Intended to function as land ships with the firepower and mobility that could shatter the deadlock of trench warfare during World War I, the first tanks deployed in 1916 were massive, lumbering, and ...

Key Points and Summary - The M1 Abrams was developed in the 1970s for one primary reason: to defeat the new Soviet T-72, which had rendered the U.S. Army's aging M60 "Patton" tank obsolete. -Chrysler ...

Figure 1. General Creighton W. Abrams smoking a cigar. (Image retrieved from National Archives) Few military leaders have left a legacy so powerful that the Army engraved their name into its most ...

The M1 Abrams tank showed how strong and smart it was during Operation Desert Storm when U.S. tank crews destroyed enemy forces from afar very quickly. (34) U.S. allies like Poland, Egypt, and ...