# ![@Tank_Archives Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::4828007182.png) @Tank_Archives Tank Archives

Tank Archives posts on X about history, germany, gmc, renault the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"I've posted stories about tankers stealing unattended German tanks before but here's one where even an anti-tank rifleman manages to make off with a PzIV tank in the middle of a battle. http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2018/08/grand-theft-auto.html http://tankarchives.blogspot.com/2018/08/grand-theft-auto.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1030215476104835072)  2018-08-16T22:11Z 43.9K followers, [--] engagements


"@Serial_Pwny_Sec @Fomin_Alexs The death tolls of the Great Patriotic War are being adjusted based on archive research not counting graves. Soviet losses were very accurately recorded unlike German losses. Aleksey Isayev wrote a great deal on this topic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1186296749314531328)  2019-10-21T15:02Z 46.9K followers, [--] engagements


"After WW2 ended formerly occupied nations armed themselves with surplus tanks. Shermans were very popular but a small number of German tanks popped up across Europe as well. For instance Norway restored [--] Pz.Kpfw.IIIs that were used into the early 1950s. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1222362290638467072)  2020-01-29T03:34Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"BA-27 armoured cars on parade. These cars used T-16 tank turrets the prototype of the MS-1. Many Soviet medium armoured cars had turrets from light tanks. The cars have the phrase "Red dock worker" on the front perhaps they were sponsored by a dock worker union. #history #tanks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1255230174901284864)  2020-04-28T20:19Z 43.9K followers, [--] engagements


"SU-100 tank destroyers driving through Red Square [----]. The SU-100's D-10 gun was powerful enough for post-war service although a few years later the T-54 with the same gun in a rotating turret replaced it. #tanks #history #ww2 #coldwar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1260260960864002049)  2020-05-12T17:30Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"After the annexation of Czechia Slovakia became a nominally independent nation. The few serviceable armoured vehicles in its possession and new LT-38 tanks ordered from what used to be CKD formed its armoured corps. #tanks #history #ww2 https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/06/armour-of-hitlers-satellite.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/06/armour-of-hitlers-satellite.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1276950443189571585)  2020-06-27T18:48Z 43.9K followers, [--] engagements


"The supply chain of the SS is a good example of German "efficiency". For instance they had their own anti-tank rifle made in occupied Czechia. It was an interesting design using a German cartridge but in a novel configuration. #guns #history #ww2 https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/08/a-bullpup-for-occupants.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/08/a-bullpup-for-occupants.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1302301735629750272)  2020-09-05T17:45Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Kleintraktor was originally envisioned with a [--] mm autocannon in a fixed casemate but #OTD in [----] the concept of a rotating turret with two machine guns was introduced instead defining what would eventually come to be the Pz.Kpfw.I #tanks #history http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/08/pzkpfwii-ausfa-through-b-unplanned-tank.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/08/pzkpfwii-ausfa-through-b-unplanned-tank.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1315717973424902145)  2020-10-12T18:16Z 43.8K followers, [--] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Swiss military formulated requirements for a new tank. The LTL-H tank was developed by Czechoslovakian company CDK to meet them. This tank was based on designs previously developed for Lithuania and Peru. #tanks #history http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/06/praga-ltl-and-pzw-39-tanks-for-neutrals.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/06/praga-ltl-and-pzw-39-tanks-for-neutrals.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1317913069398405120)  2020-10-18T19:38Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Praga LTL tanks were built for Lithuania by CKD but never delivered. After Czechia was annexed by Germany CKD's new masters sold them to the newly formed semi-independent Slovakia. They arrived #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #ww2 http://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/06/armour-of-hitlers-satellite.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/06/armour-of-hitlers-satellite.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1324107267709538307)  2020-11-04T21:52Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Disabled Jagdpanzer IV Slovakia April [----]. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1341169754464264193)  2020-12-21T23:52Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"KV-1 tanks on parade in Red Square November [----]. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1353202443635580928)  2021-01-24T04:46Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Knocked out Panther in East Prussia [----]. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1362460981792800776)  2021-02-18T17:56Z 44.1K followers, [---] engagements


"Slovakian LT-38 tanks on parade held #OTD in [----]. Slovakia ordered [--] tanks of this type from German-occupied Czechia after Czechoslovakia was split in two and Slovakia had to build its own armoured force. #tanks #history #ww2 http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/05/lt-vz-38-bestseller-from-prague.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2017/05/lt-vz-38-bestseller-from-prague.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1371155785678475265)  2021-03-14T17:46Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"T-34 crew looking out of their tank's turret Latvia [----]. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1373770212177281026)  2021-03-21T22:55Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"SU-76M SPGs at the Victory Parade held in Red Square in [----]. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1374495571310911491)  2021-03-23T22:57Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


