Light tanks of World War II

German light tank

German light tank

light tank, 1917–1949

1935 Czechoslovakian light tank series

1944 light tank family

1941 light tank family

Soviet light tank

1939 light tank family by ČKD

The T-70 is a light tank used by the Red Army during World War II, replacing both the T-60 scout tank for reconnaissance and the T-50 light infantry tank for infantry support. The T-80 light tank was a more advanced version of the T-70 with a two-man turret—it was produced only in very small numbers when light tank production was abandoned. The T-90 self-propelled anti-aircraft gun was a prototype vehicle with twin machine guns, based on the T-70 chassis.

The 7TP (siedmiotonowy polski, lit. 'Polish 7-tonne') was a Polish light tank of the Second World War. It was developed from the British Vickers 6-ton. A standard tank of the Polish Army during the 1939 Polish Campaign, its production did not exceed 150 vehicles. Its chassis was used as the base for the C7P artillery tractor.

1930s United States light tank that saw service in World War II.

Soviet light tank

airborne forces

1936 light tank

Soviet amphibious tank

Soviet amphibious tank

1936 French light tank

British light tank

1939 light tank

Soviet amphibious tank

1938 light tank

1936 light tank family

The Leichttraktor (Vs.Kfz.31) was a German experimental tank designed during the Interwar Period.

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light tank

thumb|250px|Shot-up TT-26, a remotely controlled T-26 light tank with TOZ-IV telematics, of 217th independent tank battalion of 30th Tank Brigade. Two antenna leads on the turret roof and two-colour camouflage of the vehicle are visible. [[Karelian Isthmus, February 1940.]]

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Swedish light tank

1934 light tank

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The BT-5 ("Bystrohodnyi tank" or "Fast Tank type 5") was the second tank in the Soviet BT series of tanks. The BT-5 improved on the previous BT-2, such as a new turret fitted with a 45 mm anti-tank gun that was also used on the T-26 and the BT-5's younger brother, the BT-7. The BT-5 would enter service in 1933, with the Red Army first seeing action with the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War in 1937 until the end of World War II, with between 1884 and 2108 units being produced with production of the tank beginning in March 1933 with production ending in 1935.

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1945 Soviet light tank

light tank

The 10TP was a Polish light cruiser tank that never progressed beyond the prototype stage. Though intended to contribute to the Polish armour development programme, the prototype was ultimately deemed unsuccessful. However, insights gained during testing informed the design of the subsequent 14TP model, which was never completed due to the outbreak of World War II.

Verdeja was the name of a series of light tanks developed in Spain between 1938 and 1954 in an attempt to replace German Panzer I and Soviet T-26 tanks in Spanish service.

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thumb|right| 9TP thumb|right|Early modified 7TP (second from the right) during a May 3rd Constitution Day parade in 1939 9TP (code for - "9-tonne Polish") was a Polish light tank of early World War II era. A development of the earlier 7TP tank, it was to replace its predecessor in Polish service in 1940. Due to the outbreak of the war, only a limited number of early prototypes and development versions took part in battles of the Invasion of Poland.

Kolohousenka was a series of Czechoslovak wheeled and tracked light tanks developed by Škoda, ČKD and Tatra.

Swedish tank prototype

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light tank

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