{"product_id":"polish-7tp-light-tank-luca-stefano-cristini-9791255892182","title":"Polish 7TP light tank","description":"Between 1932 and 1933, Poland acquired its first batch of 16 double-turret tanks (Model A) and 22 single-turret tanks (Model B) of the British Vickers Mk E, manufactured by the Vickers company. The double-turret variants were equipped with two Ckm wz. 25 Hotchkiss 7.92 mm machine guns, while the single-turret versions featured a 47 mm cannon alongside a Browning wz. 30 7.92 mm machine gun. Following a series of standard tests, the technical department of PZI, responding to military demands, initiated the VAU-33 (Vickers-Armstrong-Ursus 33) program. This project aimed to develop new single- and double-turret tanks inspired by the design of the Vickers Mk E Model A. \u003cp\u003ePolish soldiers informally referred to these two versions as \"dw\" and \"jw,\" abbreviations of the Polish terms dwuwieżowy (double turret) and jednowieżowy (single turret). Initially, the double-turret model was the standard, but over time, both configurations became widely known as the 7TP. This transition marked the evolution of the British design into a distinctly Polish tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Luca Stefano Cristini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9791255892182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soldiershop\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Luca Stefano Cristini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087741534463,"sku":"9791255892182","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3aed2d05-87bf-444f-98fb-5577a4c1b155.jpg?v=1753850666","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/polish-7tp-light-tank-luca-stefano-cristini-9791255892182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}