In this episode, we break down how Soviet engineers shaped a tank around efficiency rather than brute strength. The rounded turret and carefully angled armor reveal a design meant to maximize ...

Traditionally, tanks are seen as being at an inherent disadvantage in urban combat. In the 21st Century, however, the U.S. military must be prepared for urban combat in large, densely populated cities ...

A tank turret is the brain and brawn of an armored fighting vehicle, housing its most critical functions: the main gun, targeting systems, and a complement of crew. From the outside, it might seem ...

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Russian armor suffers from a design flaw that makes them susceptible to losing their tops in direct hits — a well-documented flaw Ukrainian troops are taking advantage of to smolder enemy forces. The ...

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During the interwar years, multi-turreted tanks were all the rage. Post-war, the British developed the A1E1 dual-turreted tank, which formed the basis for a number of other inter-war multi-turreted ...

Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to plan. Hundreds of Russian tanks are thought to have been destroyed since Moscow ...

When Ukraine received M-1 Abrams tanks from the United States and Australia, few expected what would follow. Ukrainian crews ...

Russian tanks have a design flaw making them susceptible to being decapitated in Ukrainian attacks, CNN reported. Unlike Western tanks, Russian ones carry multiple shells of ammunition in their ...