With its 1,500 shp gas turbine engine, the M1 Abrams can reach a top speed of 45 mph. Optimized to run on jet fuel, the engine is similar to the engines that propel many modern commercial aircraft.

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The M1 Abrams tank revolutionized tank warfare when it ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The M1 Abrams tank revolutionized tank warfare when it ...

In the fight against Germany's heavy panzers, American engineers made a radical bet: they built a tank hunter with almost no armor, believing that pure, unmatched speed was the ultimate defense. The ...

FORT LEWIS -- Their cannons fire 120 mm shells, their thick armor can withstand even uranium-tipped weapons, and they bristle with machine guns. But at Fort Lewis, the days of the tank are over. The ...

From Berwick to Battlefields: Exploring the Legendary Stuart Tank's History One of the fastest tanks of World War ll, the Stuart tank, was able to do 35 mph and was manufactured locally in Berwick PA.