""Baltiets" a Soviet armoured train. Armoured trains commonly used tank turrets in this case KV-1 turrets equipped with F-32 [--] mm guns. Note the three colour camouflage. #tanks #history #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1388264933536698369)  2021-04-30T22:52Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Renault FT tanks of the People's Revolutionary Army of the Far East Republic [----]. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1395182754296471557)  2021-05-20T01:01Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"A whole slew of anti-Tiger measures were ordered by the GAU to be completed #OTD in [----]. One of them was a [---] mm gun installed in the SU-152. This project sat untouched until the ISU-152 replaced it and so the ISU-122 was born. #tanks #history #WW2 http://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/07/heavy-tank-destroyer.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/07/heavy-tank-destroyer.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1399716256413016074)  2021-06-01T13:15Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"A T-34-85 tank with so called "bedspring armour" in front of Brandenburg Gate. This armour was not made out of bedsprings or mattresses as some claim. It was purpose made wire mesh designed to defeat shaped charged warheads. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1402338773258670081)  2021-06-08T18:56Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The parade celebrating victory over Germany was held on Red Square #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1408071786143436801)  2021-06-24T14:37Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Two-turreted T-26 tanks on parade in Red Square [----]. That year these tanks were replaced with single turreted versions in production although the two-turreted version remained in service until [----]. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1411541794450460672)  2021-07-04T04:26Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The USSR took its strategic metal situation very seriously. #OTD in [----] an order was given to replace aluminium components with steel wherever possible including in tanks. #tanks #history #WW2 http://www.tankarchives.ca/2018/05/precious-metals.html http://www.tankarchives.ca/2018/05/precious-metals.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1432350297079287821)  2021-08-30T14:31Z 43.8K followers, [--] engagements


"T-34-85 tanks in the streets of a German city spring [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1435353439496769538)  2021-09-07T21:25Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"ISU-152s on parade in Red Square #OTD in [----]. #tanks #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1457484570224381959)  2021-11-07T23:06Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"M4A4 Sherman tank with serial number [-----] Vadim Zadorozniy Technical Museum. This tank has a GM [----] engine instead of its original Chrysler A57 Multibank. #tanks #history #WW2 More photos of this vehicle on my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TankArchivesBlog/posts/456695866045988 https://www.facebook.com/TankArchivesBlog/posts/456695866045988"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1479670330629234688)  2022-01-08T04:24Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"An armoured train with the inscription "Death to German Occupants". The train cars use not only T-34 turrets but also the tops of T-34 hulls. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1495494388172087310)  2022-02-20T20:23Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] "A bill Further to promote the defense of the United States and for other purposes" was signed in Congress. Known as the Lend Lease Act it enabled the US president to allocate supplies and weapons to American allies across the whole world. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1502150836809396232)  2022-03-11T05:14Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Pz.Kpfw.IV knocked out by a direct hit from a [---] mm howitzer shell Battle of Kursk. The [---] mm howitzer packed a punch even against thickly armoured targets as an explosion of that size caused blast injury to the crew and damaged components. #tanks #History #WW20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1504171692758908933)  2022-03-16T19:04Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Destroyed Pz.Kpfw.III tank Kursk summer [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1510330220418637826)  2022-04-02T18:55Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Soviet officers posing on a knocked out Ferdinand tank destroyer Kursk July [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1510736285622808576)  2022-04-03T21:49Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Panther Ausf.D tank Kubinka proving grounds. This is a very early type of Panther captured during the Battle of Kursk. This tank was one of the two captured intact and used for trials. It does not survive to this day. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1512256070638522374)  2022-04-08T02:28Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Object [---] heavy tank was envisioned in late [----] to fight the new German heavy vehicles that appeared at Kursk. Permission to build a prototype was requested in April of [----]. #tanks #history #WW2 https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/04/is-4-report.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/04/is-4-report.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1514234722683179010)  2022-04-13T13:31Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] drawings of the Tiger tank (then still called "Elephant" by the Red Army) were distributed to troops. They were instructed to watch out for this new type of German tank. No large deployment of Tigers would be seen until two months later at Kursk. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1516867398808313862)  2022-04-20T19:52Z 43.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Red Army troops study the weak spots of a Panther tank Kursk July [----]. The final drive famously one of the tank's weak spots is missing. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1519021699072765953)  2022-04-26T18:32Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] IS-3 tanks drove through Red Square for the first time. These tanks had a great effect as boogeymen for Western armies even though production ended that same year in favour of the IS-4. #tanks #history #coldwar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1520749890565033985)  2022-05-01T13:00Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Pz.Kpfw.III tank with a [--] mm gun Kubinka proving grounds. This tank was purchased from Germany for study before the war and had a substantial effect on the design of the T-50 light tank. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1521901501144252418)  2022-05-04T17:16Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Tankers of the 5th Guards Tank Brigade April [----]. T-34 tanks with both welded and cast turrets can be seen. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1522353660340187137)  2022-05-05T23:12Z 44.7K followers, [---] engagements


"No prototype of the Medium Tank M4A3E2 was ever built. The Jumbo Sherman went straight into production. The first production vehicle was sent to Chrysler's tank lab #OTD in [----] where it proved that this decision was the correct one. #tanks #History #WWII https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/12/beefy-sherman.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2020/12/beefy-sherman.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1527141835675664384)  2022-05-19T04:19Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The design of the Lehk tank vz.38 (light tank model 1938) or LT vz. [--] for short was finalized #OTD in [----]. Unfortunately this excellent tank fell into the hands of Germany as it occupied Czechia who eagerly used it as the Pz.Kpfw.38(t). #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1542926599129108480)  2022-07-01T17:42Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"StuG Ausf.G assault guns in occupied Staraya Russa. The vehicle in front of the camera is wrapped in burlap as camouflage. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1543708943846883328)  2022-07-03T21:31Z 43.9K followers, [---] engagements


