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Up To Eleven is a defunct trope


The super-heavy tank takes the concept of a tank UpToEleven. They have ''really'' heavy armor, ''really'' big guns, and move about as fast as molasses. \\\

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The super-heavy tank takes the concept of a tank UpToEleven.up to eleven. They have ''really'' heavy armor, ''really'' big guns, and move about as fast as molasses. \\\
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* The American M270 MLRS.

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* The American M270 MLRS.
MLRS and M142 HIMARS.
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Many different [=MBTs=] have been built, with different countries having different operational and construction philosophies. Western tanks, for instance, tend to favor high-quality, survivable vehicles, while Soviet-style tanks favor cheap-to-produce vehicles with a small crew (both literally and figuratively), long range, amphibious capability, and low weight. \\\

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Many different [=MBTs=] have been built, with different countries having different operational and construction philosophies. Western tanks, for instance, tend to favor high-quality, survivable vehicles, while Soviet-style tanks favor cheap-to-produce vehicles with a small crew (both literally and figuratively), crew, long range, amphibious capability, and low weight. \\\
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* Germany used many of them during WWII, like the Sturmgeschütz ([=StuG=]) III (the most-produced German AFV of the war), the Sturmtiger, and the Brummbar.

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* Germany used many of them during WWII, like the Sturmgeschütz ([=StuG=]) III (the most-produced German AFV of the war), the Sturmtiger, and the Brummbar.Brummbär.
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Tank destroyers were used heavily in WWII, particularly by the United States, whose combat doctrine focused on the tank destroyer as a primary fighter. During the war, there were two different tank destroyer designs. \\\

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Tank destroyers were used heavily in WWII, particularly by the United States, whose combat who devised the Tank Destroyer doctrine focused on with a particular eye for stopping German armored attacks after they broke through the tank destroyer as a primary fighter. frontline. During the war, there were two different general patterns of tank destroyer designs. \\\



* The second concept focused on mobility. This tank destroyer design superficially resembled actual tanks, and were built on a tracked tank chassis, but they had light armor, and mounted their gun in an open-top rotating turret, emphasizing speed over protection. They were much faster than the casemate-style tank destroyer, but were more vulnerable to attack, particularly with the open-top turret. The Allies primarily used this concept.\\\

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* The second concept focused on mobility. This tank destroyer design superficially resembled actual tanks, and were built on a tracked tank chassis, but they had light armor, and mounted their gun in an open-top rotating turret, emphasizing speed over protection. They The speedy aspect of this concept was not intended for chasing down enemy vehicles, but for quickly arriving at or relocating to a place of ambush to intercept enemy attacks. These types were much faster than the casemate-style tank destroyer, but were more vulnerable to attack, particularly with the open-top turret. The Allies primarily used this concept.\\\



* The American M10, M18, and M36 tank destroyers, and the British 17 pounder Achilles variant.
* The Soviet ISU-122.

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* The American M10, M18, and M36 tank destroyers, and the British 17 pounder Achilles variant.
variant of the M10. Of these, the M18 "Hellcat" is perhaps the purest expression of the second form of tank destroyer, being very lightly armored and quite speedy.
* The Soviet SU-85, SU-100, and ISU-122.
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* A 21st century example is the Chinese Type 15 tank, which was [[https://armyrecognition.com/september_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/new_light_tank_type_15_at_rehearsal_of_chinese_military_parade.html first revealed to the public in November 2018.]]
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* Famously, the German Tiger I and II tanks.

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* Famously, the The German Tiger I and II tanks.Königstiger (or Tiger II).



* The Matilda II tank.
* The Churchill tank.

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* The Matilda II tank.
* The
and Churchill tank.tanks for the British.

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