In the mid 1930s it became clear that only two main models of tanks will be kept in service of the British army-an infantry tank and a cruiser tank, which was intended to exploit breakthroughs and make forays deep into enemy territory. The pilot model of the first cruiser tank was ready in 1936 […]
Well, you should… “Fury” puts tank warfare front and center in a depiction of the Allied final push into Germany in 1945. In the movie, a U.S. Army sergeant (played by Brad Pitt) commands a medium-size Sherman tank in battle against Nazi forces that have superior firepower, including a well-equipped Tiger I heavy tank. The […]
Guardian of Hitler`s last days Americans produced a lot, so the Germans needed to be more advanced in producing their arsenal. King Tiger was a spectacular tank! Advanced optics, powerful gun and quite a speed for its weight (690 hp; 8 gears forward and 4 in reverse; a max speed of over 40km/h – […]
Unbreakable King Tiger seemed to had many flaws In August 1944 during the Red Army`s Lvov–Sandomierz Offensive in Poland German and Soviet tank titans clashed with each other. Three King Tigers started their attack on bridge over the Vistula River. But something unexpected happened – they had already been spotted by one Red […]
Comrades who saved the day! In December 1943, huge Soviet operation was on-going. Entire north part of SSSR was liberated. However, there were still some difficulties. One of a kind story goes for T-34 that was commanded by Lieutenant Stepan Tkachenko, who got stuck with his tank in a half-frozen swamp close to Pskov […]
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