How the T-80B tank and its clone, the T-80U, appeared "unexpectedly"
When creating the latest generation of Soviet tanks, which include the T-80B and T-80U, it was often not the technical specifications achieved that were influential, but the interests of the highest political and state...
An ambitious solution: the Americans want an infantry fighting vehicle with two crew members.
On the implementation of the plan and its pitfalls...
What led to the creation of the revolutionary fire control system of the T-64B tank?
Effective tank firing requires a fire control system that takes into account the entire range of factors affecting firing accuracy. The presence of such systems determines a tank's firepower...
How Indians assessed the ergonomics of the T-90S gunner's station
The gunner-operator position received an unsatisfactory rating...
1G46TT – a chimera sight for domestic tanks
About the 1G46-based thermal imaging telescope...
Five robots instead of part of the defense
Five small robots aboard the M2A4 weigh little, but take up valuable space: experimental stowage confronts new cargo with protection, landing forces, and safe unloading...
Fuel tanks of the British Chieftain tank
Rubber-fabric fuel tanks of a British tank...
South Korea has realized that tank armor is no longer a panacea.
On plans to modernize Korean tanks...
Tank turning mechanisms: Soviet versus German
One of the most important parameters of tank mobility is its turning ability. A little-known chapter in the history of the Great Patriotic War is the comparison of armored vehicles based on this parameter.
Combat use of the Arena-M: the swan song of classic active protection systems
The small number of counter-munitions is the main problem of classic APS...
The World History of Tank Tracks
The most conservative and vulnerable part of a tank—the track—has evolved over more than a hundred years from a primitive steel belt to a high-tech product. As usual, in...
On the effectiveness of "sand" filler for the turrets of domestic tanks
About towers with "sand rods"...
How the protection of new T-80BVM tanks was enhanced
Lots of diamantarian protection and new grills...
The electrical system of the British Chieftain tank
About the tank's electrical system and its nuances...
100mm in the German rear, or how Krupp envied Soviet armor
In the fall of 1943, a substantial piece of Soviet armor, 100 mm thick, fell into the hands of Nazi metallurgists. German archives recount the short but colorful history of this artifact.
The Arena-M, upgraded to combat drones, did not work against the drone.
The drone fired at a tank with active protection...
"The IS-3 turret does not provide reliable protection against German armor-piercing shells": a 1945 model
The heavyweight IS-3 has gone down in history as a model of resilience and combat effectiveness. This is the impression the vehicle made on the former Allies on September 7, 1945, in Berlin. But in reality, everything was...
Under-Armor Shooter: What Turkey's SARP Changes in Drone Warfare and What It Doesn't
Turkey's ASELSAN has launched serial production of SARP remote-controlled weapon stations—but behind the big reveal lies a more pressing question than the hardware itself: is such a weapon truly capable...
Why the T-80BV tanks weren't equipped with dynamic armor
Steel plates instead of dynamic protection in side screens....
"A torsion shaft sample has been sent to Detroit for further analysis": KV-1 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground
A historical artifact—an American report on the testing of the KV-1 heavy tank in the second year of the war. The document illustrates the then-ally's approach to studying military technology, as well as its assessment...
The BMPT Terminator's turret armor features large steel arrays and dual-layer dynamic protection.
The turret is better protected than a tank's...
Rolling against sliding: the bearing crisis of the Third Reich
November 22, 1944. Less than six months remain until the fall of Berlin. In the small town of Wetter-Ruhr, more than thirty people—engineers, directors, government officials—gather behind closed doors.
Tank chaos in Europe: one "Eurotank" is dead, so we're making another one, but smarter.
A new European tank to replace the defunct program...
The Chieftain's armor was still strong against the T-55's guns, but the 115mm and 125mm smoothbore guns easily penetrated it.
About the British tank's armor and what it could protect against...