"Ural Volunteer Tank Corps on the way to the front lines [----]. The train is carrying tanks and SPGs produced in Tankograd. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1544147586717736960)  2022-07-05T02:34Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"An order was issued #OTD in [----] to put obsolete and failed tanks in the Red Army to good use. These tanks were installed as fortifications called BOTs. In some cases the stock armament was replaced with a [--] mm gun or a firing port for a machine gun. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1553960822044508161)  2022-08-01T04:28Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"The first Matilda tanks arrived in the USSR #OTD in [----] as a part of convoy PQ-1. These tanks had time to reach the front lines before the conclusion of the defensive phase of the Battle of Moscow. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1579849637942685696)  2022-10-11T15:01Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Red Army troops and a Ferdinand tank destroyer captured by the 129th Rifle Division at Kursk. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1585277682895519744)  2022-10-26T14:30Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Soviet intelligence discovered many new weapons used by the Germans during the Battle of Kursk including the Borgward B IV demolition vehicle. Unlike the Goliath this complex vehicle could be driven either by radio or by a human driver. https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/10/borgward-tankettes.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2022/10/borgward-tankettes.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1585986141471363075)  2022-10-28T13:25Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"The Germans liked Czechoslovakian light tanks as they were greatly superior to their own. After occupation of Czechia the Germans continued production of the LT vz.38 as the Pz.Kpfw.38(t). The first contract with Germany was completed #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1596540968576098309)  2022-11-26T16:26Z 43.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Tankers with a T-34 tank [----]. This is a typical last production vehicle with a hexagonal turret full set of handrails and commander's cupola. The rubber shortage is over and all wheels have rubber tires on them. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1596640648672722945)  2022-11-26T23:02Z 47.6K followers, [---] engagements


"#OTD in [----] Poland struck a deal with Christie to purchase an M.1928 tank but Christie turned around and sold that same tank to the USSR instead. As a result the Polish 10TP tank based on Christie's work looked very different from Soviet BT tanks. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1609217910634909699)  2022-12-31T16:00Z 43.9K followers, [----] engagements


"T-34 tanks with tank riders [----]. The tank in the background has armoured cabins on its sides designed to protect infantry riders. Note the high proportion of automatic weapons. Tank riders preferred submachine guns since they were easier to handle. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1610674752628166657)  2023-01-04T16:29Z 47.6K followers, 15.6K engagements


"@pandatress1 There was little need. What the Red Army needed was heavy artillery and there was a proposal to convert [---] mm guns into [---] mm and [---] mm to [---] mm. I don't know if it was ever actually done. https://www.tankarchives.ca/2015/02/rebarrelling.html https://www.tankarchives.ca/2015/02/rebarrelling.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1611112442423132162)  2023-01-05T21:28Z 46.6K followers, [---] engagements


"Knocked out Panther tanks at Lake Balaton spring [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1613219171340324865)  2023-01-11T16:59Z 47.6K followers, 16.9K engagements


"The LT vz.38 stood head and shoulders above German light tanks and matched its medium tanks in armour and firepower. The Germans used it eagerly and even continued production after the occupation of Czechia. #OTD they gave it a new index: Pz.Kpfw.38(t). #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1615055490362314772)  2023-01-16T18:36Z 43.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Elefant tank destroyers entered battle in Italy #OTD in [----]. The first engagements proved that the vehicle was unreliable ill-suited for this theater of war and difficult to evacuate once broken down. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1630669066737156096)  2023-02-28T20:39Z 44K followers, 20.4K engagements


"A revolutionary new tank prototype was assembled #OTD in [----]. At a weight of just [--] tons it had [---] mm of armour more than even the Tiger tank. Further development of this tank led to the IS family of heavy tanks. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1633336143549804545)  2023-03-08T05:17Z 47.6K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Starting #OTD in [----] T-34 tanks and vehicles on the T-34 chassis started carrying spare track links on the front armour. This reduced the minimum safe distance from a [--] mm gun from [----] to [---] meters. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1647102049861902336)  2023-04-15T04:58Z 46.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A training center for Zrnyi II assault gun crews was opened #OTD in [----]. This vehicle on the chassis of the koda T-21 medium tank with a [---] mm L/20.5 howitzer was roughly the equivalent of the German StuH [--]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1658823305707569152)  2023-05-17T13:14Z 42.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The USSR and Ford Motor Company signed a deal #OTD in [----] to establish a factory in the USSR. The factory in Gorky started out assembling trucks from parts produced in America and shifted to using domestically produced components by [----]. #cars #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1664044016864747521)  2023-05-31T22:59Z 42.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Demonstration of German tanks captured at Stalingrad showing Panzer III tanks with long and short [--] mm guns as well as a Panzer IV tank with a short [--] mm gun. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1667276257648574464)  2023-06-09T21:03Z 47.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The [---] mm BL-9 gun was delivered for trials #OTD in [----]. It was designed to defeat superheavy tanks with armour heavier than that of the Ferdinand tank destroyer. Development ended in [----] when Germany was defeated and no such tank ever showed up. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1677906220177403904)  2023-07-11T12:48Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Comparative trials of SU-85 tank destroyers began #OTD in [----]. It was obvious that the D-5S was the winner and so factory #9 was instructed to prepare for mass production before trials ended. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1678433599924719616)  2023-07-10T15:58Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The T-26 tank was originally developed in [----] and was generally obsolete by the start of the Great Patriotic War. Nevertheless #OTD in [----] permission was given to factory #174 to resume production assembling tanks from existing parts. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1678453610286391320)  2023-07-10T17:19Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Medium Tank M3 was standardized #OTD in [----] even though not a single prototype had been built. This odd looking vehicle was supposed to be a stopgap until a better tank could be built but production continued until [----] with over [----] tanks delivered. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1678616776802697216)  2023-07-11T04:15Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] orders were given to evacuate factory #174 from Leningrad to the Urals. The factory settled in Omsk where it produced T-50 T-34 and the T-34-85. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1678856032053764097)  2023-07-11T20:10Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"As the Germans progressed towards Stalingrad the Red Army reorganized to defend the city. #OTD in [----] the South-Western Front was renamed to the Stalingrad Front as the Battle of Stalingrad began. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1678981740377800706)  2023-07-12T04:23Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a KV-1 tank was loaded onto the Empire Portia and sent for evaluation to Great Britain. The KV-1 tank was no longer in production in the USSR but the British still had a lot to learn from it. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1679490594123685894)  2023-07-13T16:49Z 41K followers, 14.6K engagements


