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It seems that if there are two topics that AFV aficionados (or as my wife calls them “tank nerds”) like to argue about, it’s gun penetration stats and comparative armor quality. Earlier today I was looking through Tactical and Technical trends, nos. 1-20. I found this reference to a British test of Allied tank guns versus the armor of a Panzer III. Despite the fact that the penetration values of the guns in this report are well known, as are the armor values of the Panzer III, I figured this might still be of interest to people.

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What was the First Tank?

The history of the tank began in World War I, when armoured all-terrain fighting vehicles were first deployed as a response to the problems of trench warfare, ushering in a new era of mechanized warfare. Though initially crude and unreliable, tanks eventually became a mainstay of ground armies. By World War II, tank design had advanced significantly, and tanks were used in quantity in all land theatres of the war. The Cold War saw the rise of modern tank doctrine and the rise of the general-purpose main battle tank. The tank still provides the backbone to land combat operations in the 21st century.

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Vulnerability of German Tank Armor (Pz III)