tank destroyer

A high-speed armored vehicle equipped with antitank guns.

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tank destroyer - an armored vehicle equipped with an antitank gun and capable of high speeds

armored vehicle, armoured vehicle - a vehicle that is protected by armor plate

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The only vehicle with the power tow them clear was one of the regiment's M10 tank destroyers, and they were all locked in a compound two miles away.

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My uncle, my German friend--and almost certainly PFC Martin and that tank destroyer commander--are long gone now and the rest of their stories with them, and that, my friends, is a cryin' shame.

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The main tanks used in the battle included the M4 Sherman and the M10 Tank Destroyer, the latter used in a supporting role to the infantry as a mobile platform to reduce enemy positions.

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According to Gabel, the Americans lost a tank destroyer, an antitank gun, and a heavy machine gun.

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He participated in numerous campaigns in Europe as a member of the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 7th Armored Division, during Word War II.

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But after Pearl Harbor was attacked, he was ordered instead to a tank destroyer battalion at Fort Meade, Maryland.

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And the brave bear became a part of Thomas' tank destroyer crew as they cut a swathe through occupied Europe.

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He attended Worcester city schools and served in Company B of the 813th Tank Destroyer Battalion during WWII.

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