"Switzerland was interested in purchasing Czech LT vz.38 tanks but Germany decided that their satellite would work exclusively for them. #OTD in [----] the contract was cancelled and the tanks were pressed into German service as the Pz.Kpfw.38(t) Ausf.S. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1681287676064854016)  2023-07-19T04:03Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The RBT-5 was tested #OTD in [----]. The two externally mounted 250-TT rockets could be installed carried and fired safely but had a range of only [----] meters and could not be reloaded from inside the tank. The rocket tank remained a prototype. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1681524204548546565)  2023-07-19T17:17Z 41K followers, 12.5K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the British published new penetration diagrams for the Panther tank based on experience in Normandy. The 17-pounder could penetrate the front of the turret at long ranges even if the sloped upper glacis remained a difficult target without APDS. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1681655238195806209)  2023-07-20T01:26Z 41K followers, 15.1K engagements


"Trials of the T-60 tank with a new turret and ZIS-19 gun finished #OTD in [----]. This upgrade was an effective way to extend the T-60's service life. Unfortunately the tank's fate was already sealed and a number of factories were retooling to build the T-70. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1681692874428264448)  2023-07-19T15:56Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The T-26-6 or SU-26 SPG combined the chassis of an obsolete twin-turreted T-26 tank and a [--] mm regimental gun. Trials began #OTD in [----] proving that the concept was a success. A small number of these SPGs were built in besieged Leningrad. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1681724713456812040)  2023-07-20T00:10Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Acceptance ceremony of T-34-85 tanks from the Lembitu tank column. The column was sponsored by Estonian workers and named after an Estonian military leader who fought against German conquest in the 13th century. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1686120207914352640)  2023-07-31T21:02Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"A tank's tires wear out quickly when driving at high speeds in hot weather. Trials to find the most resilient tire for the T-34 tank began #OTD in [----]. Tires made from 120s rubber without ventilation openings lasted for over [----] km of travel with no damage. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1686492987797217280)  2023-08-01T21:43Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The design of the Grille 17/21 SPG was finished #OTD in [----]. Work on assembling a prototype of this [--] ton vehicle armed with either a [--] cm Kanone [--] or [--] cm Mrs [--] began later that year but never completed. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1687601337431633920)  2023-08-04T23:08Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The design for an upgraded M6A2 tank was submitted #OTD in [----]. Laden with a new turret [---] mm gun and extra [---] mm of armour the weight of the tank would increase to [--] tons. Due to the extreme weight the additional armour was never installed. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1687856656418328577)  2023-08-05T16:02Z 41.1K followers, 12.8K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the KV-1S prototype completed mobility trials on pavement and moved off-road. The tank already showed a considerably higher speed and reliability than the overweight KV-1. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1687958120046239744)  2023-08-05T22:45Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion as hurriedly sent towards the Vistula to deal with a Soviet breakthrough. Their new King Tiger tanks were tremendously unreliable and only [--] reached Szydw to fight the Red Army there. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688009372574638080)  2023-08-06T02:09Z 39.8K followers, 16.8K engagements


"A company of Elefant tank destroyers was sent to Italy in [----]. The heavy and unreliable vehicle proved a poor match for the hot climate and steep slopes typical of the theater. #OTD in [----] the [--] surviving Elefants were withdrawn from Italy. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688275371920183296)  2023-08-06T19:46Z 41K followers, 15.9K engagements


"As heavy transport aircraft evolved so did the vehicles they delivered. #OTD in [----] the SU-85 (unofficially ASU-85) was accepted into service. It was much heavier but also better armed and armoured than the ASU-57 it replaced. #tanks #history #ColdWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688355058931359744)  2023-08-07T01:03Z 41K followers, 10.2K engagements


"As promised at the Yalta conference the USSR declared war on Japan #OTD in [----]. The Red Army crossed the border into Japanese-occupied Manchuria hours later. The Kwantung Army turned out to be powerless to stop the Soviet advance. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688768332562894848)  2023-08-08T04:25Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Mobility trials of a captured Panther tank began #OTD in [----]. Over the next two months the tank would drive for only [---] km over the course of [----] hours as it kept breaking constantly despite having driven for only [---] km before capture. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688898314169614336)  2023-08-08T13:01Z 41.1K followers, 19.9K engagements


