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Tank Destroyers and Assault Guns

This group collects the Armored Vehicles subcategory's tank destroyers and assault guns: purpose-built self-propelled anti-tank platforms mounting a heavy gun on a tank-like chassis without a tank's full traversing turret, designed to defeat enemy armor or provide direct-fire infantry support. With 3 attested members this is the subcategory's smallest group, distinguishing these purpose-built vehicles from the ordinary tanks classified in the sibling Tanks group and the portable or towed anti-tank weapons classified under Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines.

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1. Wikipedia: Tank destroyer
WikipediaTank destroyer, World War II section
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Dedicated anti-tank vehicles made their first major appearance in the Second World War as combatants developed effective armoured vehicles and tactics.
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