Heavy tanks were used to resolve disputes with horsepower and steel. At this point, they resolve them using electricity, detectors, and ability to live first. The M1E3 Abrams of the U.S. Army and the ...
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Can a lighter Abrams still win the tank fight?

Can a tank lose weight and still keep its reputation for ending fights fast? The U.S. Army’s M1E3 Abrams program has an answer to this question by viewing mass as a problem rather than a symbol of ...
Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...