The Marder (Marten) II was added to the German forces in response to hardships in battle on the Eastern front in 1942.
Initially the Marder was built upon the chassis of a Panzer II, Ausf A, B, C and E, with a 75mm L/46 Pak 40 anti-tank gun. Then version
During World War Two the Allies and Germans both used many kinds of tactics to fool the enemy, creating false radio transmissions and placing decoys that looked like groups of tanks and trucks, so when the enemy went there they found nothing and wasted their time, or used up bombs on worthless decoys.
It may be hard to understand now, but in their heyday, much like U-Boat captains, Panzer General were worshipped as heroes. After all, they were commanding the cutting edge in warfare technology, at the forefront of battlefield tactics with their panzer divisions.
If you're a war historian or WW2 German
When the Germans invaded Poland in 1939 the TK3 and TKS Tankettes, small tanks, made up much of the Polish Army's armor, which was still largely supported by old fashioned cavalry horses.
The TK3 itself was based on the British Carden-Loyd Mark VI tankette, which the Polish military had been
The prototype XK-2 became the K2 Black Panther MBT of South Korea and began service in 2014, a few years later than originally scheduled.
The K2 has advanced sensor packages and fire control systems, as well as a built-in inter-tank network that allows for
The Blacker Bombard was a relatively inexpensive World War Two anti-tank weapon devised by Lt-Col Blacker in the early years of the war.
It was originally designed for use in the battlefield, but was relegated to use by the Home Guard after being replaced by the more portable
