costs. #history #WW2 #WWII

The first Valentine tanks to be built at the Metropolitan Cammell Carriage and Wagon Company were completed #OTD in 1940. The Valentine was the perfect tank to replenish the disastrous loss in armour suffered by the British Expeditionary Force. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

#OTD in 1938 an order was given to make good use of the Red Army's many obsolete tanks by digging them in as static emplacements. The tanks would be equipped with either 45 mm cannons or machine gun ports. Many were not yet installed by the start of #WW2. #tanks #history #WWII

A tank's tires wear out quickly when driving at high speeds in hot weather. Trials to find the most resilient tire for the T-34 tank began #OTD in 1942. Tires made from 120s rubber without cooling holes lasted for over 2000 km of travel with no damage. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Work on assembling a Maus prototype began #OTD in 1943 at Alkett. However, heavy bombing of Krupp factories meant that delivery of hulls would be late. The strategic bombing campaign eventually killed off the Maus, as it became impossible to produce. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The Medium Tank T40 was standardized #OTD in 1948 as the Medium Tank M46 or Patton. This was by and large a variant of the M26 Pershing with a new engine and transmission aimed at improving mobility and reliability. #tanks #history #ColdWar

A contract to build the 5 cm Pak 38 (Sfl) auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw.35 R 731(f), an improved version of the 4.7 cm Pak(t) (Sfl) auf Fgst.Pz.Kpfw.35 R 731(f), was signed #OTD in 1941. This vehicle was never built since the Renault chassis proved quite unreliable #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The first prototype Cruiser Tank A30 chassis arrived at the Farnborough Proving Grounds #OTD in 1942. Due to the glacial pace of development, only a few dozen vehicles were ready by the time the British landed in Normandy two years later. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

A prototype of the Assault Tank T14 arrived at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds #OTD in 1943. The idea of building an assault tank using Sherman components seemed like a good one, but the tank performed badly and was cancelled in favor of the Pershing. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The GMC M36 tank destroyer was in high demand. The initial order of 300 vehicles grew first to 500, then 600, then #OTD in 1944 increased to a whopping 1400 units. Over 2300 M36, M36B1, and M36B2 tank destroyers were built in total. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

The second stage of summer trials of the Medium Tank M4A2 in the USSR began #OTD in 1943. By that point Lend Lease Shermans were already fighting at Kursk and in the Kuban, although still in fairly small numbers. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

Despite popular belief, the issue of finance was a pressing one for the Soviet Union. In this video I talk about how much were troops of the Red Army's tank paid and where they could make a couple of extra rubles. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII youtu.be/cruCQJt54O0

How well did the Red Army pay?

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The Battle of Lake Hasan began #OTD in 1938 when Japan invaded the USSR following nearly half a decade of provocations and border skirmishes. Fighting lasted for almost two weeks before Japan sued for peace and agreed to return to the 1860 borders. #tanks #history

The GMC T83 and Cargo Carrier T30 were presented for trials #OTD in 1944. The T83 consisted of a 155 mm M1 gun on the chassis of an M4 medium tank, an improvement over the M12 that used an older gun and chassis. This SPG was standardized as the GMC M40. #tanks #history #WW2

The Pz.Kpfw.I Ausf.C tank reconnaissance tank was envisioned in 1937, but hopelessly outdated by the time production began in 1942. #OTD in 1943 the 58th Reserve Tank Corps formed in France and these tanks were sent there to be used for training. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII

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Initially, only half of all T-34 tanks were equipped with radios. #OTD in 1943 an order was given to begin equipping all T-34s with Soviet 9-R radio sets. As an exception, the Kirov factory was permitted to install British Wireless Sets No.19. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII