ARMENIA WANTS TO GET TANK DESTROYERS USED BY U.S. ARMY DURING WORLD WAR II – EXCLUSIVE
APA, Azerbaijan
Oct 28 2013
[ 28 October 2013 12:50 ]
Yerevan appealed to the Croatian government to present them M36
Jackson tank destroyers removed from the ammunition of the country
Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Armenia wants to get M36 Jackson tank
destroyers removed from the ammunition of Croatia, APA reports quoting
to its military sources.
The Armenian side appealed to the Croatian government to present
them M36 Jackson tank destroyers removed from the ammunition of the
country that had been used during the World War II.
It is unknown what purposes will Armenia use these vehicles for. The
decision in this regard will be made by the Croatian government.
M36 with 90 mm gun motor carriage had been widely used by the U.S.
Army during the World War II in 1994 and Korean War. Afterwards,
500 hp diesel engines of T-55 main battle tanks had been installed
in these vehicles by the Yugoslav Army. The Croatians used these
vehicles during civil war in Yugoslavia.
29 tonnes weight M36 tank destroyers carries 5 member-crew.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
