Name that tank!

Not really I posted about this vehicle on another site a few years ago. I was looking at this country's armed forces prior to WW2 and how they performed.

 

Its been a couple of days so here goes.

I believe this is a Belgium T13 B2 47mm Tank Destroyer, this particular vehicle was discovered in a cellar in a museum in Vienna in 1980ish.

Here is a description of the three T13 models and their usage along with pictures showing the major differences between them and the Carden Loyd tractor they were based on.

T.13 Tank Destroyer

Some interesting photos of the inside of the vehicle along with a nice badge painted on the outside.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/557361000iRUucJ

 

I must have been delusional...i hoped you would answer T13, omitting the "B2".....what did I think????
Good job leccy! your turn now.

 

Lol I only recognised it so easily as I did some research on Belgium armoured vehicles while posting on another site a few years ago. These according to a crew report I read were quite effective as an AT weapon but were often used individually or as substitute tanks which did not allow them to be used to the full.

Will have to dig up a pic now.

 

Lets try this one.

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Fiat Ansaldo Caro Armato L3 Prototype.

 

George.

The category is "Name that tank", right??

 

Yep the prototype Italian L3 light tank, developed from the L3/33. Did not think it would pose any real problem.

Lol Carronade, we got to start on the dubious claimed ones by nations, there were only so many proper tanks. The Italian medium tanks were classed by most others as light, their P40 heavy was a medium (then again the German Panther medium was equivalent to the Soviet Heavy).

 

Anyone hazarding a guess?

 

Well, palm trees say Pacific theatre. Berets say either British or Dutch. I am purely going to guess Carden-Loyd M.1934, although I am almost sure it's not it

 

You are on the right track, it's the PTO and the tanks are in dutch service! But it is the wrong tank! You are very close, but it's not a British made tank! Give it another try!

 

Marmon-Herrigton light tank T16. Between 1935 and 1941, the Marmon-Herrington Co produced a series of tanks for export, This is one of the later models called the CTLS-4TAC (T16). It was built for export to the Dutch Indies, Which is where this pic is taken, The vehicle had a 2 man crew, weighed about 8.5 tons and was armed with MG's only. Some of these vehicles were also used for training in the US army

 

Correct, your turn dazzerjeep!

 

As a bit more information

These are Marmon Herrington CTLS-4TA Light Tanks in Dutch Service

From Overvalwagens a Dutch East Indies site (same picture posted there, descriptions edited to remove mentions of photos I have not included, link below)

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During 1940, when it became clear that the Vickers tanks ordered in Britian and Belgium would not be delivered, the Dutch East Indies turned to the U.S. There,Marmon-Herrington was the only company building tanks commercially, while not
being involved in the re-armament process of the U.S. Forces. K.N.I.L. ordered noless than 200 CTLS-4TA light tanks, basically the CTL-6 with a small machine- gunarmed turret, added on the request of K.N.I.L. The picture (source
Marmon-Herrington) shows seven CTLS-4TA's delivered to K.N.I.L.



Marmon-Herrington, having no experience with production of such a large number of tanks, were not able to deliver in time. Most tanks, including heavier types discussed below, were supposed to be on hand in the Dutch East Indies by the end of 1941. Not so. Approximately 20-24 CTLS-4TA light tanks arrived in the Dutch
East Indies in time to take part in the fighting in March 1942. A platoon of 7 Marmon-Herrington was part of K.N.I.L.'s only tank battalion (Mobiele Eenheid) and these tanks were involved in the running battles at Soebang and Ciater Pass on Western Java.



A further 149 CTLS-4TA's were en route to Java when the Dutch East Indies surrendered. These tanks were unloaded in Australia where they served as trainingtanks with the Australian Army. They were soon declared obsolete and scrapped. The 39 remaining light tanks on the contract were shipped from the U.S. to the Dutch West Indies (7 to Curacao, 6 to Aruba and 26 to Suriname). As the turrets did not have all-round traverse, the CTLS came in two versions, one with the driver to the left (CTLS-4TAY) and the other with the driver to the right (CTLS-4TAC). This way the tanks could operate in mixed pairs and film footage of training exercises in the Dutch West Indies shows just that.



Further adding mayhem to Marmon-Herrington's already strained production process, the U.S. Government ordered a batch of 240 CTLS light tanks with the company, to be donated to China through lend-lease. China did not accept the design however and by July 1942 the U.S. were stuck with 240 CTLS light tanks. A number were taken over by the U.S. Army and stationed in the Northern Pacific area



In U.S. service the tanks were designated T14 and T15, depending on the position ofthe turret.As bigger, better and heavier armour began to poor into the U.S. forces, crews despised the Marmon-Herrington light tanks.Nevertheless, in Dutch service it was known as a reliable machine especially because of its Hercules engine. Crew of the CTLS tanks counted just two. For this reason they were often called the Dutch two-man tanks.



After March 1942, the Imperial Japanese Army took over the remaining Marmon-Herrington tanks on Java, most of which would remain in service. If any were transferred from Java to other theatres of war is not
known. In 1945, Indonesian nationalists captured most of the Japanese military equipment in the city of Surabaya, among which several CTLS light tanks. Most of these in turn were to be destroyed or recaptured by
the British-Indian Division sent in to restore order.

 

This is nice and easy and will help Ulrich out
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Hehehe, Ulrich knows this tank!

 

It has an interesting propulsion idea I believe.

 

It certainly does

 

Nobody? Personne?