While Soviet tanks have thinner armor than other nations, they make up for it by having highly sloped armor which increases effective thickness and a higher chance to ricochet shells. Their guns also ...

Sloped armor wasn’t advanced technology—it was applied physics. By angling armor plates, designers increased effective ...

At the onset of World War II, the U.S. had no modern tanks equal to those used by the German military. Therefore, as an upgrade of the M2 Light Tank, the U.S. built the M3 Stuart in 1941, forming part ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Iconic Russian tank wasn’t revolutionary, but it could blow Panzers to Hell. The T-34 in the hands of determined Soviet tankers routed the Germans at Kursk, the ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The T-34 had a lasting impact on tank design world-wide, and especially influenced Russian tank design after the Second World War. Many subsequent Russian tank ...