Modern tanks are versatile mobile land weapons platforms whose main armament is a large- calibre tank gun mounted in a rotating gun turret, supplemented by machine guns or other ranged weapons …

All about the tactics, technologies, and evolution of the tank worldwide, from World War I to the Atomic and Digital Ages.

Tank, any heavily armed and armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. Tanks are essentially weapons platforms that make the weapons mounted in them more …

Apr 2, 2007 · A tank is an armored, tracked vehicle designed to engage enemies in warfare head-on, using direct fire from a large-caliber gun. Heavy armor and a high degree of mobility give it …

One of the first traces of the use of an armored motor vehicle occurred during the Crimean War. [2] World War I generated new demands for armoured self-propelled weapons which could navigate any …

Tanks are still there. Since the sixties, there was a worldwide consensus about the main battle tank design (MBT), in terms of speed vs armor vs weaponry. The “magic triangle” is now filled by many …

The United States has produced tanks since their inception in World War I, up until the present day. While there were several American experiments in tank design, the first American tanks to see …

A good indication for that is the fate of US Modern tanks: Like the M1 Abrams. The iconic main battle tank is dating back from 1978, that’s almost 40 years from now! No real replacement program has …

The main battle tank thus took on the role the British had once called the "universal tank", exemplified by the Centurion, filling almost all battlefield roles.

The M1 Abrams (/ ˈeɪbrəmz /) [8] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. …