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Which Polish tank was based on the Vickers 6 ton?

7-TP. The 7-TP or more appropriately, the 7 Ton Polish, was originally intended to weigh 7 tons but was actually closer to 10.

What was the only tank designed and produced in Australia?

Sentinel. It never actually saw combat during WWII as production was stopped when tanks started arriving from USA. With the arrival of the American tanks production ceased.

Which country created the "Ram" tank?

Canada. Actually designed in Canada from an M3 chasis with a very similar look to the Sherman, the Ram was later the basis for a self propelled gun.

What type of tank was the "Type 1 Chi-He"?

Medium tank. It was a Japanese tank armed with a 47mm cannon and two 7.7mm machine-guns.

What was the official designation of the Sherman tank when it was first built?

M4 medium tank. It is true the original service name was the M4 Medium tank and the name 'Sherman' was used first by the British. The name then made its way into the American army.

The Black Prince was based on which tank?

Churchill. Designed too late for to see service during the war but at least 6 prototypes had been built before the end of WWII.

Which country produced the Autoblinda Lince scout car?

Italy. Used by Germans under the desgination Panzerspähwagen Lince 202(i). The (i) in the designation was used to denote the country of orgin such as (t) was Czeckoslovakia, (p) Poland, (f) France, etc.

The Elefant tank was based on which tank's chasis?

Tiger. Originally known as Ferdinand its name was changed to Elefant it was based on the Panzer VII E chasis, more commonly known as the Tiger.

Which of these was an amphibious tank?

Type 3 Ka-Chi. Type 3 Ka-Chi is the only amphibious tank in the list, the Sherman Firefly was a Sherman tank with a 17 pounder gun, while the Panzerkampfwagen VIII was the Maus prototype and the Type 98 Ke-Ni was a Japanese light tank.

What type of vehicle was the SdKfz 251?

Halftrack. SdKfz 251 was indeed a halftrack. It was the most common halftrack used by the Germans with many variants including a flamethrower version. Typically armed with only a single machine-gun, it had the capacity to seat 12.