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@Tank_Archives

Military history writer specializing in armoured warfare in the 1930s and 1940s.

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    30 Apr 2020

    "Sherman Tanks of the Red Army" is finished! At 32,000 words and 108 photographs and 12 maps I ended up writing way more than I originally expected. The finished product should be available in a couple of months. Preorder at or

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  2. 41 minutes ago

    in 1944 two King Tiger tanks arrived at Kubinka for trials. Despite being almost new, these tanks were not reliable enough for even one to go through a full battery of driving tests with the second serving as a parts donor.

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  3. 2 hours ago

    The first KV-13 prototype entered trials in 1942. Trials showed many issues with this design, and an improved version of the tank was in the works by November.

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  4. 16 hours ago

    Canadian Ram II tank, Bovington . This tank was based on the American Medium Tank M3 chassis. It was superior to that tank, but falling a bit short of the Sherman. More photos on my Facebook page:

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  5. 17 hours ago

    Soviet troops examine a knocked out Panther tank in Czechoslovakia.

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  6. 18 hours ago

    Unfinished German halftracks at a factory captured by Soviet forces. East Prussia, 1945.

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  7. 19 hours ago

    A truck towing Soviet 37 mm anti-aircraft guns, Iași, Romania, 1944.

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  8. Sep 25

    Today I had the pleasure of practicing with the 191st Rifle Division reenactment group. Had an absolute blast, even though there weren't any tanks.

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  9. Sep 25

    Trials of additional armour for the T-34 tank began in 1942. It turned out that even relatively thin plate installed at some distance from the main armour was very effective against HEAT and APCR ammunition.

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  10. Sep 24

    T-34-85 tank named "From father Shulga to son Kisenko" sponsored by the aforementioned father with the son as one of the crew. The bear logo was a part of the brigade's insignia.

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  11. Sep 24

    Italian tankettes in action, August 1936.

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  12. Sep 24

    "Besposchadniy" (Merciless), a KV-1 tank with distinctive markings. In addition to the name, there is a poem written on the side and a drawing of a tank blowing up a cartoon Hitler.

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  13. Sep 24

    152 mm ML-20 gun-howitzer preparing to fire.

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  14. Sep 24

    in 1943 results of field penetration trials against the Ferdinand were published. Side armour was vulnerable to many existing weapons, the front was only vulnerable to massed fire by 85 or 122 mm guns.

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  15. Sep 24

    Mobility trials of the Lend Lease GMC M10 began in 1943. The conclusions were positive, but very few vehicles of this type were ordered because the Red Army preferred the M4A2(76)W with a fully enclosed turret.

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  16. Sep 24

    Factory trials of the ML-20SM gun-howitzer used in the Object 704 SPG began in 1945. This delay spelled death for the vehicle, as the army had their sights on more powerful SPGs on even heavier chassis.

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  17. Sep 24

    in 1943 the TsAKB was ordered to make a "Ferdinand killer" gun with over 200 mm of penetration. This gave birth to a whole slew of projects, some of which were even built in metal, but never mass produced.

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  18. Sep 23

    .'s Sd.Kfz.251/10 Ausf.D halftrack. This variant had a 37 mm gun with a folding gun shield. Sadly it couldn't come out this year as it's undergoing engine maintenance, but you can see these photos from past years on my page:

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  19. Sep 23

    IS-2 tank and horse-drawn ZIS-3 gun pass each other, Germany, spring 1945.

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  20. Sep 23

    The crew of a T-28 tank returning from the Winter War is greeted by civilians in Leningrad.

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  21. Sep 23

    Soviet tankers and infantry of the 1st Ukrainian Front mingling.

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