A Sherman Firefly For The First Time at Tankfest 2019, Tickets Selling Fast
For the first time ever a WW2 Sherman Firefly will be running at TANKFEST 2019 This particular Sherman Firefly comes from the Bastogne Barracks in…
Book Review-Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s
The period between the wars offered up all manner of oddities as governments and companies attempted to develop fighting vehicles that would be numerous, effective…
The Amazing Irish Kamikaze Tank Buster Took Out A King Tiger By Ramming
British officers who commanded tanks during WW2 were often told that naval tactics could be used effectively by tanks. However, this advice was not often…
Ferdinand – The Tank the Germans Couldn’t Admit was a Total Failure
In online history buff circles the Ferdinand, or “Elefant” as later versions were renamed, is something of a meme. To many it represents the absurd…
How the Allies Guessed the Number of German Tanks Using Serial Numbers
The “German tank problem” is a statistical approach which is employed in estimating the total number of existing items from a simple random sample of…
9 American Cold War Tanks
The Second World War solidified the position of tanks as a vital tool in the modern military arsenal. And so, over the course the Cold…
Oh yes! 30 fully operational T-34 Tanks Recently Sent Back to Russia, a Collectors Dream (with video)
Thirty fully operational T-34-85 tanks recently arrived in Naro-Fominsk near Moscow, Russia. The tanks had previously been in service with the armed forces of Laos.…
Comparative Tank Repair 101- Were British Tanks More Reliable Than German Tanks?
A great deal has been made about the reliability of German tanks, but there is more to the equation. Some tanks might look better than…
The Crazy Idea of a Flying Tank
After the appearance of tanks on the battlefield, there was a question of increasing their maneuverability and mobility. Soon, tracked tanks appeared, equipped with reinforced…
Was the Panther Really the Best Tank of WW2?
The Panther has been called the finest German tank of World War II. Some people have even suggested that it was the best overall tank…
Was the Russian T-34 Really the Best Tank of WW2?
German Field Marshall von Kleist described the Russian T-34 as ‘the best tank of World War Two.’ Panzer leader General Heinz Guderian claimed that the…
How the Unbeatable German Tank Ended Up on Display in Belgium
The Germans were retreating on every front. They hadn’t had a real success against the Russians in years, and their last offensive at Kursk had…