The Object 279 was the Soviet Union’s ultimate Cold War tank—engineered to cross swamps, break front lines, and even survive ...

Germany’s conflict with the Soviet Union represented a level of brutality not seen in the other areas of Europe during World War II. Of all ... but no machine guns. Later on, after truck convoys ...

It even features a bigger gun than its ... projects and tanks with limited production runs. One of the first major Russian tanks was the T-34, which emerged during World War II.

In the distance, you can see and hear a line of T-34 tanks trundling and clacking ... you begin firing your MG42 machine gun hoping to kill as many of the Soviet troops as you can before they ...

With a crew of four soldiers within, they did major damage with their 76.2 mm tank gun and 7.62 mm DT machine gun ... 30,000 produced throughout World War II. Along the way, several variants ...

A DShK serving as AA defense for a Soviet armored train ... for the DShK in World War II. Photo courtesy of author's collection. In his The Machine Gun, Volume II (1952), Lt.

In the wake of World War II, tanks earned ... while most other tanks use diesel fuel. It comes standard with a 120mm main gun with a series of secondary machine guns. Over 10,000 of these tanks ...

Note the crew-operated PKT medium machine gun, the basic ... By Refurbishing Old Tanks? Still, such World War II style improvisations are making a comeback in both Russian and Ukrainian service ...

When the Germans invaded the Soviet ... the popular WWII tanks like the M4 Sherman's 42 tons or the massive Tiger II's nearly 77 tons. It comes equipped with a 45-mm anti-tank gun and a co-axial ...