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The Makmat.

Cold War Israel

MakMat 160 mm Self-Propelled Mortar – Another Israeli Creation

April 4, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

There is already a vehicle known as the “toaster tank”, and that is the German Pz. Sfl. IVc. However, we

Ro'em howitzer.

Cold War Israel

Israel’s Huge L-33 Ro’em: Based on the Sherman

March 21, 2023April 11, 2023 Patrick M. Johnson 155, 155 mm, 160 mm, artillery, concept, gun, howitzer, israel, israeli, L-33, m50, m51, makmat, military, modifications, modified, mortar, nato, prototype, Ro'em, self propelled gun, self propelled howitzer, self-propelled mortar, Sherman, sherman tank, six day war, spg, sph, strange, tank, tanker, tanks, weird, weirdest

Today we will be taking a look at yet another interesting adaptation of the Sherman tank, the L-33 Ro’em self-propelled

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

The Double Barrelled VT Tanks

Cold War Experimental Germany

The Double Barrelled VT Tanks

April 13, 2022February 6, 2023 Jesse B 120 mm, double barrel, german, germany, gvt, main battle tank, mbt, nato, tank, vt, vt 1-1, vt 1-2, vt tank

In the 1970s Germany investigated a novel approach to tank design when attempting to replace its Leopard 1. This vehicle