"The Red Army requested a tank destroyer armed with an [--] mm gun after penetration trials were carried out against a Tiger tank in April of [----]. #OTD in [----] the SU-85 was accepted into service. This vehicle could fight Tigers at a range of [---] kilometers. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1688926387896492032)  2023-08-08T14:53Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The first M46 Patton tanks landed in Korea #OTD in [----]. It was supposed to be more reliable than the Pershing but a shortage of spare parts trained crews and technicians used to the new vehicle meant that the Patton suffered from mechanical troubles #tanks #history #KoreanWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689010277789077506)  2023-08-08T20:26Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the KV-1S prototype completed a [---] km trial run on dirt roads giving an average speed of [--] kph. This was better mobility than the KV-1 could achieve in similar conditions and a signal that the redesign was a success. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689325700476543001)  2023-08-09T17:20Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Americans decided to experiment with their prospective heavy tanks. Two of the four T32 prototypes would be built with rolled hull armour instead of cast. These tanks would be called Heavy Tank T32E1. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689370823897882626)  2023-08-09T20:19Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Red Army was catastrophically short on anti-tank weapons in the summer of [----]. Since trials of captured German Pz.B.39 rifles gave good results a suggestion was made #OTD in [----] to copy it. #guns #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689381521172377600)  2023-08-09T21:01Z 39.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Renault FT tanks captured by the Red Army in April of [----] made an impression on Soviet leadership. #OTD in [----] a decision was made to build ten tanks. This was mostly a copy with some improvements and adaptations for automotive components available in the RSFSR. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689666847967240194)  2023-08-10T15:55Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The front of the Panzer IV/70 was badly overloaded which reflected on its reliability. A proposal to thin the front armour from [--] mm to [--] mm in order to reduce the weight was made #OTD in [----]. Even though it was approved the change was never implemented. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689707680661753856)  2023-08-10T18:37Z 41K followers, 10.5K engagements


"Shipping a T-34 tank by rail [----]. Curiously enough the cylindrical fuel tanks are not installed in their usual brackets but carried on the engine deck. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689781492837138432)  2023-08-10T23:31Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the last Ram II tank left the Montreal Locomotive Works. These were very progressive tanks for their time but the Sherman first caught up and then overtook them in quality and in quantity so there was no point in continuing production. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689827829217648640)  2023-08-11T02:35Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"An improved variant of the SU-76I was finished #OTD in [----]. The biggest change was the addition of a commander's cupola taken from captured Pz.Kpfw.III tanks as well as a bulge in the side to accommodate it. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1689985018830245888)  2023-08-11T13:00Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Germans first used King Tiger tanks against the Red Army. The attempt to crush the Sandomierz bridgehead failed so badly that the battalion commander was sacked. An intact commander's tank with a complete set of documents was captured. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1690412141222789121)  2023-08-12T17:17Z 41K followers, 13.3K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the order for GMC M12 SPGs was expanded from [--] to [---] units. This was the end of the order since the American artillery branch wanted a better vehicle with a more modern gun on a more modern chassis. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1690441416848125952)  2023-08-12T19:13Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] IS-2 platoon commander Guards Senior Lieutenant Udalov engaged Tiger II tanks of the 501st Heavy Tank Battalion near Staszw. He destroyed three of the new German tanks earning him the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1690721233229242368)  2023-08-13T13:45Z 43.6K followers, 14.1K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the [---] mm SPG on the Pz.Kpfw.IV chassis was given the name "10.5 cm K (gp.Sfl.)". This is one of several names assigned to this vehicle the best known being the nickname "Dicker Max" (Fat Max). #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1690778547105755136)  2023-08-13T17:33Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] General Barnes proposed two new heavy tanks inspired by the T26 but with more powerful weapons. The T29 and T30 were equipped with [---] and [---] mm guns. Neither tank made it in time to fight in WWII and only a handful of prototypes were built. #tanks #History #ww2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691048288563118080)  2023-08-14T11:25Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a Lieutenant Colonel Rozanov's manual on camouflage was approved for publication. Unfortunately in the chaos of the early war there was no time for such an initiative and disruptive camouflage on Soviet tanks remained an uncommon feature #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691111498108833792)  2023-08-14T15:36Z 41K followers, 11.2K engagements


"The [--] mm KwK [--] L/48 was put into production #OTD in [----]. The shorter L/43 gun with its characteristic globe muzzle brake was still installed on new Pz.Kpfw.IV tanks alongside the newer gun until April of [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691512212878237696)  2023-08-15T18:08Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"A French civilian poses on a knocked out Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691843938036982051)  2023-08-16T16:06Z 41K followers, 10.2K engagements


"Abandoned German artillery observer vehicles near Lake Balaton. The fake wooden barrel of the one closest to the camera is visibly damaged. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691969837952549074)  2023-08-17T00:26Z 39.9K followers, 12.1K engagements


"SU-122 SPGs driving under the cover of smoke bombs Bryansk Front [----]. Bombs thrown from the tank or detonated on the engine deck could provide several minutes of cover for a vital strategic push or let a tank play dead. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1691995921775538328)  2023-08-17T02:10Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Germans turned south in [----] aiming to cut off the Red Army from the Black Sea and seize oil fields in the Caucasus. They were stopped #OTD in [----]. The strip north of the Caucasus mountains remaining in Soviet hands was used for a successful counteroffensive. #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692209727533461606)  2023-08-17T16:20Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Knocked out Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.F South-Western Front. New tanks were built until [----] when production gradually shifted to SPGs and tank destroyers on the well seasoned chassis. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692223055370596613)  2023-08-17T17:13Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"T-26 tank and a statue of Lenin in Kobryn Belarus. This photo was taken by a German photographer after the town was overrun in the early days of the invasion. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692356139223052381)  2023-08-18T02:02Z 39.8K followers, [----] engagements


