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Mark VIII ‘LIBerTy’ Tank
Flakpanzer IV “Kugelblitz”
Walkaround
Design and layout of T-34 tanks
Lima Locomotive Works
Plant No. 183 June 1942 production
The First sherman Tanks
Chieftain
Main Battle Tank
Development and Active service
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Publisher/Managing Editor
Alex Zaretser
Issue 3 Editorial Team
Martin K. Andrew
Billie Jean DeBekker
Jacques Duquette
Chris Meddings
Brent Sauer
Robert G. “Smitty” Smith
David Stephens
Contributors
Glen Broman
Robert Griffin
Mike Haines
Marcus Hock
Aleksey Makarov
Mason R. Pacek
Igor Zheltov
Photography
Andrey Aksenov
Rob Cogan
Lothar Limprecht
Mason R. Pacek
Igor Perepelitsa
Vladimir Shaikin
Ryan Wisniewski
Front Cover:
Photo by David Goldovt-Ryzhenkov
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On the Cover: BTR-152K1
Read about the vehicle featured on our cover: the Sovi-
et wheeled armored personnel carrier BTR-152K1 and
its history.
Flakpanzer IV “Kugelblitz” Walkaround
Lothar Limprecht shared his photos of a turret of the
WWII German anti-aircraft tank “Kugelblitz” accompa-
nied by a short history of the vehicle by Marcus Hock.
Design and Layout of the T-34 Tanks
Part one of the article by A. Makarov and I. Zheltov. Read
about the overall layout, features and their functions of
the T-34 tanks produced by the Plant 183 in June 1942.
The Lima Locomotive Works
More from Mike Haines. Learn about M4 Sherman pro-
duction by the Lima Locomotive Works, its history and
some of the distinctive features of the LLW vehicles.
The Mark VIII ‘Liberty’ Tank
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The story of the Mark VIII Heavy tank written by Glen Bro-
man and illustrated with photos of the survived vehicle
by Rob Cogan as well as images from various archives.
Where Steel Beasts Roam
A short article by Mason Pacek about his recent trip
to Fort Benning and tour of the future National Armor
and Cavalry Museum.
Book Reviews
Reviews of a couple of recently published books that
may be of some interest to our readers.
Chieftain Main Battle Tank
Part Two of the article by Robert Griffin. Learn about the
British Chieftain main battle tank, its development and
active service.
CONTeNTs
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