Salvagers are pumping water from the Walter J. McCarthy Jr.'s ballast tanks to refloat the laker, whose engine room flooded Monday. The ship's owners want to refloat it and drain the engine room as ...

World War II was a time of incredible innovation for virtually every country involved. That was particularly true for Great Britain, which was forced to kick its military machine into high gear to ...

Drawing on lessons learned during World War II, the T-34 family of tanks was improved by increasing their firepower and armor protection. The result was the T-54 and T-55 family of tanks, which hold ...

The Rolls-Royce Meteor tank engine significantly impacted the ground warfare strategy of British troops in WWII. Before the Meteor entered the fray, Britain's cruiser tanks were severely underpowered ...

Summary and Key Points: The M1 Abrams tank, a defining American main battle tank for over 40 years, remains a formidable force on the battlefield, known for its incredible speed and power. -Weighing ...

Following months of waiting for rare parts, the team finally attempts to start the Chieftain main battle tank for the first ...

All Russian tank engines are based on highly successful V-2 diesel engine designed in 1931 at the Kharkov Locomotive Plant. The Kharkov plants was destroyed by Russian forces in Ukraine. The V-84 ...

Let us paint the scene for you. The day is September 1st, 1939, in the Soviet Union, and you're a middle-management engineer working at the Kharkiv Locomotive Factory in Ukraine. While a particular ...

For the better part of last century, tanks have been the most formidable weapons platforms for ground combat, and will likely continue to play a major role in future wars as well. The problem is ...