Armed with JAGM or Hellfire missiles, the new version of the Fuchs armored personnel carrier reflects renewed interest in anti-armor platforms.
Thanks to a massive 90mm main gun, the M36 was one of the few American tank destroyers that could reliably engage any German armored vehicles, even at extreme distances. During the Second World War, ...
When we think of Germany’s armored might in World War II, names like Tiger and Panther often dominate the conversation — ...
An MT-LB-12 in 2022. In 1944, the Soviet Union’s state defense committee ordered the country’s industry to develop a better anti-tank gun—one that could penetrate the armor of the latest German tanks.
May 18, 2023: One of the strangest Russian tanks to show up in Ukraine was the amphibious 18-ton 2S25M tank destroyer. Designed for the airborne forces, development began in the 1980s but production ...
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Tank Destroyers in WWII: Solution or Misfire?
As tank armor grew thicker, traditional anti-tank guns became harder to deploy—and harder to move. The answer was mobility: self-propelled guns that could keep up with fast-changing battlefronts.
Staff Sgt. Clyde Choate was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions defending a German tank attack during WWII. (Source: Military Times Hall of Valor) By the time the United States entered World ...
The multi-missile Spike NLOS launcher being pitched for Poland's tank-destroyer program is shown atop two types of armored vehicles. (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems) JERUSALEM — Rafael Advanced ...
Military men the world over have searched for two years for a surefire, mechanical defense against the tank. The U.S. Army Ordnance Department last week announced that perhaps they had found one—in ...
During the Second World War, American tank doctrine called for U.S. tanks to engage and defeat any enemy tanks they came up against. The Tank Destroyer Force made that possible. Thanks to a massive ...
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