At the time of the outbreak of the European War in September 1939, the U.S. Army found itself with fewer tanks than even a small European country like Poland. While the Poles were able to field over 700 armored vehicles during the September Campaign, the U.S. Army had only about 400 worthwhile tanks, if the several hundred worn-out and useless 6-Ton Tanks of World War I vintage are discounted. Even these 400 tanks were of dubious value since virtually all were merely machine gun armed. This lamentable state of affairs can be traced not only to the penurious budgets of an isolationist Congress, but to the absence of a bureaucratic structure within the Army or the Department of War to lobby for funds for tank development and procurement.
This In Action series books gives you a little of the history of US light tanks prior to WW2. The M-2, M-3, M-5 and even the M-24 are shown in this book. There are also 2 pages of color plates to show the camoflage schemes used. The b&w photos show the tanks in all sorts of weather & terrain.
Название: Stuart U.S. Light Tanks in Action (armor No.18)
издательство: Squadron/Signal Publications Inc.
Автор: Steven J. Zaloga
год издания: 1979
ISBN: 089747084
Кол-во страниц: 51 Pages
Язык: english
Формат: PDF
Размер: 58 Mb
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