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Tanks (vehicle)
Military tanks is an tracked Armed Fighting Vehicle. These vehicles are usually used in front line combat, also, Tanks do have both offensive and defensive capabilities. All military tanks do have armor to protect the crew inside the tank.
402 Questions
Who brought the tank to world war 1?
While the origin of the tank dates back to Leonardo Davinchi the English are credited with the first Successful use of a Tank in WW1
Has a challenger 2 tank ever been destroyed?
By enemy fire? no, none. One was destroyed in a friendly fire incident by another Challenger II.
Why is the challenger 2 the best tank in the world?
There are many modern tanks in the world which outperform the Challenger 2 on specification. Though the question is very subjective and opinionated. People will perceive the tank to be great since it replaced the Challenger 1 (MBT) which has the longest tank-on-tank kill in the world. In Gulf war 1 where it successfully hit an Iraqi tank several miles away in the 1991 war.
The Challenger 2 is equipped with the latest generation of Chobham armour, the Dorchester variant (Third generation), the latest in the series of the composite armour. It is reported that the armour uses several layers of ceramic materials wedged between layers of steel. The armour itself is considered successful since it is used in the latest generation of US-made M1 Abram tanks. Though all generations of Chobam armour are classified. There have additionally however been incidents where the armour has been penetrated by Russian made anti-tank weaponry and mines.
There have been two incidents where the armour was reported to have been penetrated:
- For example in 2007 a Challenger 2 had been penetrated by an RPG-29 which defeated the tanks explosive re-active armour (ERA) which caused the driver of the tank to lose half of his foot.
- Other incidents include an improvised explosive device (IED) penetrating the tank causing the driver of the tank to lose both his legs.
These incidents called on the UK's Ministry of Defence(MoD) to upgrade the Challenger 2's armour specification. The upgrade was called "Theatre Entry Standard" or TES which added bolt-on armour to protect the tracks, and frontal armour to protect the front-arc of the tank of where it had originally been penetrated. - Among other upgrades.
However the first Challenger 2 to be destroyed in combat was in March 2003. It was a blue-on-blue incident where another Challenger 2 tank had hit its own friendly tanks hatch which then caused hot metals to flow into the stowed ammunition which then caused the tank to blow up internally.
Though the tank has faced problems. The Challenger 2 has performed well as a BBC report said in one incident in Iraq that a Challenger 2 tank had been hit by 70 RPG's and a Milan anti-tank missile to which it returned to combat the next day since its optics had been disrupted.
Why military tanks having wheels have long chain?
They're called threads,
and they are used because they work where wheels would bog down (like mud and sand).
How much will it cost in gas to get from fort Collins CO to phoenix AZ?
This depends on the vehicle you drive and the cost of a gallon of fuel. The driving distance is about 885 miles.
Why did MILITARY tanks have a white star?
US military vehicles of World War II had a white star because that was the national symbol. We still put stars on our vehicles, but now they're black.
Is there a tank that can withstand a sabot round?
I believe a Challenger 2 with Gen 2 Chobham armour could.
Generally speaking, the advanced armor on the latest-generation NATO tanks can withstand a sabot round at all but point-blank range from ANY current cannon (including shots from other advanced NATO tanks).
The caveat is that not all portions of the tank are equally protected, and a sabot's effectiveness is affected by the range from the target tank, the exact part of the tank hit, and any ERA (Explosive Reactive Armor) bolted to the outside of the tank.
Most current-generation tanks from all sources (NATO, Russian, or other) should theoretically be able to withstand a sabot round from any opponent at long ranges (1km+) provided the sabot hit the most heavily protected portion of the tank. Few can withstand even a long-range hit on their less-protected portions, though.
Who has the largest military tank fleet?
The biggest tank fleet in the world is owned by the Russian federation....Russian army has the worlds largest fleet of MBT's and armoured fighting vehicles..it has an estimated 30,000 MBT( Active and reserves) and another 35000-40000 AFV/IFV...It includes Frontline MBT's like T-90, T-80, T-72's and second line tanks like T-62/64's,T-55...other armoured fighting vehicles are BMP-series,BTR series,BRDM's and BDMs...
By Sanoop leo
Frankly, in modern combat, only current-generation tanks are worth anything. Conflicts in the 1990s and 2000s showed that prior-generation tanks were essentially worthless when fighting current-generation tanks or other equivalent forces. That is, when counting effective tanks, only those using designs from the 1980s and later should be counted (i.e what are referred to as 3rd-generation Main Battle Tanks).
