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Tanks of World War Two Trivia Quiz

From its uncertain and tentative beginnings on the tortured soil of France in 1916 to the advanced technological armoured wonders of today, the tank has played a role in virtually all conflicts since the Somme.

A multiple-choice quiz by MrRadt. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
MrRadt

Time
4 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
383,175

Updated
Dec 03 21

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Question 1 of 10

1. This British light tank was produced in limited numbers and were used in the Madagascar campaign (1942). Some were supplied to the Soviets and six went to Normandy with the 6th Airborne Division in gliders. It had max armour of 14mm, one 2 pounder main gun and a crew of 3. Hint

Light Tank MK VII 'Tetrarch '

Cruiser Tank MK III (A13)

Infantry Tank MK I 'Matilda'(A11)

Infantry Tank MK III'Valentine'

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Question 2 of 10

2. This United States tank was probably the most significant used by the Western Allies. It served in most theatres of the was and was originally armed with a 75mm main gun. The British later armed some with a devastating 17 Pounder anti-tank weapon, which later became known as the "Firefly". Hint

M26 Pershing

M3 Stuart

M24 Chaffee

M4 Sherman

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Question 3 of 10

3. Cramped, unreliable, obsolete and with an uncanny tendency to catch fire, this Italian tank that served almost exclusively in North Africa was not the most popular tin can of the war. Hint

Fiat 3000

Fiat M14/41

Carro Armato P40

Carro Armato L3/35

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Question 4 of 10

4. This German tank was the only one to remain in production through the entire duration of the war; it was the German workhorse. It saw action in all theatres of the war and made up 50% of the German tank force after 1942. Hint

Tiger II

Panzer II

Panzer IV

Neubaufahrzeug

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Question 5 of 10

5. This multi-turreted Soviet tank (nicknamed "Kivitalo" by the Finns) were used in the invasions of Poland and Finland during early days of WW2. Produced from 1932 to 1941 as a infantry support tank it was not overly successful. Hint

T-28

BT-7

T-17

T-40

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Question 6 of 10

6. This British tank is ranked as one of the important Allied Tanks next to the T-34 and M4 Sherman,saw service across all theatres of the war and was named after their famous cigar-smoking leader. Hint

Cruiser Tank MK VIII 'Cromwell' (A27M)

Light Tank MK IV

Cruiser Tank MK VII 'Cavalier' (A24)

Infantry Tank MK IV 'Churchill' (A22)

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Question 7 of 10

7. A German hunter was the heaviest and carried the thickest armour of all operational tanks during WW2. Weighing in at 71 tons and sporting a mind- (or is that tank-) blowing 128mm main gun, it was capable of knocking out any enemy at ranges of 3,500 meters or more. Hint

Tiger II

Jagdtiger

Panzer VIII 'Maus'

Panzer VII 'Lowe'

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Question 8 of 10

8. Successor to the KV- series of tanks, this Soviet series was named after "Uncle Joe" himself. Designed as a heavy penetration tank, models from 1944 boasted 120mm frontal armour at 60 degree angles and a 122mm main gun. Hint

KS Series

Tiger II

IS Series

M3 Stuart

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Question 9 of 10

9. From tanks to tank killers, which German anti-tank weapon was arguably the most feared by Allied armour?

Hint

PIAT

M20 75mm

RPG 40

88mm Flak Gun

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Soviet medium tank is widely credited to be the most effective, efficient, significant and in all probability, the best of all tanks developed during World War Two. Hint

T26

A 32

BT series

T34

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Light Tank MK VII 'Tetrarch '

Produced by Vickers Armstrong from 1938 to 1942, it had a top speed of approximately 64km/h. Its successes in Normandy were limited, to say the least. The last Tetrarch was retired by 1950.

Answer: M4 Sherman

There were many variants built of this mainstay of the US Army during World War 2, yet the Sherman VC 'Firefly'(as modified by Britain) with its big anti-tank gun and 89mm turret armour was probably the most effective. The Firefly thus became the only 'British' tank capable of taking out the German Panther and Tiger Tanks.

3. Cramped, unreliable, obsolete and with an uncanny tendency to catch fire, this Italian tank that served almost exclusively in North Africa was not the most popular tin can of the war.

Answer: Fiat M14/41

The M14/41 featured 30mm front armour and was armed with a 47mm main gun. Vehicles captured by Allied forces were often pressed into service by necessity but they were discarded as soon as possible due to their obvious inferiority and dangerous propensities.

Answer: Panzer IV

When the original short barrelled 75mm Howitzer main gun was replaced in 1942 with the 75mm L/43 dual purpose gun, the Panzer IV could defeat all opponents at that point in time. It had 80mm frontal armour, a top road speed of 42km/h and an operational range of approximately 200km with 470 litres of fuel.

Answer: T-28

The T-28 had 20 to 30mm armour and a 76.2mm main gun. Although not very successful it breached the Finnish defence fortifications after the frontal armour was upgraded to 80mm. After 1941 there were very few left operational as many were destroyed or abandoned during the initial stages of Barbarossa.

Answer: Infantry Tank MK IV 'Churchill' (A22)

With more than 7,350 units build across all variants, the Churchill was perhaps the most influential "all British" tank of WW2. Main armament ranged from 2 Pounders in the MK I and II to 95mm guns in MK V and VIII. Frontal armour varied between 102mm to 152mm across the range. Its weight of around 40 tons made it one of the heaviest Allied tanks of the war.

Answer: Jagdtiger

The official designation was "Panzerjager Tiger Ausf. B" These monsters were proven deadly and in the hands of experienced crews, extremely difficult to kill with earth bound weapons. Approximately 80 were built but they were (perhaps fortunately) unreliable and plagued by mechanical failure, mainly due to their huge weight. The frontal armour of 250mm was virtually impenetrable.

Answer: IS Series

The 'IS' Tank series denoting Joseph Stalin or Iosif Stalin in Cyrillic, was a capable successor to the dubious KV series. The most produced model was the IS-2, a match for the German Panther and Tiger on any day of the week. It had a lower silhouette than both the Panther and Tiger, which one could argue gave it a slight advantage in a one-to-one standoff.

9. From tanks to tank killers, which German anti-tank weapon was arguably the most feared by Allied armour?

Answer: 88mm Flak Gun

The versatile "88" became the anti tank gun of choice amongst German crews, as armour development rendered many existing anti-tank weapons obsolete as the war progressed. It could hit ground targets with deadly result at 14,500 meters. The anti-aircraft gun became the "anti-all" gun.

10. The Soviet medium tank is widely credited to be the most effective, efficient, significant and in all probability, the best of all tanks developed during World War Two.

Answer: T34

The T34 was developed and improved well after the war ended. German General von Kleist described it as "the finest tank in the world". As a testament to this Soviet legend stand the fact that T34-85's served in the Angolan Civil War in 1988 and as recently as 1996 in Bosnia.

Source: Author MrRadt

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