M24 Chaffee Light Tank 1943–85 – NYE VANGUARD 77

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The history of US light tanks during World War II is a chequered one. The Light Battalions of US Armored Divisions were initially filled with M3A1 and M5 Stuart tanks, however, on the battlefields of North Africa it was realised that these were disastrously under armoured and gunned, and a replacement, or the abandonment of light tank doctrine, was desperately needed. It wasn’t until the last few months of WWII that the M24 Chaffee kom i tjeneste, og det ble mye brukt i kamp fra Battle of the Bulge til de siste kampanjene i Tyskland. Denne boken vil spore historien til dette designet, dets kamprekord i andre verdenskrig, dets mange varianter og dets omfattende kamprekord etter 1945.

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