Past and Present of Warfare
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As the 19th century turned into the 20th century, Austro-Hungarian War Office came to realize that infantry may require help when charging into machine gun fire. Hand-held shields and knightly armor proved too heavy at thicknesses necessary to stop bullets, and infantry lacked firepower in any case. After several hours of partaking in beer drinking … Continue reading Austro-Hungarian Motorbin Tank
Russian tanks used in modern conflicts have had very bad tendency of suffering catastrophic explosions. When penetrated into the magazine ("ammoracked" for gamers), Russian designs (particularly T-72 and its derivatives) tend to be violently relieved of their turret, which can fly off even some dozens of meters away. The reason for this tendency towards turret … Continue reading Why Russian Tanks Explode When Hit
Everybody except journalists knows what a tank is, yet it is difficult to define. So what is a tank? Google is not much of a help; asking it produces a definition that a tank is "a heavy armoured fighting vehicle carrying guns and moving on a continuous articulated metal track". But that definition would include … Continue reading What Is A Tank
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