Category: Military Vehicles and Weapons
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?
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…
The Mighty Maus – at 207 Tons it is the Heaviest Tank Ever Built
The Maus spawned from Hitler’s now well known obsessions with large, war winning weapons. On multiple instances Germany tried to create a super heavy tank,…
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…
Scottish Soldier Single-Handedly Defeated 23,000 German Soldiers
Tommy Macpherson was one of the most feared soldiers in the British army to the point that the Germans put a 300,000 Franc bounty on…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Discovery of Panther Tank Parts from the ‘Ghost Division’ on the Eastern Front
The remains of a WWII Panther tank have been uncovered in Chrostkowo, Poland, by local history enthusiasts who are keen to put all of their…
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)…