WW2 Tanks

The Soviet KV-2 tank was developed during World War II. It was notable for its large turret housing a powerful 152 mm M-10T howitzer, which gave it...

The M4A3 Sherman tank played a crucial role for Allied forces in World War II, from the Normandy invasion in 1944 to battles across Europe and the ...

Known as the "Russischer Koloss" (Russian Colosses) in German. The KV series of heavy tanks were formidable machines. Their most famous battle occu...

The Panzer II was adapted to serve as an artillery observation vehicle, referred to as Beobachtungswagen. A notable enhancement was the addition of...

The Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. E, was a formidable German heavy tank during World War II. Its thick frontal armour, ranging from 100mm to 120mm, ...

The T-34 medium tank, known for its symbol of Soviet abundance and impressive adaptability, had a significant impact on the evolution of tank techn...

The Panzerkampfwagen I Ausf.A was the first mass-produced German tank of World War II. It was mainly used for training and reconnaissance, with a t...

A combined increase in the usage of mine/unexploded ordinance (uxo) combined with a shortage of dedicated mine clearing vehicles lead to many M4 Sh...

The M4 Sherman tank has a remarkable history as the most widely produced American tank with almost 50000 units built from 1942 to 1957. Although it...

The Panzerkampfwagen III was a medium tank design developed by the German army in the 1930s. It was primary intended to fight other armoured vehicl...

The impressive strength of the KV-2 Soviet Heavy Army Tank was demonstrated in June 1941 near the Soviet village of Raseinai when a single KV-2 suc...

The heavy KV-1 tank, nicknamed "Russischer Koloss" in German, was able to stop large German formations with infantry support. During the battle of ...

Ravaged by the battle for Stalingrad (now Volgograd), the 2 million casualties of this monumental clash between the German army and Soviet defender...

The Nashorn Panzerjager entered service in 1943 and was a consequence of German encounters against newer Soviet tanks like the T-34 and KV-1 during...

First introduced in 1936 the Modele R35 was assigned to French tank battalions that served main infantry divisions.  This meant that while the tank...

The Panther Ausf. G Panzer rolled out of German factories in late 1943 with a redesigned chasis implemented amongst other minor improvements. Addit...

The German Panther Ausf A was the early production run for the Panther medium tank. It featured 80mm of frontal hull armour and 100mm of turret arm...

The development and production of the T28 Super Heavy Tank was focused around it being used to break through German defences like the Siegfried Lin...

This Sherman M4A3 (76W) tank was apart of the US Marines 5th Division that landed at the base of Mount Suribachi of Iwo Jima in 1945. In total 23 t...

Designed in the early stages of WW2 with the believe that a repeat of the muddy trench warfare of WW1 would be a reality the Tog 2 was over 10m lon...

Entering service around 1941 the Crusader series of tanks were vital for the British war effort during the North African campaign. Despite featurin...

Entering production in 1937 the "Matilda" Infantry tank at the time was one of the heaviest and most well armoured tanks of the period. It weighed ...

Entering service in 1943 with the Soviet Army the ISU-152 affectionately named "zveroboy" or beast killer was used as mobile artillery due to the p...