The Archive · 1937

New Armoured Infantry Tank

The new infantry tank is the latest type of armoured fighting vehicle to come from the armament shop. More is known about its prospective use than about its design and equipment. It is like many other war machines in the experimental stage.

The standard type of tank of which the Tank Brigade is largely composed has a coat of armour too thin to allow its loitering on the battlefield.

The infantry tank is intended to assist the advance of the infantry by penetrating ang overwhelming strongly defended positions, destroying machine-guns, and generally maintaining the momentum of the infantry attack. This necessarily means that its movement will be measured by that of the foot soldier, so that the speed of the machine has been sacrificed in order to provide stouter For coal apply Telephone 10952, 18418

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