TKS — mug

TKS Ceramic Mug

Mug capacity: 330 ml

TKS

(Polish light reconnaissance tank, known as a tankette)

The TKS was designed in the Design Office of the State Engineering Works as a modernization of the TK-3 (derived from the British Carden-Loyd tankette), mainly involving changes to the shape of the front part of the hull, engine replacement, and the addition of a periscope for the commander, changes in armor, electrical installation, and improvements to the running gear. Production at the Ursus Works lasted from 1934 to 1936, during which 280 units were produced, equipped with the wz. 25 Hotchkiss heavy machine gun, 7.9 mm caliber. In early 1939, the re-arming of TKS and TK-3 with the modern, Polish-designed wz. 38FK heavy machine gun of 20 mm caliber began, but by the outbreak of war, only 23 units had been converted. Platoon Sergeant Edmund Roman Orlik, commanding such a vehicle, became the first Polish tank ace, destroying, according to various sources, 10 to 13 enemy tanks in the September battles. Three restored TKS units, thanks to the efforts of many enthusiasts, delight visitors to Polish museums and dynamic displays during reenactments. Before you is the TKS with a wz. 25 Hotchkiss machine gun.

The drawing's author is Mariusz Felek Foltak.