Here's the world's current inventory of modern tanks, excluding countries with less than 300:
- United States: 2000 M1A2 and 4400 M1A1, plus 2400 M1 in storage
- People's Republic of China: 200 Type 99 and 2500 Type 96
- Russia: 700 T-90 and 3500 T-80 models (over half in storage)
- South Korea: 1500 K1-series
- India: 800 T-90 and 250 Arjun
- Egypt: 1000 M1A1
- Pakistan: 600 Al-Kahlid and 300 T-80
- Germany: 2300 Leopard 2-series (75% in storage)
- Israel: 700 Merkeva (all models)
- France: 400 AMX-56 Leclerc
- United Kingdom: 400 Challenger 2
- United Arab Emirates: 380 AMX-56 Leclerc
- Saudi Arabia: 370 M1A2
- Turkey: 330+ Leopard 2
All numbers are in active deployment, excluding those noted to be in storage.
Who invented the air conditiner?
Willis Carrier
Courtesy of godfather heating and air conditioning San Antonio
How far can a Huey B Model fly on a tank of fuel?
In the US Army during the Vietnam War era; standard US Army machines: Tanks, Armored Personnel Carriers, Self Propelled Guns, and Helicopters were tasked for 300 miles per top off. However, no matter how or what they were designed for, rough terrain would account for less than 300 miles per full fuel cells.
What was the primary purpose of tanks in World War 2?
The primaray perpose for a tank in WW2 was for a number of reasons. Mainly for infantry support, but the Nazi's believed in outnumbering the enemy and hitting them hard, so thay used fast, powerful tanks. E.g. Panzer IV.
How many tanks does the Bangladesh army has?
As of 2014, the Army of Bangladesh has 169 tanks and 300 other armored fighting vehicles, which is a relatively small number. Most of Bangladesh's tanks are Chinese or Russian-made, such as the Type-69. These vehicles are generally thought to be greatly inferior to the latest models.
How do you start a pocketbike without keys?
if it is gas, there are 2 wires connected to the same plug coming directly from the engine, disconnect the plug and use the pull start. good luck!
Poison gas and tanks in world war 1?
Poison gas (of several varieties, including chlorine, mustard gas, and phosgene) was used in WW I, but tanks weren't used until WW II.
What the public thought about the tanks in World War 1?
Little boys grew up in those days playing with toy soldiers, toy ships, and toy cannons. When WW1 came about, boys could add toy airplanes and toy tanks to their collection.
Can you legally drive a tank on the roads of the US?
Without obtaining a special permit to do so, no. The only tracked vehicles which are permitted to operate on public roads (and these are normally limited to surface roads) are vehicles which use rubber band tracks - steel tracks will tear up asphalt, especially when turning a tracked vehicle. For this reason, obtaining such a permit is highly unlikely.
Ans2 - Another factor of which many people are unaware is that very hard surfaces like roads greatly reduce tank tracks hours of use ! Tank tracks cost a lot of money to make AND to refit. -That's why armies spend a fortune on thousands of heavy trucks and trailers to move tanks if they are not actually in battle. - In fact, the US Army also used thousands of railcars to transport tanks and other tracked vehicles from Fort Hood to Galveston, Corpus Christie and Beaumont throughout the past 20 years !
Why were military tanks invented?
Because In WW1 soldiers were running across trenches and getting constantly getting killed in mass numbers by Machine guns so engineers devices a way to keep soldiers alive, and stop the enemy and destroy their trenches.
Who invented the first military tank?
E.L de la Mole invented the first military tank then sent it to the british to be manufactured
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Lancelot de Mole did, indeed, design a machine that was very similar in appearance to, and in some ways superior to, the Tanks that emerged during WWI. He submitted his plans to the British War Office, but the idea was ignored.
Many people played an important role in the creation of the tank. Vehicles very like Tanks (i.e. an armoured body containing armament and travelling on caterpillar tracks) were also designed in France, Austria, and Russia in the decade before the outbreak of WWI. One was also contemplated in Great Britain. However, no Army or government chose to pursue the idea.
After the start of WWI, the British and French both began building Tanks, each unaware of the other's project. In Britain the most significant figures were Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt, Major Ernest Swinton, and Willliam Tritton. It was Swinton and Tritton who jointly designed and built the prototype that became the Tank Mark I. In France, the likeliest candidate is Colonel J.B.E. Estienne, who had plans drawn up and persuaded the military to build them. The French and British projects were neck-and-neck, beginning in 1915, although it was the British who first used Tanks on the battlefield, on September 15th, 1916. The French first used their own in April, 1917.
The consensus is that no one person can be credited with being the sole inventor of the Tank.
Tanks have interior wheels that drive their treads, which revolve around the outside of the entire set of hub wheels. Light tanks may have road wheels that are fitted underneath, to avoid damaging the surfaces of roadways and bridges.
