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…
Iconic Rolls Royce Armoured Car turns 100 years old
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
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?
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…