Tanks are a favorite subject for scale modelers, sculptors, and other artists. Today we're gonna share five scale model "tankers" whose work we admire. Many of these are in 1/35 scale; several or are not. Now, in no...
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The Tanker’s Pilgrimage | Tank Week
If you were a tanker, or you're a tank-loving historian, you'll want to learn more about the Tanker's Pilgrimage, or perhaps to make it yourself. Much like faithful Muslims and their Hajj, I...
The Tanker’s Reputation, Born in World War I | Tank Week
From the St. Chamond to the AMX-10, the AV7 to Krauss-Maffei Leopard 2; today we officially kick off Tank Week — World War I tanks are a good place to start. This article first ran Monday, September 12, 2016. [content_block id=79338...
Tank Week | Disney Anti-Tank Instructions
We were gonna run this during Tank Week. But we forgot. *le sigh* The advent of tanks on the battlefield naturally led to the almost immediate scramble to develop infantry weapons to stop them. Some were far more effective than others. Many...
Screw Shark Week | Tank Week is Coming
Last Friday, July 1, marked the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme in WWI. The Battle of the Somme, also known as the Somme Offensive, was several months long. It began with 18 (!) French and British divisions going "over the top"...
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Soldiers Christmas: WWII Tanker Style
What does a Christmas tank have to do with Christmas? Ask these guys in Africa in ’42. It’s a soldiers Christmas story from Mike’s Research.
The True Story that Inspired ‘Fury’ : Your Weekend Read
Is Fury a true story? We review Belton Y. Cooper’s 1998 memoir Death Traps: The Survival of an American Armored Division in World War II.
Language Lessons: Tanker Terms
Just like every other military occupational specialty has its own form of military slang, tankers have their own lingo. How many of these terms do you know?
DD Tanks for D Day – Operation Overlord
The DD (Duplex Drive) Sherman tank may have been the strangest of all WW2 tanks actually used in combat. Though their deployment was flawed, their contribution cannot be denied.
Dropping the Hammer | Tanks in the Pacific
We needed armor on those islands we were hopping to fight the Japanese. Join us for another installment of Tank Week as we delve into armored warfare. In this installment, Bucky Lawson talks about tanks in the Pacific.