"A concept of a new heavy tank called Carro P [--] was presented #OTD in [----]. By [----] this tank evolved into the first (and only) Italian heavy tank of WW2 although this was too late to fight under an Italian flag. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692556929577504909)  2023-08-18T15:19Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Summer trials of Sherman tanks at the Kubinka proving grounds ended #OTD in [----] showing that the tank excelled in dry warm weather. By this time the M4A2 had already seen battle with the Red Army in the Kuban and at the Battle of Kursk. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692570751918915639)  2023-08-18T16:14Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the third T-44 variant began #OTD in [----]. This was the vehicle that was accepted into production after almost a year of work. No vehicles were delivered to units in time to see battle however. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692591923939209326)  2023-08-18T17:38Z 41.1K followers, 10.5K engagements


"An order for [--] Heavy Tanks M6A2E1 was cancelled #OTD in [----]. Even though this tank had a bigger gun than any American heavy by that point it turned out to be enormous and unwieldy. The whole program was cancelled [--] days later. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692643361541222792)  2023-08-18T21:03Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Interest in American heavy tank projects rapidly declined after Nazi Germany was defeated. For example #OTD in [----] the Heavy Tank T34 prototype was sent to Fort Knox. It returned to the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in December having not been driven at all. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692685642822562221)  2023-08-18T23:51Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Didn't get enough of the T-34-85 tank shown at Capel Enjoy almost an hour of glorious 4K footage from the event:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692916990875144653)  2023-08-19T15:10Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Sinyavino Operation began #OTD in [----]. Red Army forces attempted to lift the siege of Leningrad. Unbeknownst to them the Germans pulled in fresh forces to take the city including Tiger tanks. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692935863292809631)  2023-08-19T16:25Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"The Dieppe raid was launched #OTD in [----]. This offensive was a failure and provided the Germans with many samples of Britain's newest Churchill tanks but also taught the British a lot of lessons that came in handy on D-Day. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1692953931863773544)  2023-08-19T17:37Z 43.8K followers, 14.9K engagements


"Far from all Japanese forces surrendered after the Emperor ordered them to lay down their arms. For instance the garrison of Shumshu began negotiations to surrender only #OTD in [----] after failing to repel the Red Army's landing on the island. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693021850412908928)  2023-08-19T22:07Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"A TO&E for Italian medium tank battalions was approved #OTD in [----]. A battalion consisted of three companies of [--] tanks each plus a commander's tank. The 3rd 4th and 5th tank battalions were formed according to this TO&E. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693085476444369342)  2023-08-20T02:20Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Assembly of the T-35-1 tank prototype was completed #OTD in [----]. Although mocked today for its strange multi-turreted layout and poor performance in #WW2 in the early 1930s this was a fearsome vehicle with competitive firepower and armament. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693114186119700794)  2023-08-20T04:14Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the [--] mm S-28 gun ended #OTD in [----]. This gun improved the firepower of the KV-1S tank but there were so few of them left in service that the modernization wasn't worth the effort. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693298763115167766)  2023-08-20T16:27Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The Australians considered it prudent to develop a tank that could be built in Australia but needed help to do so. #OTD in [----] they asked the British War Department to send a tank expert who would be able to help them design an appropriate tank. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693356548385288584)  2023-08-20T20:17Z 41K followers, 48K engagements


"#OTD in [----] two Object [---] tanks entered comparative trials. One was armed with the [--] mm D-5T gun the other with a [--] mm S-31. The D-5T turned out to be superior and the IS-85 (IS-1) was accepted into production with this gun. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693621817628356658)  2023-08-21T13:51Z 41K followers, 10K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the USSR abandoned production of the T-80 light tank in favour of the SU-76M SPG. Changing battlefield conditions made traditional light tanks useless as a class while a self propelled ZIS-3 gun was way more useful. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693635429193449679)  2023-08-21T14:45Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The Heavy Tank T1E2 entered trials #OTD in [----]. Thanks to its electric transmission the [--] ton tank was still easy to steer. Unfortunately electric transmissions were deemed too complicated to service. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693658612076364097)  2023-08-21T16:17Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Requirements for a tank destroyer with a [--] mm ZIS-2 gun on a ZIS-22M halftrack were composed #OTD in [----]. The vehicle was built and tested but turned out to be a poor replacement for the ZIS-30 tank destroyer. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693681381698600978)  2023-08-21T17:48Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The SU-31 SPAAG on a new chassis made from T-60 components entered mobility trials #OTD in [----]. Even though the T-60 was already going out of production the idea with two parallel engines proved workable and was later reused on the SU-12 (SU-76). #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693700988937425294)  2023-08-21T19:05Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The first Soviet tank entered trials #OTD in [----]. The so-called Russian Renault was a copy of a Renault FT tank captured during the Russian Civil War a year prior. This tank received the personal name "Freedom Fighter Comrade Lenin". #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693724640005218460)  2023-08-21T20:39Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The Object [---] or ISU-122-2 was accepted into service #OTD in [----] as the ISU-122S. The [---] mm D-25S gun with a semiautomatic breech was more compact and faster firing than the A-19 gun with a screw breech used on the original ISU-122. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1693837107721109525)  2023-08-22T04:06Z 39.8K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Heavy Tank M6A2E1 program was shut down. The tank modernized to fight King Tigers weighed [--] tons which would have made shipping it to Europe and using it there very difficult. Only two were built to test components. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694017856864682002)  2023-08-22T16:05Z 40.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the USSR received a detailed description of the American Chaffee tank. Two tanks were ordered for trials in [----] but the Red Army declined to receive any more. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694075045792854071)  2023-08-22T19:52Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"After Germany failed to crush the Kursk Salient the Red Army began its own major offensive on multiple Fronts destroying the German forces north at Orel and south at Belgorod. This counteroffensive ended #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694202025070964854)  2023-08-23T04:16Z 41.1K followers, 12.6K engagements


