The war in Ukraine has shown how vulnerable armored vehicles can be to attacks by cheap, expendable drones, threatening the tank’s century-long primacy on the battlefield.
For tankers, naming their tank — and stenciling it on the barrel — is a rite of passage, earned by hundreds of hours of training and teamwork. Though traditions vary, in most cases tanker crews have ...
If you've ever seen James Garner's movie "Tank" (unlikely; it's not great), you might have thought that it was just Hollywood straining credulity again. Surely, even a former U.S. Army command ...
Sgt. Zachary Wilson reloads ammunition on an M1A1 Abrams tank during qualification tables on Fort Carson, Colorado. (Sgt. William Rogers/U.S. Army) For steel beasts, the most dangerous habitat is ...
Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...