The 'Semple' Tractor Tank : New Zealand's legendary armoured fighting vehicle
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"Amidst the chaos of the early months of World War II, an unconventional vehicle emerged from the unlikely setting of the islands of New Zealand, a nation with no tank building industry. This vehicle was a tank, born from more humble origins as a bulldozer used by the Public Works Department. Transformed from a humble civilian bulldozer to a tan...
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The 'Semple' Tractor Tank : New Zealand's legendary armoured fighting vehicle
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Maker
Hills, Andrew
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Date made
2024
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Subject
Semple Tank, New Zealand. Public Works Department, Semple, Robert (Bob), 1873-1955
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