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Word: tankman (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...charge, can drill a clean hole through 5½ inches of armorplate at 500 yards. Mounted on wheels, it is light enough (about 2,500 Ibs.) to be moved about handily by its crew of five. U.S. tank commanders and crews took the Goose with professional calm. Said one tankman: "For months we have had it soft. Now we have to fight our tanks as tanks should be fought...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: WEAPONS: Russian Goose | 7/2/1951 | See Source »

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