Encyclopedia Of Modern Armor The Medium Tank Streaming Avec Sous Titres En Français

The stalemate of trench warfare in World War I was finally broken by the tank and self-propelled gun, and Germany capitulated. These weapons came fully into their own in World War II, and combined with the tactics of blitzkrieg, gave Germany early supremacy. Ground support aircraft such as Stuka dive-bombers were used to devastating effect. The Soviet response to this combination was the T-34 tank whose 76 or 85mm gun could fire high explosive shells as well as armor piercing rounds.

Using authentic military footage as reference material, this volume of the Encyclopedia of Modern Armor aims its sights on the medium tank, a classification that refers to the vehicle's weight. Segments explore the capabilities of the German-built Panzer IV tank and the Soviet T-34 tank, used primarily during World War II; the U.S. Army's M48 and M60 "Patton" tanks used to fight the Cold War; and the Swedish-designed S-tank.

By the end of World War I, missions of reconnaissance had been taken over by light armor. Early light tanks were still comparatively heavy, and it was only in the 1930s that the British took the first step in the right direction. Mussolini successfully used light tanks based on British designs and in Abyssinia, Hitler combined armored cars and light tanks in the invasion of Poland. And since World War II, in successful arenas of combat such as Vietnam and the Middle East, the future of the light armored vehicle as been assured.

Documentary, Military Documentaries - With a focus on anti-tank weaponry, this visual encyclopedia of knowledge chronicles the development of 20th-century warfare technology via authentic military footage. Segments explore the use and effectiveness of the 37mm PaK 35 and 36; the Jager-tiger; land mines; the MIG-23; the American F-4 Phantom; the MIL-24; the German PAH-1; the MacDonell Douglas AH-64 Apache; and the British Harrier jump jet.

The Encyclopedia of Modern Armor: The Heavy Tank features footage of a variety of military machines including the German Panther, the British Chieftain, and the American M1 Abrams. The program shows how these weapons have been a part of military planning throughout the final sixty years of the twentieth century. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide.

Included are the British Carden-Lloyd Carrier, German Hanomag armored personnel carrier (APC), Britain's Shorland S55, the Soviet Union's MBP series, the U.S. M1-13, and M2 Bradley. Included is real combat footage.