tank destroyer
collocation in Englishmeaningsoftankanddestroyer
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tank
noun[C]
uk/tæŋk/us/tæŋk/
a container that holds liquid ...
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destroyer
noun[C]
uk/dɪˈstrɔɪ.ər/us/dɪˈstrɔɪ.ɚ/
a small fast ...
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(Definition oftankanddestroyerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoftank destroyer
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The fact is that the besttankdestroyeris still another tank, because only in this way can power and mobility be fully matched.
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However, the conclusion drawn was that atankdestroyerforce of independenttankdestroyerbattalions should be raised.
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The six prototypetankdestroyervehicles were also used operationally.
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Atankdestroyervariant sporting a 105mm cannon has also been exhibited.
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While it resemble atankdestroyer, it's effectively a tracked tank-turret serving the role of a tank.
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The specializedtankdestroyerunit was attached to various organizations during the war.
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The new vehicle proved to be an effectivetankdestroyer.
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In practice atankdestroyerbattalion was assigned nearly permanently to a division and would move toward an enemy penetration from local assembly areas.
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After production of the tank ended, the chassis was used fortankdestroyerdesigns, which were produced in greater numbers than the original tank.
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They then developed their design into atankdestroyerwith two engines at the rear.
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All of thetankdestroyerbattalions used the same logo, that of a panther eating a caterpillar tread.
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The backside on the other hand was still left open, since the vehicle was non the less meant to be a lighttankdestroyer.
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Thetankdestroyerwas deemed too specialized to justify in a peacetime force structure.
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The termtankdestroyerwas used from this point on, as it was seen as a more psychologically powerful term.
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The project was so secretive that a story about the newtankdestroyerran in newspapers just a month before production.
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He particularly came in for criticism over thetankdestroyerdoctrine.
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In this period also two armoured personnel carriers and atankdestroyerproject were based on its chassis.
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Independenttankdestroyergroups were to counter concentrate, to stop enemy tanks from penetrating deeply.
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The new vehicle was to be used primarily in atankdestroyerrole.
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A final class evolved during the war, the dedicatedtankdestroyer.
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