DD or duplex drive tanks, nicknamed "Donald Duck tanks", were a type of amphibious swimming tank developed by the British during the Second World War....
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as DD Dunkin' Donuts, a company Data Disc Dioničko društvo (d.d. or D.D.), a type of Joint-stock company in Bosnian and Croatian languages DD tank, an...
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bombs Valentine DD tank with screen lowered, 1944 Valentine with AMRA Valentine Scorpion Canada Canadian Army received 30 of 1,420 tanks built in Canada...
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Hobart's Funnies (redirect from Crab flail tank)
Duplex Drive (DD) amphibious tanks, "Crab" mine clearers, and AVRE tanks along with a regiment of Churchill Crocodile flame-thrower tanks. Montgomery considered...
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pillboxes. The Duplex-Drive tank (DD tank), another design developed by Hobart's group, was a self-propelled amphibious tank kept afloat using a waterproof...
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Normandy landings (section Tanks)
fire to get to the beach. In spite of the rough seas, DD tanks of two companies of the 741st Tank Battalion were dropped 5,000 yards (4,600 m) from shore;...
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Omaha Beach (section Tank landings)
LCT to carry the DD tanks of the 743rd Tank Battalion all the way to the beach, after 27 of the initial 29 DD tanks of the 741st Tank Battalion were swamped...
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Armoured fighting vehicle (section Tank)
and water obstacles. Some heavy tanks can operate amphibiously with a fabric skirt to add buoyancy. The Sherman DD tank used in the Normandy landings had...
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brigade each of swimming DD tanks, Crab mine clearers, and AVRE (Engineer) tanks along with a regiment of Crocodile flamethrowing tanks. Montgomery considered...
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winds made conditions difficult for the landing craft, and the amphibious DD tanks were released close to shore or directly on the beach instead of further...
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