"Over a thousand Heavy Tanks T29 were scheduled to be built. #OTD in [----] the Ordnance Committee changed its mind. Since Germany was already beaten there was no need for a large production run of heavy tanks. Only two were built in the end. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694362037927743496)  2023-08-23T14:52Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a commission sent from the Kubinka proving grounds to collect samples of new German materiel arrived at the Kursk Salient. Many vehicles including the Panther Ferdinand and Pz.Kpfw.III Ausf.N were taken back for study. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694561672529101093)  2023-08-24T04:06Z 41K followers, 13.5K engagements


"Trials of Object [---] and [---] tanks were completed #OTD in [----]. The Object [---] with its larger turret and superior D-5T gun was accepted into service as the KV-85 as a result. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694679718824460446)  2023-08-24T11:55Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] two LT vz. [--] tanks and their drivers secretly departed Czechoslovakia for Moscow. Trials of this tank showed that it was superior to the T-26 but not good enough compared to the upcoming generation of Soviet tanks to license production. #tanks #History"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694710696225947973)  2023-08-24T13:58Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a batch of [--] ZIS-4 guns and [--] TMFD-8 sight were shipped out to build specialized tank destroyers on the T-34 chassis. Half of the sights were lost in transit as a result of which only [--] of these tanks were ever built. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694740302483935661)  2023-08-24T15:55Z 41K followers, 10.1K engagements


"A German soldier practices installing a magnetic mine on the side of a captured Hotchkiss H [--] tank. This tank went through modernization by the Germans as evidenced by the new radio antenna location and cut off commander's cupola. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694833676373098789)  2023-08-24T22:06Z 39.7K followers, 10.4K engagements


"The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (Operation Countenance) began #OTD in [----]. Iran quickly yielded to the invasion force and its leader abdicated in favor of his son who was much friendlies to the Allies than his father. Occupation of Iran lasted until [----]. #tanks #History #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1694924518869828061)  2023-08-25T04:07Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Development of the Object [---] was approved #OTD in [----]. This was the long-awaited replacement for the ISU-152 using the new T-10 chassis. Even though it was superior to its predecessor in every way the vehicle was never mass produced. #tanks #history #ColdWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695075169113346479)  2023-08-25T14:06Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] Krupp delivered crushing news about the Maus program. Damage to its facilities meant that only [--] sets of Maus hulls and turrets could be completed even after a lengthy restoration. It made no sense to make a large investment for so few tanks. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695179490899513813)  2023-08-25T21:01Z 41K followers, 11.5K engagements


"Production of the SU-85 was due to begin #OTD in [----] just two weeks after the design was accepted. Delivery of [---] units was expected by the end of the month as the tank destroyer was in high demand to fight new German tanks. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695194339352400072)  2023-08-25T22:00Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"ChKZ desperately tried to keep the KV-1S in production offering multiple modernization schemes as an alternative to switching to the IS-1. #OTD in [----] they were officially told off for not following orders although the work continued in secret. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695469003236377077)  2023-08-26T16:11Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Medium Tank T20 program split into three. The T20 would have a [--] mm gun (later accepted into service as the M1) the T20E1 a [--] mm gun with an autoloader and the T20E2 the 3" M7 gun. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695509939375014304)  2023-08-26T18:54Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Sherman tanks from the 46th Guards Tank Brigade driving along ulice Kenov in Brno Czechoslovakia. April 26th [----]. These are models with [--] mm guns that began to arrive in the USSR in late [----] and first saw battle in January of [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695538245013057588)  2023-08-26T20:46Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"As tanks' armour grew thicker HE anti-tank grenades became ineffective. #OTD in [----] the Red Army ordered the development of a HEAT anti-tank grenade. The shaped charge made the grenade considerably more effective at the same weight. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695557586026627466)  2023-08-26T22:03Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The decision to put the T-26-6 (better known as SU-26) into mass production was made #OTD in [----]. This SPG was made in Leningrad using [--] mm regimental guns and old twin-turreted T-26 tank chassis. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695573987701477645)  2023-08-26T23:08Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Captured Pz.Kpfw.IV tank used by the 1st Bulgarian Army 3rd Ukrainian Front in Hungary 1944-45. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695857247694241882)  2023-08-27T17:54Z 41K followers, 11.7K engagements


"Soviet troops dismounting from T-34 tanks Taman peninsula [----]. Despite modern memes about human armour the tactic of tank riders was found to greatly reduce instances of infantry falling behind which was safer both for the tankers and the riflemen. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695894620788363736)  2023-08-27T20:22Z 41K followers, 11.6K engagements


"Knocked out Panzer IV/70 near Berlin April [----]. The natural camouflage applied by the crew does not appear to have helped. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1695921414321136073)  2023-08-27T22:09Z 40.1K followers, 16.2K engagements


