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What Is A Military Tank Turret And How Does It Work?

A tank turret is the brain and brawn of an armored fighting vehicle, housing its most critical functions: the main gun, targeting systems, and a complement of crew. From the outside, it might seem ...
SlashGear

The Remarkable Story Of The 1940s Flying Tank

Given Hitler's penchant for the absurd, the idea of flying tanks sounds like something he would have certainly attempted. However, it was actually the Soviets who executed this wild plan, based on ...
WVEC

Mariners’ Museum drains conservation tank housing USS Monitor gun turret

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The tank housing the historic USS Monitor's gun turret was drained for the first time in years while undergoing conservation efforts at The Mariners’ Museum and Park in Newport ...
Forbes

Spinning Turret Syndrome: The Disastrous Bug In Russia’s Most Modern Tank

Russian T-90M "Breakthrough" parading through Red Square in Moscow. The tanks have been less impressive in action in Ukraine due to a problem with uncontrolled turret rotation. The T-90M "Breakthrough ...
CNN

Russia’s tanks in Ukraine have a ‘jack-in-the-box’ design flaw. And the West has known about it since the Gulf war

Russian tanks with their tops blown off are just the latest sign that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine isn’t going to plan. Hundreds of Russian tanks are thought to have been destroyed since Moscow ...