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The Army’s M1 Abrams Exists For Just One Purpose

The U.S. Army’s M1 Abrams tanks are “not fully ready” for modern drone warfare and have proven “vulnerable” to cheap, ...
There’s not necessarily a wrong way to name a tank, at least from the crew’s perspective. This one, though, might have the heads of a few officers and sergeants major spinning. Seen on the popular ...
Abrams tanks have better crew protection than Soviet-style tanks. But Ukrainian forces are also enhancing Abrams with additional armor to counter emerging threats. A Ukrainian tank crew survived ...
Here’s What You Need To Remember: The Merkava’s unusual layout places the tank’s engine in the front. This means there is an extra block of armor between the tank’s crew and any incoming projectile.
The T-90M ‘Breakthrough’ is Russia’s most modern battle tank and by definition, tanks are supposed to offer the highest level of protection, so why would a Russian tank crew leave their apparently ...
Here’s What You Need to Know: Most nations have stuck to more traditional designs instead of embracing the Merkava’s frontal engine tank design. The Merkava tank is sometimes called the most ...
T-72B3M tanks of 126th Coastal Brigade in Simferopol, Crimea outfitted with special cage armor photographed at Army 2021 exhibition in August 2021. As Russian mechanized forces massing near Ukraine ...