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1704:Background:
1703:
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1541:Kolohousenka
1536:Grosstraktor
1425:Cruiser Mk I
1365:Type 89 I-Go
1332:Vickers T-15
1162:T-32 (Š-I-D)
1069:Type 5 To-Ku
1064:Type 5 Na-To
1059:Type 5 Ka-To
1054:Type 5 Ho-Ru
1049:Type 5 Ho-Ri
1044:Type 4 Ho-To
1029:Type 5 Ke-Ho
1024:Type 2 Ku-Se
1004:Type 3 Ke-Ri
933:
830:Type 1 Ho-Ha
825:Type 1 Ho-Ki
763:Armored cars
748:Type 4 Ha-To
743:Type 4 Ho-Ro
694:Type 2 Ka-Mi
656:Type 89 I-Go
648:Medium tanks
638:Type 4 Ke-Nu
633:Type 2 Ke-To
496:. AJ Press.
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442:, p. 5.
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428:Tomczyk 2002
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388:Tomczyk 2002
365:Tomczyk 2002
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271:
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201:World War II
188:
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1734:Heavy tanks
1487:super-heavy
1210:38M Toldi I
1137:Carden Loyd
733:Type 2 Ho-I
712:(including
605:Light tanks
197:World War I
191:(Japanese:
171:110 km
165:Operational
158:Leaf-Spring
149:290 hp
1728:Categories
1586:Škoda MU-4
1515:Prototypes
916:Prototypes
801:Half-track
302:was built.
213:Renault FT
154:Suspension
44:Heavy tank
1616:T2 Medium
1606:ST vz. 39
1581:PZInż 130
1468:Matilda I
1440:SOMUA S35
1389:Cavalry,
1285:Panzer II
1265:LT vz. 38
1260:LT vz. 35
1255:LT vz. 34
1225:Fiat 3000
1124:Tankettes
572:Tankettes
440:Hara 1972
341:Citations
133:Secondary
1450:Infantry
1280:Panzer I
896:Basso-Ki
329:See also
277:Variants
135:armament
123:armament
1666:Verdeja
1500:Char B1
1495:Char 2C
1420:BT tank
1391:cruiser
1350:Char D2
1215:Char D1
1182:Type 94
1177:Type 92
999:Type TG
994:Type TE
989:Type TC
318:Elefant
240:Type 91
207:History
1531:FCM F1
1458:FCM 36
1415:AMR 35
1410:AMR 33
1405:AMC 35
1400:AMC 34
1393:, fast
1342:Medium
500:
244:BMW IV
220:Design
193:九五式重戦車
144:Engine
89:Height
73:Length
1636:T-100
1483:Heavy
1197:Light
1147:L3/35
1142:L3/33
1132:AH-IV
851:SS-Ki
844:Other
167:range
111:Armor
81:Width
1631:T-42
1626:T-19
1526:10TP
1505:T-35
1473:T-26
1360:T-28
1355:T-24
1310:T-38
1305:T-37
1300:T-26
1295:T-18
1235:L-60
1157:T-27
891:Ho-K
498:ISBN
199:and
187:The
121:Main
97:Crew
65:Mass
40:Type
1591:SMK
1290:R35
1230:H35
1205:7TP
1172:TKS
1152:R-1
974:O-I
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