As American forces closed in on Kassel in April 1945, Germany’s last King Tiger crews learned a brutal truth that armor alone could no longer decide battles. Mechanical failures, fuel shortages, and ...
In the spring of 1945, eight King Tiger tanks crewed by barely trained teenagers rolled out alone to block Patton’s advance, ...
In April 1945, as Patton’s Third Army pushed deep into central Germany, the industrial city of Kassel became the unlikely ...
Bocage, south of Normandy hidden in the bushes a beast stalks its prey. A Tiger tank of the 2nd Company of the 101st SS Heavy ...
Even in the hands of an inexperienced crew, the Tiger was a formidable weapon but when manned by skilled tankers, it was at ...
Explore the story of the Chieftain, Britain’s main battle tank during the Cold War and one of the most formidable armored vehicles of its time. Designed with cutting-edge firepower, advanced armor, ...
Back in January, we acquired a Chieftain main battle tank that had been sitting idle for years. After months of sourcing specialist parts, we finally attempt to get this modern armored vehicle running ...
“First-round hit at a thousand meters.” It sounds like legend. But on the Tiger Tank, it was a process—optics that let you see, a gun that shot flat and tight, and a crew drilled to turn range-guess, ...
In August 1942, the German Tiger tank made its long-awaited combat debut near Leningrad. But its first battle was far from perfect. Rushed into action with mechanical issues and limited mobility, the ...
Following months of waiting for rare parts, the team finally attempts to start the Chieftain main battle tank for the first time in years. This episode follows the challenges of restoring the Cold War ...