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Dutch Panzerhaubitze 2000.

Germany Modern Day

Panzerhaubitze 2000 – The Self-Propelled Gun of the Future

September 11, 2022December 9, 2022 Michael Taylor

Today, few self-propelled artillery systems are as powerful, accurate, fast firing and deadly as the Panzerhaubitze 2000. With its autoloading

A CRARRV on the move.

Modern Day United Kingdom

CRARRV – Britain’s 70-ton Armored Recovery Vehicle

August 19, 2022December 9, 2022 Patrick M. Johnson armored, armored recovery vehicle, arv, britain, british, challenger 1, challenger 2, cold war, crane, CRARRV, hercules, history, M88, military, modern, new, RAC, recovery, UK, united kingdom, v12, vehicle, war

If you operate tanks, then you need a vehicle to pull them along should things go wrong. There are few

V-2 type engine.

Cold War Modern Day WWII

V-2 – The 90 Year Old Engine Used From the T-34 to the T-90M

August 15, 2022December 9, 2022 Mario Todorov cold war, diesel, diesel engine, engine, engines, gasoline, heavy tank, heavy tanks, is-2, IS-3, is2. is-4, is3, is4, isu-152, isu152, main battle tank, mbt, medium tank, medium tanks, military, petrol, russia, russian, soviet, soviet union, soviets, t-10, t-34, t-44, t-54, t-62, t-72, t-90, t10, t34. t44, t54, t62, t72, t90, ussr, v 12, V-2, v12, v2, v54, war, world war 2, world war II, ww2, wwii

The V-2 engine is a diesel V12 designed by the Soviet Union in the 1930s, and is most famous for

Sherman at Capel 2022.

Modern Day News WWI

Capel Military Show 2022

July 19, 2022December 9, 2022 Mark Barnes

Tanks, dust and bread pudding. This year’s Capel Military Vehicle Show had it all. Mark Barnes describes his day in

M88A2.

M88 – the Mighty HERCULES

July 12, 2022December 9, 2022 Michael Taylor abrams, America, american, amored, arv, av-1790, cold war, continental, crane, hercules, Hercules arv, m1, m48, m60, M88, m88 Hercules, m88a1, m88a2, m88a2 Hercules, modern, pull, pulling, recover, recovery, tank, tow, US, USA, winch, winches, winching

The M88 armored recovery vehicle was America’s solution to finally create a purpose-built armored tow truck that could move the

Type-59.

Cold War Experimental Modern Day News WWI WWII

TANKFEST 2022

July 7, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B bovington, britain, fest, festival, history, museum, museums, show, tank fest, Tankfest, TankFest 2022, tanks, the tank museum, war

Now the dust has settled and my eardrums have recovered, we can take a look at what is arguably the

A&E convoy near Bovington.

Cold War Modern Day WWII

Armour & Embarkation 2022 – Mark Barnes’ Take

June 30, 2022December 9, 2022 Mark Barnes

This year saw the fourth running of an event which holds the distinction of being a tank event held on

Challenger 2 fume extractor.

Cold War Modern Day

What is The Lump in a Tank’s Barrel?

June 9, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B

Tanks have a tough job. They are designed to mount offensive firepower on a mobile platform while providing defensive protection

BMPT on parade.

Modern Day Soviet-Russia

Russia’s Devastating “Terminator” Tanks – The BMPT Terminator

April 28, 2022March 2, 2023 Jesse B 30 mm, 30 mm cannon, armor, armored, armored warfare, auto, autocannon, bmpt, cannon, military, missile, object 781, object 782, russia, russian, soviet, soviet union, support, support vehicle, t-72, t-80, tank, tank support, tanks, terminator, turret, ussr, vehicle, war

This is the mighty BMPT, a Russian armored fighting vehicle that is armed to the teeth and specialised for anti-infantry

C1 Ariete.

Italy Modern Day

The Italian C1 Ariete – Is it NATO’s Worst Tank?

April 27, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B 120 mm, abrams, ariete, armor, bad, c1, c1 ariete, c2, c2 ariete, challenger, composite, europe, italian, italy, leopard, main battle tank, mbt, nato, tank

The C1 Ariete is Italy’s domestically designed and built main battle tank that has been in service with the Italian