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The first of a series of experimental T-34S tanks entered trials #OTD in 1942. These tanks were built to test a new commander's cupola and a 5-speed gearbox that improved the tank's mobility. While the gearbox was put into production, the cupola was not #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
 

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Egypt received a number of tanks from the Soviet bloc, including a handful of IS-3s. The tanks were shown in the Independence Day parade #OTD in 1956, but used in battle only a decade later in the Six Day War. #tanks #history #ColdWar
 

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OTD in 1941 Porsche's Tiger tank project split into three different directions with different transmissions: Typ 101, Typ 102, and Typ 103. The Typ 103 was considered the most promising, but in the end they all lost to Henschel's project. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII
 

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