The Tsar Tank (Russian: Царь-танк, transcription: Tsar'-tank), also known as the Netopyr' (Russian: Нетопырь, which stands for Pipistrellus, a genus of bat) or Lebedenko Tank …

Due it to its menacing appearance and formidable arsenal on board, the beast was nicknamed the Tsar Tank. The Russian Empire was in a precarious position in 1915. A German offensive on …

The Bat. The Tsar Tank, built by the Russians during World War 1, was the largest—and probably the weirdest—tank ever to reach full-scale testing.It was also called the Lebedenko after its …

Mar 31, 2018 · Perhaps the most unusual prototype to emerge from the new era of military technology was the Russian Tsar Tank. Standing nearly 30 feet tall and weighing 60 tons, this …

Jan 7, 2023 · Nearly two years before the first British MkI tanks rolled across the fields of France during the Battle of the Somme, four Russian designers came up with what could only be …

Jul 21, 2022 · What was the Tsar Tank? The Tsar Tank, also called the Netopyr (a Russian name for Pipistrellus, a genus of bats) or the Lebedenko Tank, was a Russian armored vehicle …

Sep 13, 2015 · The Tsar Tank, also known as the Netopyr’ or Lebedenko Tank, was an unusual Russian armored vehicle developed in 1916–1917 by Nikolai Lebedenko, Nikolai Zhukovsky, …

Developed by Russian engineers Nikolai Lebedenko, Alexander Mikulin, Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky, and Boris Stechkin, the Tsar Tank was meant to send enemies running in fear …

Sep 29, 2014 · In early 1915, the army engineer created a machine that could feasibly breach barbed wire and enemy trenches. The ‘Tsar Tank’ was named after Lebedenko’s unswerving …

Oct 12, 2018 · Look closely at this tank - it is a self-propelled gun carriage, only very large! Due to its distinct shape when viewed from above - this resembling the profile of a bat handing upside …