The TK (TK-3) and TKS were Polish tankettes developed during the 1930s and used in the Second World War.

The TK3 and TKS tankettes were the bulk of the Polish armored forces when war broke in September 1939. They were lightweight fast scout tanks. They were developed after a military delegation was invited at Rembertow (near Warsaw) to see the latest Vickers-Armstrong Carden-Loyd Mk. IV in action.

From 1931, the Polish Army began to be equipped with tankettes – small turretless reconnaissance tanks TK-3 (TK), developed in Poland, modelled after the classic British Carden-Loyd Mk.VI, although not being its direct copy.

Mar 2, 2017 · TKS-B was armed with the wz.25 Hotchkiss (Mark 1925; modification of French Mle 1914 Hotchkiss) machine gun – it was the normal weapon for all Polish tankettes in this time. However, as the photos show, no machine gun was mounted on the prototype.

Jan 6, 2017 · During the Battle of the Bzura, the Great Poland Cavalry Brigade fought fiercely against the 4th Tank Division of the 16th Motorized Corps, 10th Army. On September 14th, the brigade attacked at Brochów. In this battle, Orlik destroyed 3 tanks from the 36th Tank Regiment.

TKW – polska eksperymentalna tankietka z czasów dwudziestolecia międzywojennego, będąca modyfikacją tankietki TK-3. Modyfikacja obejmowała wyposażenie pojazdu w wieżę, w której miało być umieszczone uzbrojenie w postaci karabinu maszynowego, dzięki czemu zwiększyć się miało pole ostrzału.

A tankette is a tracked armoured fighting vehicle [1] that resembles a small tank, roughly the size of a car. It is mainly intended for light infantry support and scouting. [2][3] Colloquially it may also simply mean a small tank. [4]

Jul 16, 2017 · From 1931 to 1934, the TK-3 tankette was the main tankette in Polish service. This small vehicle evolved from the TK-2 prototype, which in turn was derived from the British Carden-Loyd Mark VI tankette. Tankettes were a fad of the interwar period, small, fast vehicles, limited by thin armor and weak armament. The original TK-3 tankette.

T he light turretless reconnaissance tanks TK-3 (TK) and TKS, commonly called tankettes (in Polish: tankietka), were the most numerous armoured vehicles of the Polish Army at the outbreak of World War II in September 1939. Their number of over 500 vehicles constituted formally a significant tank force.

Jan 9, 2009 · Captured TKS tankettes gathered by the Germans in 1939 (note a signal flag). This page contains description of the Polish tankettes TK (TK-3) and TKS (camouflage, armament, armour, technical description, specifications), list of survivors and a modelling section. For their development and production models - see Part I.