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 (Russian: танк Лебеденко), was a Russian armoured vehicle developed by Nikolai Lebedenko, Nikolay Yegorovich Zhukovsky, Boris Stechkin, and ...

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...

Mar 31, 2018 · During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had one little problem. How history's craziest tank could have changed everything, and then didn't.

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.

Dec 2, 2019 · One of the earliest attempts to design an AFV that could cope with First World War battlefields was the bizarre Tsar Tank.

Nikolay Lebedenko (Russian: Никола́й Лебеде́нко) was a Russian military engineer, mostly known as the main developer of the Lebedenko Tank, or the Tsar Tank, which was the largest armored vehicle in history, constructed in 1916–1917.

Jan 7, 2023 · Alternately known as the Lebedenko tank, the Tsar Tank was a radical design that has sometimes been described as an armored tricycle platform. The film has been noted for accurately depicting how the large, slow-moving behemoths literally shook the ground.

Jun 12, 2024 · First tested in 1915, the Tsar Tank was an ultimately unsuccessful attempt at revolutionizing the battlefield. Developed by Russian engineers Nikolai Lebedenko, Alexander Mikulin, Nikolay...

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, Boris Stechkin, and Alexander Mikulin.

Nov 1, 2022 · Also known as the Netopyr or the Lebedenko Tank, this colossal armored tricycle was a product of the inventive spirit of its main designer, Nikolai Lebedenko, and a team of engineers including Nikolay Zhukovsky, Boris Stechkin, and Alexander Mikulin.