Tank - Wikipedia Modern tanks are versatile mobile land weapons platforms whose main armament is a large- calibre tank gun mounted in a rotating gun turret, supplemented by machine guns or other ranged weapons such as anti-tank guided missiles or rocket launchers
Tank | Facts, History, Pictures | Britannica Tank, any heavily armed and armored combat vehicle that moves on two endless metal chains called tracks Tanks are essentially weapons platforms that make the weapons mounted in them more effective by their cross-country mobility and by the protection they provide for their crews
Tanks - Military Articles Analysis | Military Machine Tanks remain the backbone of armored warfare, combining firepower, protection, and mobility on the modern battlefield Compare main battle tanks, explore armor technology, and understand how tank doctrine has evolved from WWI trenches to today
Tank (military) - New World Encyclopedia A tank is an armored, tracked vehicle designed to engage enemies in warfare head-on, using direct fire from a large-caliber gun Heavy armor and a high degree of mobility give it survivability, while the tracks allow it to cross rough as well as smooth terrain at high speeds
History of Tanks: From Renaissance Sketches to the . . . - TheCollector For over a century, the rumbling of tanks churning up the battlefield has struck fear into the hearts of the soldiers (and civilians) facing them, from their first use on the muddy fields of the Somme to the massive tank battles on the Eastern Front in the Second World War