The basic definition of a "tank" is an armored vehicle moving on an endless track and armed with a large-caliber gun. Beyond that, a tank can be -- and has been -- just about anything its designers have wanted it to be. In these profiles, however, we will concentrate on historical tanks that are designed to punch through enemy lines so that following infantry can occupy ground.
To begin learning about tanks throughout the history of warfare, see:
United States Tanks
M-3 Stuart (Honey)/M-5 Light Tank
M-3 Grant/Lee Medium Tank
M-4 Sherman Medium Tank
M-24 Chaffee Light Tank
M-26 General Pershing Heavy Tank
M-41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
M-47 General George S. Patton Medium Tank
M-48 General George S. Patton Medium Tank
M-60 Main Battle Tank
Soviet Union Tanks
T-34 Medium Tank
T-54/T-55 Main Battle Tank
T-62 Main Battle Tank
T-64 Main Battle Tank
T-72 Main Battle Tank
T-80 Main Battle Tank
German Tanks
Panzerkampfwagens I and II
Panzerkampfwagens III and IV
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger I
Panzerkampfwagen V Panther
Panzerkampfwagen VI Tiger II
Leopard 1 Main Battle Tank
British Tanks
Infantry Tank Mark II A-12, Matilda II
Cromwell A-27M Infantry Tank
Centurion Main Battle Tank
Chieftain Main Battle Tank
French Tanks
AMX-13 Light Tank
AMX-30 Main Battle Tank
Israeli Tanks
Merkava
Swedish Tanks
Stridsvagn 103 Main Battle Tank
Japanese Tanks
Type 89 CHI-RO Medium Tank
Type 95 KE-GO Light Tank
Type 97 SHINHOTO CHI-HA Medium Tank
Type 61 Main Battle Tank
For more information about tanks and the military, see:
