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Has the Age of the Main Battle Tank Already Come and Gone?
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Still a Killer: Why Russia s Old RPG-7 Rocket Launcher Lives On
The rocket-propelled grenade has been a potent weapon of war that has been used throughout the world since the 1950s.
Key point: This weapon has undergone several changes that have only made it more lethal. Here is how it has been exported and used in conflicts around the globe.
One of the most iconic weapons of war ever made arose from Soviet experiences in World War II, when Red Army infantry had no answer to invading German panzers. Simple and effective, the broomlike RPG-7 became one of the most effective antitank weapons of the postwar period. Widely exported, the “RPG” became a symbol of revolution and terror, fielded by armies and guerrillas from Berlin to Phnom Penh.
These tanks had sheer numerical superiority.
Here s What You Need to Know: These powerful weapon platforms fought on battlefields across the globe.
Tanks have rolled across the battlefields of the world for more than 100 years, and since their introduction at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 the platform has changed the way armies could mount and conduct offensives. Despite that fact, the United States Marine Corps has retired its tanks, while the British Army has also scaled back its tank force tanks will remain a critical component for militaries for decades to come.
And even as the debate over the “best” and even the “worst” is unlikely to be settled anytime soon, there was the issue of numerical superiority. A few tanks stand out simply for being the most produced of their respective generation.
Engine fitters at Pocklington prepare to fit a brand new Rolls-Royce Merlin XX to a waiting Halifax, JulyAugust 1942.
The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was arguably the most important engine of WW2. It had an ability to produce war-winning designs of almost anything it powered, including two of the most famous and beloved aircraft from the war; the P-51 Mustang and Spitfire. Not only this, but it was also used in tanks as the Meteor, which, for the first time, provided the British with a tank engine capable of delivering large amounts of power reliably.
Work started on what would become the Merlin in the early 1930s, after Rolls-Royce realised their successful 21 L 700 hp Kestrel V12 wouldn’t always be enough. Their next design, named the PV-12, would have a 27 L displacement and produce 1,100 hp. It was first fired up in 1933, and would first fly in a Hawker Hart in 1935. At the same time, the Supermarine Spitfire and Hawker Hurricane had been designed to accommodate the PV-12, and
Merkava: Is This the Best Tank on the Planet?
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