the Marder III is absolutely not a tank. It’s actually a tank destroyer, and honestly, it’s one of the craziest examples of wartime improvisation. Early in WWII, German tanks couldn't pierce the thick armor of Soviet T-34s. Instead of waiting years to design something new, the Germans took the chassis of captured Czech Panzer 38(t) tanks, slapped a massive anti-tank gun on top, and called it a day. The cool part? It was incredibly cheap to make, mechanically reliable, and punched way above its weight class. The terrifying part for the crew? It had zero roof and barely any armor. It was basically a glass cannon — lethal from a mile away, but a death trap if infantry got close.

From Xiaohongshu

Iraqi M1A1SA/IQ tanks alongside T-90S tanks belonging to the Iraqi armored school

March 2022

After retreating to Taiwan with the Kuomintang, the Renault ZB light tanks inspected in Yilan in November 1951 was, according to some sources, equipped with a customized 7.92mm MAC-31 machine gun or possibly a 13.2mm heavy machine gun.

Link: https://data.epo.org/publication-server/pdf-document?pn=4558781&ki=B1&cc=EP&pd=20260701