| 41. | An official history gave the figures for tank numbers on 10 June 1940 as 103 cruisers and 142 infantry tanks.
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| 42. | In fact, although equipped with medium rather than infantry tanks, the brigade's role did not change.
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| 43. | The British had requested that their Matilda II infantry tank and US Lend-Lease act to solve the financial shortfall.
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| 44. | The bureau started work on the T-50 infantry tank in 1939, but was gutted during the Great Purge.
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| 45. | The Drozd system was deployed on Soviet Naval Infantry tanks in the early 1980s, but later replaced by explosive reactive armour.
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| 46. | In practice, it was not deemed suitable for the infantry tank role and was classified as a " heavy cruiser ".
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| 47. | The infantry tanks were only effective in executing the breakthrough phase of a battle; and thus useless as a mobile reserve.
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| 48. | They were followed by the Valentine tank ( Infantry Tank Mk III ) and Churchill tank ( Infantry Tank Mk IV ).
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| 49. | They were followed by the Valentine tank ( Infantry Tank Mk III ) and Churchill tank ( Infantry Tank Mk IV ).
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| 50. | After that, the both companies basically sat together and made a joint infantry tank project, designated ` P-IIb.
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