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Prokhorovka revisited: Was it really the greatest tank battle?

For decades, Prokhorovka has been described as the largest tank battle in history. Wartime reports spoke of thousands of ...
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Kursk Unchained: When the Tigers Stormed the World's Biggest Tank Battle

At Kursk in 1943—the largest tank battle in history—Germany unleashed its fearsome Tiger tanks in full force. Outnumbered but ruthless, German units inflicted catastrophic losses on Soviet armor, ...

Arun Khetarpal: The Indian Military Academy (IMA) Graduate Whose Last Stand in 1971 War Changed History and Lives On in Its Corridors

Barely months out of IMA, Arun Khetarpal faced Pakistani Patton tanks head-on at the second largest tank battle since World ...
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82 Years Ago, the Soviet Union Shattered the Nazi Empire at Kursk

The Battle of Kursk was a catastrophic defeat for Germany; the Wehrmacht suffered around 200,000 casualties and lost nearly 700 tanks and 1,000 aircraft. These losses were irreplaceable. The Battle of ...
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Are Main Battle Tanks Becoming Obsolete? Yes and No

The advent of advanced anti-tank weapons has pushed tanks further away from the front lines—but it would be a mistake to write them off altogether. Are main battle tanks (MBTs)—the largest, heaviest, ...