Tank infanteri

Tank infanteri merupakan sebuah jenis tank yang bertugas untuk mendukung gerak maju dan memberikan perlindungan bagi pasukan infanteri. Oleh karena itu maka tank infanteri biasanya lamban dan memiliki lapisan baja yang lumayan tebal.

Tank infanteri
Tank Churchill pada Pertempuran El Alamein Kedua
Jenis	Kendaraan tempur lapis baja
Negara asal	Perang Dunia II
Sejarah pemakaian
Masa penggunaan	1938–1945
Digunakan oleh	Tentara Prancis dan Britania Raya
Pada perang	Perang Dunia II

Tank infanteri sendiri dikembangkan oleh Prancis dan Britania Raya pada masa Perang Dunia II.

Tank infanteri akhirnya tergantikan oleh tank universal yang dapat melakukan berbagai peran, baik tank infanteri maupun tank jelajah. Momen ini diwakili oleh munculnya tank Centurion yang menggantikan tank Churchill dan tank medium ataupun tank jelajah lainnya.

Referensi

• Chamberlain, Peter; Ellis, Chris (1969). British and American Tanks of World War II: The Complete Illustrated History of British, American and Commonwealth Tanks, Gun Motor Carriages and Special Purpose Vehicles, 1939–1945. New York, NY: Arco. ISBN 978-0-668-01867-8. 
• Fletcher, D. (1993) [1989]. The Great Tank Scandal: British Armour in the Second World War. part 1. London: HMSO. ISBN 978-0-11-290534-9. 
• Fletcher, D. (1993). The Universal Tank: British Armour in the Second World War. part 2. London: HMSO, for REME Museum. ISBN 978-0-11-290534-9. 
• Fletcher, D. (1994). Matilda Infantry Tank 1938–1945. New Vanguard. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-85532-396-4. 
• French, David (2001) [2000]. Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War Against Germany 1919–1945. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-924630-4. 
• Harris, J. P. (1995). Men, Ideas and Tanks: British Military Thought and Armoured Forces, 1903–1939. Manchester: Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-0-7190-4814-2. 
• Plant, J. (2014). Infantry Tank Warfare (edisi ke-rev. enl.). London: New Generation. ISBN 978-1-78507-158-4. 
• Postan, M. M. (1952). British War Production. History of the Second World War: United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO. OCLC 459583161. 

Bacaan lanjutan

Buku

• Buckley, John (2006) [2004]. British Armour in the Normandy Campaign 1944. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-0-415-40773-1. 
• Murray, W.; Millett, A. R. (2006) [1996]. Military Innovation in the Interwar Period (edisi ke-17th). New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-63760-2. 
• Ness, L. (2002). Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles: The Complete Guide. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-00-711228-9. 
• Place, T. H. (2000). Military Training in the British Army, 1940–1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day. Cass Military History and Policy (edisi ke-pbk.). London: Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0-7146-8091-0. 
• Postan, M. M.; et al. (1964). Hancock, K., ed. Design and Development of Weapons: Studies in Government and Industrial Organisation. History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Civil Series. London: HMSO & Longmans, Green & Co. ISBN 978-0-11630-089-8. 
• Tucker, Spencer (2004). Tanks: An Illustrated History of Their Impact. Weapons and Warfare. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio Information Services. ISBN 978-1-57607-995-9. 

Thesis

• Armstrong, G. P. (1976). The Controversy over Tanks in the British Army 1919 to 1933 (Tesis PhD). King's College London (University of London). OCLC 500372423. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.448107. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-controversy-over-tanks-in-the-british-army-1919-to-1933(dbea3395-5044-41a2-b455-b1f51d6b2cc8).html. Diakses pada 2 November 2016. 
• Coombs, B. (2011). British Tank Production, 1934–1945 (Tesis PhD). University of Kent. OCLC 872698322. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.590028. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590028. Diakses pada 10 March 2016.  (perlu mendaftar)
• Forrester, C. J. (2010). Montgomery and his Legions: A Study of Operational Development, Innovation and Command in 21st Army Group, North-West Europe, 1944–45 (Tesis PhD). University of Leeds. OCLC 767733859. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.540781. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1753/. Diakses pada 2 November 2016. 
• Salmon, Roger Edward (2013). The Management of Change: Mechanizing the British Regular and Household Cavalry Regiments 1918–1942 (Tesis PhD). University of Wolverhampton. OCLC 879390776. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.596061. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/315320. Diakses pada 10 March 2016.