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Namer IFV.

Israel Modern Day

Namer – The Most Heavily Armored IFV in the World

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Few armored personnel carriers are as heavily armored as the ones conjured up by Israel. But of them, one stands

An AC1 Sentinel.

Australia Experimental WWII

AC Sentinel – The Australian Cruiser Tank Family

August 16, 2022December 9, 2022 Patrick M. Johnson 17 pdr, 2 second world war, 975, AC, AC sentinel, ac4, America, armor, armored, Australia, australian, cruiser, cruisers, II, IJN, japan, japanese, lee, m3, m4, outback, pacific, radial, sentinel, Sherman, tank, tanks, world war 2, world war II, ww2, wwii

Australia’s role during the Second World War was not one of tank development, but they still produced interesting tank, the

Matilda I.

United Kingdom WWII

The £5,000 Tank That Took on the Blitzkrieg

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In the 1930s Britain created the Matilda I, a little two-man tank that was around the size of a car

The mighty Oka.

Cold War Experimental Soviet-Russia

2B1 “Oka” – The SPG that Broke Itself When Firing

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In 1957 the Soviets held their annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, celebrating the defeat of Nazi Germany in

Koksan Iraq 3

Cold War North Korea

M-1978 Koksan – North Korea’s 170 mm SPG

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In 1978 the United States uncovered the existence of an enormous, mysterious self propelled gun in Koksan, North Korea. Lacking

Ausf. F at Kubinka.

Panzer I Ausf. F – The Baby Tiger

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The Panzer I Ausf. F is a hilarious looking little tank. It has absurdly thick armor for its size and

The Kugelpanzer.

Experimental Germany WWII

The Kugelpanzer Ball Tank – What is it?

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The Kubinka Tank Museum in Russia is famous for its collection of strange vehicles and prototypes. Perhaps the strangest of

The Rhino at The Tank Museum.

Cold War Experimental United Kingdom

The TV1000 Rhino – A 6×6 V8 Powered Beast

May 24, 2022December 9, 2022 Jesse B 6x6, armor, armored, bovington, british, cold war, experimental, merlin, meteor, meteorite, military, prototype, rhino, strange, tank, tanks, test, testing, tests, the tank museum, tv1000, tv1000 rhino, unique, v12, v8, vehicle, war, weird, wheeled, wheels

In the 1950s Britain developed this highly unique vehicle, the TV1000 Rhino. It had six enormous wheels, a powerful V8

Object 775.

Cold War Experimental Soviet-Russia

Object 775 – The Pancake Tank

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Behold the flattest tank around: the Object 775. This strange and obscure vehicle was a missile tank developed by the

M51.

Cold War Israel WWII

M51 “Super Sherman” Tank

May 12, 2022February 6, 2023 Jesse B 105 mm, american, armor, armored, cold war, france, french, gun, israel, israeli, m-50, m-51, m50, m51, military, six day war, super sherman, tank, tanks, united states, US, vehicle, war, world of tanks, wot

The M51 is arguably the best example of upgrading a piece of equipment far beyond original expectations to meet new

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