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Why has the M1 Abrams tank lasted so long?

Despite the Abrams tank’s advanced age and increasing vulnerability to threats such as drones, it has been kept relevant on ...
Even the world’s most famous tank has problems that never fully disappeared. The Abrams earned a reputation for strength but ...
Foreword -- Preface -- 1: America Adopts The Tank -- Tank Corps -- Tank Corps' demise -- War department and the National Defense Act of 1920 -- Infantry tank development -- Reconsidering the tank's ...
The first functional tank ever built was the venerable Little Willie, constructed in 1915 by the British William Foster & Co. It was not designed for combat, but rather as a proof of concept. The ...