The Fastest Tank of the War Was Built by a Car Company
The M18 Hellcat was built by General Motors' car division and did 55 mph. The speed was not a bonus — it was the...
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The Tanks That Were Built to Drive Underwater
Germany could not land tanks on an English beach, so 168 of them were sealed, given air hoses and a gyro-compass, and taught to...
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The Tank Commander Who Had to Aim the Gun Himself
In the early T-34 the commander also aimed and fired the gun. The T-34-85 fixed that with a wider turret ring and a third...
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The Turret Porsche Never Designed
Almost every source calls the curved turret on the first King Tigers the Porsche turret. Porsche did not design it, and the tank it...
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