Tanks & Armored Vehicles

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Uragan on Tracks: Afghanistan Combines a Heavy Rocket Launcher with an IFV
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It has the hull of an infantry fighting vehicle, but instead of the familiar turret, it carries a bank of launch tubes for 220 mm rockets. An unusual ...

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Wolf to Replace Bradley: Why the U.S. Army Wants an IFV with a Two-Person Crew and a 50 mm Cannon
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The new American Wolf infantry fighting vehicle has one fewer crew member than the Bradley. Yet the remaining two will have more to do: drive the vehicle, find ...

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A Tank Divided: France and Germany Promised to Replace the Leopard and Leclerc — Then Got Stuck at the Negotiating Table
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France and Germany set out to build a tank that would shape European armies for decades to come. They had the money, two accomplished schools of tank design, ...

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One Tank’s Hull, Another’s Turret: Why Was the T-80UE-1 Created?
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One tank still had a useful turret; another needed an upgrade. The solution resembled an organ transplant: combine the usable parts of two vehicles. The result ...

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Rheinmetall has unveiled what the upgraded Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle will look like
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American Rheinmetall has released details about the new Lynx XM30 infantry fighting vehicle—a platform designed to replace the aging M2 Bradleys. The Pentagon ...

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1,000 IFVs a month? China Unveils the Type 19—But the Numbers Raise Questions
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The story sounds almost like something out of a fantasy novel. China is reportedly capable of producing up to 1,000 Type 19 infantry fighting vehicles per ...

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Its Own “M113” for a War of Attrition: Why Ukraine Needed the New “Skif” Armored Personnel Carrier
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The current war in Ukraine is increasingly turning into a contest not only of technology but also of resources. Equipment is being lost faster than it can be ...

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Yuri Pasholok. The Tall Frenchman with the Beam Cross
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An article by Yuri Pasholok from the WARSPOT website, dated March 17, 2017.   The campaign in France in May–June 1940 clearly demonstrated the ...

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Yuri Pasholok. Leading Soviet expert on light tanks and light tracked chassis
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Marking the 120th anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Alexandrovich Astrov, one of the key Soviet tank designers   Usually, when people talk ...

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Evgeny Belash. Armor in the Ruins of Stalingrad
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An article by Evgeny Belash from the WARSPOT website, dated November 23, 2014.   “To the tank. They call it ‘Toteninsel’—‘Death Island.’ Only ...

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