Every once in a great while the question pops up on different classifications of tanks and their purpose. So this is a little TANK 101. One thing I got from this was I didn't know the French AMX-13 was ATGM capable. And I've already seen this on the net, the term
Medium Tank classification is starting to make a comeback in the industry.
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2585.html
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2585.html
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2634.html
To make the point on "Med." Tanks...
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2611.html
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2633.html
AMX-13...
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2581.html
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2560.html
http://www.army-guide.com/eng/article/article_2636.html
With the last I could've swore that the British TORTISE came up in conversation ~3yrs. ago give or take. One of the issues I believe dealt with not having a good enough picture on the net at the time. So that picture triggered my memory and the ref started this exercise.
So blame the picture!
Anyway have a great week!
Regards,
Pat