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The first purpose built anti-tank weapon was a bolt-action rifle, the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr, that fired a 13mm cartridge with a solid bullet that could penetrate the thin armor of tanks of the time. |
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The internal combustion engine, armour plate, and caterpillar track were prerequisites to the development of the first tank. |
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The U.S Army's first use of a motorized vehicle (i.e. trucks) in a military operation was in the "Punitive Expedition" that pursued "Pancho" Villa into Mexico. |
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The German abbreviation 'Lkw' is short for Lastkraftwagen which translates to 'lorry' in English. |
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