01 August (Australia ) within release National Savings goes into circulation Stamp Tank and Artillery face value 5 Australian shilling
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Colnect codes: | Col: AU NS1 |
Stamp is square format.
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Country: | Australia |
Date: | 1943-08-01 |
Print: | Recess |
Perforation: | line 11 |
Emission: | Other |
Format: | Stamp |
Face Value: | 5 Australian shilling |
Stamp Tank and Artillery it reflects the thematic directions:
Artillery are ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms. Early artillery development focused on the ability to breach defensive walls and fortifications during sieges, and led to heavy, fairly immobile siege engines. As technology improved, lighter, more mobile field artillery cannons developed for battlefield use. This development continues today; modern self-propelled artillery vehicles are highly mobile weapons of great versatility generally providing the largest share of an army's total firepower.
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; their main armament is often mounted within a turret. They are a mainstay of modern 20th and 21st century ground forces and a key part of combined arms combat.