Tanks prior to the laser rangefinder had to rely on stadiametric rangefinding, where an enemy tank was bracketed between markings on the sight to estimate the distance, or stereoscopic rangefinding, ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: A lot of weirdness happened before the modern main battle tank. The United States fielded a pretty standard lineup of tanks during the Cold War. First came the Patton ...

In the 1950s, both the Soviet Union and the United States tried to build nuclear-proof tanks. The USSR’s Object 279 had four tracks, a hemispherical hull and 270 mm of armor to survive atomic blasts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The threat of drones has forced both Ukraine and Russia to adapt, including welding cages onto their tanks. Soviet-style tanks are ...