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Tank News Roundup for February 14, 2021

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Lawrence Person

A few bits of tank-related news have been caught in the hopper, so let’s do a quick roundup: The M1A2 Abrams gets a new tank round: The US Army’s main battle tank, the M1 Abrams, is about to receive a … Continue reading →

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Stop That Tank!

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Lawrence Person

What better Sunday viewing fodder than tanks, Walt Disney, and Hitler in Hell? That’s just the beginning of the full video, which gives more technical detail and instructions on how to use the rifle: The Boys Mark 1 antitank rifle … Continue reading →

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Tank vs. Gun Safes

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Lawrence Person

In this video, Demolition Ranch’s Matt Carriker pits a Sherman tank‘s 76mm main cannon against ten gun safes lined up in a row: About 7 minutes in you can see the second round fired spinning down after penetrating several safes … Continue reading →

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A Poor Tank, A Useless Tank, And The Worst Tank In The World

Posted on December 5, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Lindybeige and The Chieftain talk about three of the worst tanks in the Bovington Tank Museum: The three are: The Japanese Type 95 Ha-Go light tank, first fielded in 1936 with a 37mm cannon. Mechanically inferior to contemporary light tanks … Continue reading →

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The Five Worst Production Tanks Of All Time

Posted on October 11, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Dwight and Borepatch have both weighed in on this one already, but as (I think) the only one of us who has actually visited the Tank Museum in Bovington, I though I would weigh in as well. This is not … Continue reading →

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Rheinmetall Unveils New 130mm Cannon With Autoloader

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Germany’s Rheinmetall is now testing 130mm smoothbore cannon with a integral autoloader. German defense company Rheinmetall has unveiled a prototype of a 130mm smoothbore gun for a future main battle tank (MBT). Combined with a state-of-the-art auto-loader, this system is … Continue reading →

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M1A2C Abrams Tank Hits The Field

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Remember last year’s story about development of the M1A2 SEPv3? It’s now out in the field and christened the M1A2C: Soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, have begun receiving the US Army’s M1A2C Abrams main battle tank (MBT), also known as … Continue reading →

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Will Russia’s T-14 Armata Ever See The Battlefield?

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Lawrence Person

Yesterday’s post on autloaders made me wonder how Russia’s T-14 Armata main battle tank project is coming along. The answer seems to be: not so hot. Despite a reduction in Russian defense spending caused by lower oil prices, which came … Continue reading →

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The Chieftain Talks Autoloaders

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Lawrence Person

The Chieftain Nicholas Moran talks about the pros and cons of autoloaders, a subject we’ve touched on before, especially in relation to the Russian T-14 Armata. The point about autoloaders providing better crew safety through thicker ammunition storage bulkheads is … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day: Remembering Henry F. Warner

Posted on May 24, 2020 by Lawrence Person

This Sunday before Memorial Day we honor the life of Cpl. Henry F. Warner, an antitank gunner who single-handedly destroyed three German tanks and killed the commander of a fourth: Serving as 57-mm. antitank gunner with the 2d Battalion, he … Continue reading →

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