Tank, any heavily armed and armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. Tanks are essentially weapons platforms that make the weapons mounted in …

Tank - Armament, Armor, Mobility: In keeping with the importance attached to the ability of tanks to defeat enemy tanks, great emphasis was placed after World War II on their armament.

armoured vehicle, military vehicle that is fitted with partial or complete armour plating for protection against bullets, shell fragments, and other projectiles. Armoured vehicles for military …

Tank - Armoured Warfare, WWII, Mobility: The most effective tank force proved to be the German, composed in 1939 of 3,195 vehicles, including 211 Pz. IVs.

Tank - Armoured Warfare, Interwar, Mobility: The Renault F.T. remained the most numerous tank in the world into the early 1930s. Aware of the need for more powerful vehicles, if only for …

tank, Heavily armed and armoured combat vehicle that moves on two continuous metal chains called tracks. It is usually equipped with a cannon mounted in a revolving turret as well as …

Tanks such as the Leopard 1 and AMX-30 had relatively thin armour for the sake of light weight and greater mobility, which was considered to provide a greater chance of battlefield survival.

The armored fighting vehicle, or tank, first appeared in 1916 on the battlefields of World War I. A combination of existing inventions, it represented an effort to counter the great defensive …

Tank, any heavily armed and armoured combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks. Tanks are essentially weapons platforms that make the weapons mounted in …

Armoured vehicle - Protection, Mobility, Combat: Many countries have also developed wheeled armoured carriers to serve in a variety of roles, including infantry transport, reconnaissance, …