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Land Systems of the Korean War
Fresh off of the heels of a second global war, the world is thrust into action once again, this time on the Korean Peninsula in the Forgotten War.

1

Centurion (A41)
Though considered a pivotal tank design of the Cold War, the Centurion main battle tank actually had its design roots in the latter stages of World War 2. The tank was conceived of as a new cruiser tank system in response to ...


1945

2

Cruiser Tank Comet (A34)
The Comet Cruiser tank was arguably Britain's most powerful tank platform in the Second World War. Arriving in late (November) 1944, tank crews had to be retrained in the finer points of this exceptional weapons system, thus ...


1944

3

Cruiser Tank Mk VIII Cromwell (A27M)
The Cromwell (officially known as Tank, Cruiser, Mk VIII, Cromwell (A27M)) was one of two design proposals submitted to fulfill the British Army specification A27. The specification centered on a direct replacement for the ar...


1943

4

Gun Motor Carriage M10 (Wolverine / Achilles)
The M10 3-inch Gun Motor Carriage was the principle allied tank destroyer of the Second World War. The British produced their own version of the M10 Wolverine known as the Achilles. The idea of the Wolverine tank destroyer ca...


1942

5

Half-Track Personnel Carrier M3
No image of the American Army effort in world war two is complete with the appearance of a half-track series vehicle. The system appeared in large numbers and was very similar in role to the German SdKfz 251 half-track, servi...


1941

6

Infantry Tank Mk IV Churchill (A22)
The British Churchill series of tanks was the most important British tank of the Second World War. Built in numbers second only to the Valentine, the Churchill was designed to replace the aging Matildas. Reminiscent of tank d...


1941

7

Jeep
In 1939 the U.S. Army invited between 135 and 165 companies to submit proposals within 75 days for a new military vehicle to replace its aging fleet of motorcycles and Ford Model T trucks. Only three companies responded: Ford...


1939

8

Light Tank M24 Chaffee
The Light Tank M24 Chaffee was the successor to the M5 Stuart light tank. Though appearing late into the Second World War, the Chaffee would nonetheless find its role in the Korean War soon after and become a common sight in ...


1944

9

M26 Pershing
The M-26 was developed near the end of World War II and named after World War One General John J Pershing of the American Expeditionary Force. The M26 Pershing had a slow and arduous beginning, when the need for a heavy tank ...


1945

10

M35 (Deuce and a Half)
When one hears of the real workhorses of the second world war, they tend to think of the tanks, planes and bombers of the war. But little attention is rarely given to the unsung hero as in the M-35 2.5 ton 6 x 6 CCKV supply t...


1941

11

M4 Sherman
So many Sherman variants were developed during the Second World War that it would be impossible to mention them all in any detail here. The M4 Sherman was, without a doubt, the most important Allied tank of the war. It was no...


1942

12

M46 Patton
The M46 Patton is classified as a medium tank and can further be classified as a 'stop-gap' measurement to the next generation of US tank engineering. The M46 Patton was basically a modernized M-26 Pershing Heavy Tank from Wo...


1949

13

M47 Patton (Patton 1)
The M47 Patton tank saw a short life in frontline service, being replaced promptly by the M48 Pattons as early as 1953 (the M47s entered service in 1951. Because of their short life, they did not see any combat service in the...


1951

14

M4A4 Sherman Firefly VC
Outwardly, the Sherman Firefly series of tank destroyers looked every bit like their M4 Sherman base counterparts. Closer examination however would reveal a system that was finally capable of dealing with the impressive Germa...


1944

15

M7 Priest
The M-7 Priest was the principle mobile artillery system for the allies in World War 2. The British maintained their own versions of the vehicle (until the Sextons became available) and saw first combat with the weapons syste...


1942

16

M8 Greyhound
The M8 is arguably the most recognizable and important vehicle in the Second World War for United States ground forces. It's design style and excellent cross-country performance earned it the nickname of 'Greyhound'. Four man...


1941

17

SU-76
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1942

18

T-34
The Soviet-produced T-34 was a medium tank that attained legendary status in the Second World War. Itself a product of much engineering and design of earlier models - the BT-IS, A-20, A-30 and the T-32 all coming before it - ...


1940

19

T-34/85
The T-34/85 is designated as an 'up-gunned' version of the familiar and successful base T-34 tank build by the Soviet Union and fielded during the Second World War. The T-34/85 featured a more powerful main gun - of 85mm cali...


1944

 

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  Totals:
19 There are a total of 19 Korean War Land Systems in the Military Factory.


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