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Tankette

Tankette was a small tank, with a crew of 2 (there were prototypes with one-man crew). It usually had no turret. It was armed with 1 or 2 machineguns, rarely with 20 mm gun. The "classic" design was British Carden-Loyd Mk.VI Tankette - many others were modelled after it. Tankettes were produced around 1930 - 1935 only. The world's most known tankettes were: