Video: Is the KV-6 Real?
The KV-6 Behemoth is one of the most infamous fake tanks, but is there a kernel of truth inside the fiction? I take a look at the history of the KV-6 tank in my latest video.Â
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Heavy Without Alternatives
One can often encounter brainstorms about how individual vehicles or even entire tank building schools ought to have evolved. Most of these brainstorms are done by people that are far removed from the...
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Heavy Trophies from Leningrad
There are plenty of armoured vehicles that had an impact on tank building worldwide. This list includes German vehicles, especially the Tiger tank. At the moment of its appearance, it was the best...
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Second Fiddle
Even though the German Pz.Kpfw.IV tank was originally created as a support vehicle (Begleitwagen) and fell short of its counterpart the Pz.Kpfw.III in many ways, it was still the heaviest tank in the...
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The Wehrmacht's Unplanned Workhorse
How the Pz.Kpfw.IV became Germany's most numerous and longest serving tank.There are many cases in worldwide tank building where not everything went according to plan. Even the legendary T-34 was...
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Baby IS-3
The Second World War was a catalyst for the creation of many armoured vehicles, including heavy tanks. These vehicles were quite rare at the start of the war, but this changed radically in 1941-42. The...
View Article45 mm APCR Penetration
 "To the Chair of the State Committee of Defense, comrade I.V. StalinWe present the main results of proving grounds trials of 45 mm subcaliber armour piercing shot designed by Military Engineer 1st...
View ArticleFirst KV-1S
 "To the Chief of the GBTU BTU, Major General of the Tank Forces, comrade KorobkovI report that the Kirov factory presents two KV-1S tanks for trials.First tank: #10279Engine: V-2KF #A-1401 650 hp at...
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Canada's Valentines
The British War Ministry had no illusions about how the situation in Europe would develop, even in 1938. The policy of appeasement was adopted to postpone the inevitable large conflict, which the...
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Long Living T-50
1941 was a year of great calamity for the Red Army and for the USSR. The war that broke out on June 22nd was not at all like the war that was predicted. The Germans and their allies tore deep into the...
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Sherman's African Debut
The Medium Tank M4A1 that arrived in the UK in the summer of 1942 was much more promising than the Medium Tank M3 that had arrived shortly prior. The layout of the armament was much more conventional,...
View ArticleSU-122 Requirements
 "Approved by Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, Colonel General of Artillery, VoronovOctober 17th, 1942Tactical-technical requirements of a 122 mm self propelled howitzer on the chassis of the T-34...
View ArticleHeavies in Action
 "April 9th, 1945#0417To the commander of the Armoured and Mechanized Forces of the 2nd Shock ArmyRE: #08562 dated March 20th, 1945Report of the 46th Independent Guards Order of the Red Banner Order of...
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The Last of Stalin's Robots
Unfortunately, museums frequently mislabel their own exhibits. The biggest problem with that is an incorrect information from a museum label is going to propagate. For example, Kubinka seriously...
View ArticleGerman Tank Tactics, 1945
  "April 9th, 1945#0417To the commander of the Armoured and Mechanized Forces of the 2nd Shock ArmyRE: #08562 dated March 20th, 1945Report of the 46th Independent Guards Order of the Red Banner Order...
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Landships Left In Port
Fosters of Lincoln Ltd. built tanks during the First World War, but returned to peaceful products after its conclusion, as the military no longer needed new tanks. When the situation began to change...
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First Among Equals
The defeat of the British Expeditionary Force in France in 1940 was a wake-up call for British tankers. It was clear that their tanks were not suited for modern war. Light tanks had no chance to...
View ArticleSU-76 Requirements
 "Approved by the Deputy People's Commissar of Defense, Colonel General of Artillery VoronovOctober 17th, 1942Tactical-technical requirements for a 76 mm assault SPG1. Purpose of the SPGThe 76 mm SPG...
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Firefighters of the Fiery Salient
Supplies of M4A2 tanks to the USSR began in late 1942. Unfortunately due to technical defects (chiefly to do with injectors) they did not see service right away. Only a few units received these tanks...
View ArticleAquino Tank Weekend: T-34-85
Last weekend I had the pleasure of assuming the role of a T-34-85 tank commander during Aquino tank Weekend at the Ontario Regiment Museum. In this video, I cover what we know about the history of this...
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