The turret is the part of the tank that can rotate and carries the big gun, but it's also a highly specialized weapons system ...

It wasn’t mobile—but it packed a punch. These buried tank turrets were Germany’s last line of defense. Step inside the steel bunker that held the line.

The KV’s history began in early 1939, when the Leningrad Kirov Plant’s chief designer Joseph Kotin proposed developing single-turret tanks as well as multi-turreted designs like the T-35 ...

Soviet troops following heavy KV tanks. The Western Front. May 13, 1942. Source: Samary Gurary / RIA Novosti ...

The first is seen in the Abrams and Leopard 2 which store the ammunition in the turret bustle in a protected bunker where the force of the explosion is directed away from the crew if it’s hit.

Over at our sister publication Tank and Turret Gunner, they are huge fans of the H2. They don’t see it as a paramilitary poseur but rather as an affordable and practical alternative to the mil ...

So Belgian turret-maker CMI Defence is giving tanks a new window onto the battlefield: it’s putting drone controls in the turret, so a gunner can fly a scout overhead and attack accordingly.

North Sea Boats’ new X-18 Tank Boat feels like it should be a G.I. Joe toy. The 60-foot long catamaran can travel up rivers, carry a small inflatable boat on its back, and deliver either 20 ...

The sight of Russian tank turrets, blown off and lying in ruin along Ukrainian roads, points to a tank design issue known as the “jack-in-the-box” flaw. The fault is related to the way many ...

This week, the FHC staff is removing the turret from the M4A1 Sherman tank. In order to restore the interior to its wartime condition, a few extras need to be installed. Unfortunately, some of ...