4 American Cold War Tanks – Part 1

Jesse Beckett

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…

StuG Found on Polish Riverbed – Was Running a Year Later

Jesse Beckett

On the 18th January 1945, German forces were retreating westward with the 1st Belorussian Front hot on their heals. Part of this retreat was two…

Tiger Tank Seen Roaming Around English Town

Ian Handley-Kershaw

A German Tiger I tank roamed the hill beside St. Fergus Church in Wick, Caithness, UK. The World War II-era tank was actually a remote…

The M24 Chaffee – Cute but Deadly

Jesse Beckett

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…

Iconic Rolls Royce Armoured Car turns 100 years old

Jack Beckett

The Tank Museum’s oldest running vehicle, the Rolls Royce Armoured Car, turns 100 this week. The Rolls Royce Armoured Car, which has been used to…

Soviet Anti-tank Guns – The Real Threat to German Panzers

Jesse Beckett

It is often assumed in combat tanks are the primary counter to tanks, however during World War II it was in fact humble anti-tank guns…

On His 21st Birthday he Stopped a Panzer Division

Lyle Bouck joined the Missouri National Guard when he was just 14. He had grown up during the Great Depression and joining the National Guard…

The Russian Tank Crew That Refused to Give Up Against the Germans in WWII

In 1943, the Germans had occupied the Nevelsky distric of the USSR located south of Pskov. The Red Army sent their Third and Fourth Shock…

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 Panther Tank in 24 Images – Was it the Best Tank of the War?

Jesse Beckett

The German Panzerkampfwagen V Panther was born out of the shock experienced by German forces after encountering the Soviet T-34 medium tank and KV-1 heavy…