Long before the well-engineered M1 Abrams, tanks were used in warfare as far back as 1915 in the first half of WWI. By the time the Second World War commenced in 1939, they had evolved into a ...
They're big, intimidating, destructive, and possibly one of the most important assets utilized in World War II. The impact that tanks had on the battlefield during the global conflict cannot be ...
Kast, Bernhard, and Christoph Bergs. German Army Regulation on the Medium Tank Company H. Dv. 470/7 Mittlere Panzerkompanie from May 1941. Linz: Bernhard Kast, 2020. Wheatley, Ben. “A Visual ...
The P-1000 Ratte was a German super-heavy tank concept approved during World War II that weighed an estimated 1,000 tons and carried naval battleship guns. Designed as a mobile land cruiser, it would ...
Tanks were first invented in World War I, where they were envisioned as invincible land ships that could break the stalemate of trench warfare and lead to victory. Technological shortcomings meant ...
The Tiger I’s thick armor and 88mm gun often required multiple Allied vehicles or air support to defeat. The T-34’s sloped armor and mobility shocked German forces when first encountered in 1941.
From the mass-produced M4 Sherman to the powerful M26 Pershing, U.S. armor provided the firepower and mobility that would be reflected in tank warfare down through the years Are you ahead, or behind ...