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| ==== Mark IV Churchill tank ==== | ==== Mark IV Churchill tank ==== | ||
| - | The Mark IV Churchill tank had a 40 mm cannon. Various configurations were tested before they went into serial production. Initially, it was planned to arm Churchill with a 3-inch caliber howitzer, but thanks to, among others, | + | The Mark IV Churchill tank had a 40 mm cannon. Various configurations were tested before they went into serial production. Initially, it was planned to arm the Churchill with a three-inch caliber howitzer, but thanks to General Vyvyan Pope's opposition |
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| ==== Abolishing of the Janissaries ==== | ==== Abolishing of the Janissaries ==== | ||
| Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman dynasty, who ruled from 1808 to 1839, abolished the Janissaries in 1826, a move that greatly facilitated subsequent political reforms. The Janissary community, conservative and opposed to any changes, was at times a threat to the sultans, especially those following the ideas of modernization of Turkey. Osman II, on the other hand, was liquidated by the Janissaries. [([[https:// | Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman dynasty, who ruled from 1808 to 1839, abolished the Janissaries in 1826, a move that greatly facilitated subsequent political reforms. The Janissary community, conservative and opposed to any changes, was at times a threat to the sultans, especially those following the ideas of modernization of Turkey. Osman II, on the other hand, was liquidated by the Janissaries. [([[https:// | ||
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