Category: American Tanks
Risk Taking Gone Wrong – Tank vs Bridge Edition
Tanks are one of the most formidable forces on the battlefield. They are designed to be resistant against small arms fire, powerful anti-tank weapons and…
Incredible – World War II Guns, Tanks and More Relics Found In Iraq (Watch)
Imagine yourself as a modern soldier in Iraq, armed with the latest weapons, night vision, thermal optics, backed by jets, helicopters and main battle tanks,…
Heavy Tank T29 – The US’s Intended Answer to the King Tiger
In regards to tank design, all countries involved in WWII learnt some brutal lessons, but none more so than those facing the Germans. Monstrous vehicles…
4 American Cold War Tanks – Part 2
Part 1 explored the US tanks used in the early stages of the Cold War, during the immediate aftermath of the Second World War. Most…
4 American Cold War Tanks – Part 1
Before the Cold War, the Second World War saw tank designs rapidly improve between 1939 and 1945, as all sides had heavily integrated tanks into…
The M24 Chaffee – Cute but Deadly
The M24 Chaffee light tank was named after the U.S Army General Adna R. Chaffee Jr, who is considered to be the father of the…
U.S. Army May Replace M2 Bradley: 21st Century Tech A Part Of New Vehicles
There is irony in the fact that countries around the world spend sizable fortunes on something they hope to never need or use: military equipment…
Carmel Armored vehicle is More Than an Xbox on Tracks
When looking at the Carmel, one would never believe that it resembles your average teenager’s bedroom. After all, it has tank tracks, has a body…
US Army to Test Two New Light Tank Designs
The US Army has identified that there is a gap in its ground combat vehicle strategy. In a study conducted in 2015, they determined that…
The Mighty B Company “Black Panthers”of World War II
Some of the fiercest fighters in the US Army’s 761st Tank Battalion “Black Panthers” were in the B Company. The first all-black segregated tank company…
Irish Tank Kamikaze Took on a King Tiger & Won
John Gorman joined up in 1942 and became a Lieutenant in the Irish Guards Armoured Division, 2nd Armoured Battalion. Following hot on the heels of…
US Army Robots Able to Maneuver and Find Targets Using AI
Recent tests with army robots at the US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground have military officials excited about the potential in their Aided Target Recognition (ATR)…