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==Battle service== | ==Battle service== | ||
===Communist Revolution=== | ===Communist Revolution=== | ||
| − | During the communist revolution, which started in Leoborg the Army of Reykanes sent the tanks and army to defeat the uprising. | + | During the communist revolution, which started in Leoborg, the Army of Reykanes sent the tanks and army to defeat the uprising. Several marches were conducted to keep order. |
===The Coup=== | ===The Coup=== | ||
Revision as of 01:32, 14 October 2022
| L43 "Renouncer" | |
|---|---|
 The tank near Leoborg in 1949 | |
| Place of origin | Salisford |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1948-1980 |
| Used by | Reykanes |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1942 |
| Produced | 1943 |
| No. built | 1 |
| Specifications | |
| Crew | 5 |
Main armament | 1× 77 mm rifled gun |
Secondary armament | 2× 7.62 mm machine guns (1 coaxial, 1 turrettop anti-aircraft) |
| Suspension | Torsion bar |
Renouncer is a Salisfordian tank of the Army of Reykanes, which was transported to Reykanes in 1948.
Background
During the late 1940s the fear of a communist uprising was looming. As apart of the "Modernization period" of the Army of Reykanes, one single tank was shipped next to the already existing tank forces to have a leading tank. The L43 tank was shipped to Reykanes on 6 October 1948 and the supplies that came with it.
Battle service
Communist Revolution
During the communist revolution, which started in Leoborg, the Army of Reykanes sent the tanks and army to defeat the uprising. Several marches were conducted to keep order.
