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	T34/85 North Korea	SU-76 North Korea	M4A3E8 "Easy 8" Sherman	M-24 Chaffee	M-26 Pershing	M-46 Patton	A41 Centurion (UK)	Bren Universal Gun Carrier (UK)
Class	Medium	SP Gun	Medium	Light	Heavy	Medium	Heavy (MBT)	APC
Weight	35 ton	12.35 ton	34.8 ton	20 ton	46 ton	46 ton	57 ton	3.81 ton
Armor	18-90mm	10-35mm	15-100mm	10-38mm	13-102mm	13-102mm	17-152mm	12mm
Arms	85mm 2-7.62mm MGs	76.2mm	76.2mm 3-MGs SmkMrtr	75mm 3-MGs SmkMrtr	90mm 3-MGs	90mm 3-MGs	105mm 3-MGs Smk	14mm AT Rifle 7.7mm MG
Pwr/Wt	15.9hp/ton	12.5hp/ton	16.9hp/ton	12.2hp/ton	10.9hp/ton	13.3hp/ton	12.2hp/ton	22.7hp/ton
Speed Range	34.2mph 186miles	28mph 166miles	26mph 100miiles	34mph 100miles	30mph 100miles	30mph 80miles	21.5mph 118miles	30mph 150miles
Crew	5	4	5	4-5	5	5	4	2

	T34/85 ... (1) ... (2) ... (3) Weight : 31.5 tons (35 tons, Combat Loaded) Dimensions: 7.5m (24ft 6in) x 2.44m (8ft) x 3.25 m (7ft 10in) Armor (max) : 90 mm Range : 360 km (225 miles) Speed : 55 km/hr (34.2 mph) Main gun : 85 mm ....Penetrates 114mm of armor at 500m (545yds) Crew : 5 The wide tracks enabled all-terrain operations, including soft mud and snow Back to Top
	SU76 ... (1) ...(2) Weight : 11.2-12.35 tons Dimensions: 5m (16.4ft) x 2.74m (8.99ft) x 2.2m (7.22ft) Armor (max) : 10-35mm Range : 250 km (153miles) Speed : 45km/hr (27.6mph) Main gun : 76mm ZIS-3 Crew : 4 Back to Top
	Medium Tank M4A3E8 ... (1) ... (2) "Sherman IV" Al Rosinski notes left pic an M4E6 Weight : 32.3 ton Dimensions: 7.52 (24ft 8in) x 2.68m (8ft 9in) x 3.25 m (10ft 8in) Armor (max) : 64 mm Range : 160 km (100 miles) Speed (max - route) : 47 km/hr (29.2 mph) Main gun : 76.2 mm ....Penetrates 110mm of armor at 500m Crew : 5 Back to Top
	Light Tank M-24 "Chaffee" ... (1) Weight : 18.4 ton Dimensions: 5.49m (18ft) x 2.95m (9ft 8in) x 2.48m (8ft 2in) Armor (max) : 25 mm Range : 160 km (100 miles) Speed (max - route) : 56 km/hr (34.8mph) Main gun : 75 mm Crew : 5 Back to Top
	Heavy Tank M-26 ... (1) ... (2) ... (3) "Pershing" Weight : 41.7 ton Dimensions:8.79m (28ft 10in) x 3.50m (11ft 6in) x 2.77m (9ft) Armor (max) : 102 mm Range : 148 km Speed (max - route) : (approx) 45 km/hr (28 mph) Main gun : 90 mm MG : n 2 7.62mm Crew : 5 Back to Top
	Heavy Tank M-46 ... (1) ... (2) ... (3) " Patton" Weight : 41.7 ton Dimensions:8.79m (28ft 10in) x 3.50m (11ft 6in) x 2.77m (9ft) Armor (max) : 102 mm Range : 148 km Speed (max - route) : (approx) 45 km/hr (28 mph) ......The rebuilt M-26 Heavy Tank became the M-46 or Patton Tank by the substitution of a new engine and transmission. Main gun : 90 mm MG : n 2 7.62mm Crew : 5 Back to Top
	M41 ... (1) ... (2) ... (3) " Centurion" UK Main BattleTank Weight : 57 ton Dimensions 7.823m (25ft 8in) x 3.39m (11ft) x 3m (9ft 10in) Armor (max) : 152 mm Range : 118miles (190km) Speed : (approx) 21.5mph Main gun : 105mm MG : 3 Crew : 5 The Centurion AVRE (Armored Vehicle Royal Engineers) mounted a 165mm for destroying fortifications, and a dozer blade to fill anti-tank ditches. Designed in 1944, Centurionsaw action around the world for over 30 years. Back to Top
	Mk I or II ... (1) ... (2) ... (3) " Bren " Universal Gun Carrier Weight : 3.75 ton Dimensions 3.65m (12ft) x 2.11m (6ft 4in) x 1.57m (5ft 2in) Armor (max) : 7-10 mm Range : 150miles (250km) Speed : (approx) 30mph Main gun : 14mm .... MG : 1 7.7mm Crew : 2 Used as platforms for infantry support weapons such as the Vickers, Bren, or Boys anti-tank rifle, or to carry mortars and other weapons. Designed for 4 men, often also transported six to ten, with their gear. Lightly armoured on front and sides, occupants were completely unprotected from about shoulder height upwards. Back to Top

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A SOLDIER DIED TODAY

He was getting old and paunchy and his hair was falling fast,
And he sat around the Legion, telling stories of the past.
Of a war that he had fought in and the deeds that he had done,
In his exploits with his buddies; they were heroes, every one.

And tho' sometimes, to his neighbors, his tales became a joke,
All his Legion buddies listened, for they knew whereof he spoke.
But we'll hear his tales no longer for old Bill has passed away,
And the world's a little poorer, for a soldier died today.

He will not be mourned by many, just his children and his wife,
For he lived an ordinary and quite uneventful life.
Held a job and raised a family, quietly going his own way,
And the world won't note his passing, though a soldier died today.

When politicians leave this earth, their bodies lie in state,
While thousands note their passing and proclaim that they were great.
Papers tell their whole life stories, from the time that they were young,
But the passing of a soldier goes unnoticed and unsung.

Is the greatest contribution to the welfare of our land
A guy who breaks his promises and cons his fellow man?
Or the ordinary fellow who, in times of war and strife,
Goes off to serve his Country and offers up his life?

A politician's stipend and the style in which he lives
Are sometimes disproportionate to the service that he gives.
While the ordinary soldier, who offered up his all,
Is paid off with a medal and perhaps, a pension small.

It's so easy to forget them for it was so long ago,
That the old Bills of our Country went to battle, but we know
It was not the politicians, with their compromise and ploys,
Who won for us the freedom that our Country now enjoys.

Should you find yourself in danger, with your enemies at hand,
Would you want a politician with his ever-shifting stand?
Or would you prefer a soldier, who has sworn to defend
His home, his kin and Country and would fight until the end?

He was just a common soldier and his ranks are growing thin,
But his presence should remind us we may need his like again.
For when countries are in conflict, then we find the soldier's part
Is to clean up all the troubles that the politicians start.

If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise,
Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days.
Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say,

Our Country is in mourning, for

A SOLDIER DIED TODAY

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