"#OTD in [----] Chrysler signed a contract to deliver [----] Medium Tanks M3. This was only meant to be a stopgap tank while the M4 was being designed but over [----] units were built. These tanks were extensively used not just by the US but also its allies. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696010841793946105)  2023-08-28T04:04Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the GAZ-74B and GAZ-74D SPGs began #OTD in [----]. One of these vehicles could have replaced the SU-76 (SU-12) in production but the SU-76M (SU-15M) beat them to the punch. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696194136326475943)  2023-08-28T16:12Z 41K followers, 12.2K engagements


"A subtle change was introduced into SU-85 production #OTD in [----]. The walls of the commander's cupola were thickened to [--] mm making the applique armour installed there earlier unnecessary. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696267151194063071)  2023-08-28T21:02Z 40.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Operation Bagration ended #OTD in [----]. This was an offensive operation of tremendous size involving four Red Army Fronts. This offensive resulted in the destruction of Army Group Center and a whopping [------] Germans taken prisoner. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696373924660236374)  2023-08-29T04:07Z 40.6K followers, 17.5K engagements


"The Simonov anti-tank rifle (PTRS) was accepted into service #OTD in [----]. The [----] mm rifle was developed to compensate for the Red Army's critical shortage of anti-tank artillery. It proved an effective weapon against German medium tanks in 1941-42. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696519532557574206)  2023-08-29T13:45Z 39.9K followers, 12.4K engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Germans cut off the last railroad to Leningrad and fully encircled the city a week later. Supplies for nearly [--] million people who remained in the besieged city could only be brought in by ships in the summer and dangerous ice roads in the winter. #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696538164859453601)  2023-08-29T14:59Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a meeting was held to review several of the T-34's features. One noticeable change was the removal of the spotlight mounted on the gun mantlet intended for night fighting. This was a feature of many Soviet tanks in the late 1930s. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696553441483464926)  2023-08-29T16:00Z 40K followers, [----] engagements


"Czechoslovakia didn't just built licensed copies of Soviet vehicles but also designed their own on their chassis. None were successful. For instance this SPAAG with an R [--] [--] mm AA gun and a 4-man turret was cancelled #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #ColdWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696570664067494184)  2023-08-29T17:09Z 41.1K followers, 20.2K engagements


"The Tiger tank made its debut near Mga #OTD in [----]. The arrival of four new tanks of this type went unnoticed by the Red Army as all four quickly became disabled. Three were recovered but one had to be demolished. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696632565686509875)  2023-08-29T21:15Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the T-43 tank concluded #OTD in [----]. The tank was recommended for service but requirements for new Soviet tanks already changed to account for new German tanks encountered at Kursk. The T-43 could not meet these new requirements. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696663268071522686)  2023-08-29T23:17Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Soviet trials of a Churchill tank began #OTD in [----]. Despite issues with mobility and reliability the tank scored top marks for vision from the turret and firepower. Churchills were the only foreign tanks to be used exclusively by Soviet Guards units. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696735692494115005)  2023-08-30T04:04Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the Char B1 ter ended #OTD in [----]. This tank had thicker armour but did little to combat the Char B1 bis' other drawbacks. The project never entered mass production before German occupation of France. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1696885570713112891)  2023-08-30T14:00Z 43.6K followers, 10.5K engagements


"SU-100 tank destroyer leaving the factory 1944-45. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697004039198707752)  2023-08-30T21:51Z 41K followers, 11.3K engagements


"The first British convoy carrying supplies for the USSR codenamed Operation Dervish arrived in Arkhangelsk #OTD in [----]. Unlike Lend Lease these goods were paid for in gold foreign currency and raw materials. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697098535211061457)  2023-08-31T04:06Z 41.1K followers, 14.7K engagements


"Requirements to produce a tank with a [--] mm gun in a rotating turret were developed #OTD in [----] shortly after the Medium Tank M3 went into production. The result of this work was the Medium Tank M4 or Sherman the best American tank of the Second World War. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697248214821548336)  2023-08-31T14:01Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The USSR was forced to produce a simplified version of the T-40 tank to make up for the Red Army's tank losses in the summer of [----]. This tank was called T-30. The name T-30 was officially used for the first time #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697292108762083825)  2023-08-31T16:55Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the first Soviet-built tank began #OTD in [----]. The tank with the name "Freedom fighter Comrade Lenin" was one of [--] Russian Renault tanks built in the RSFSR a copy of the French Renault FT with some improvements and adaptations for Russian industry. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697310636605112810)  2023-08-31T18:09Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the 92nd Tank Brigade composed a lengthy report on their M3 Light and M3 Medium tanks. Their findings largely echoed what was predicted at proving grounds trials. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697326408211497310)  2023-08-31T19:12Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Sherman tanks of the 219th Tank Brigade 1st Mechanized Corps in Berlin May [----]. An SU-76M can also be seen. Even units equipped with foreign tanks were accompanied by Soviet-built SPGs. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697397817449304113)  2023-08-31T23:55Z 41.1K followers, 19.3K engagements


"A KV tank prototype entered trials #OTD in [----]. This was a shortened "budget" version of the SMK heavy tank with just one turret. The KV proved its superiority over its rivals in the Winter War taking the title of the Red Army's next generation heavy tank. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697461595184472373)  2023-09-01T04:09Z 40.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The V-2 diesel engine was accepted into service #OTD in [----]. It was first used on BT-7M tanks but soon after made itself famous on the KV-1 and T-34. Derivatives of this enormously successful engine would be used by Soviet tanks for decades to come. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697617037361635454)  2023-09-01T14:26Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Due to a shortage of D-10S guns a hybrid vehicle entered production #OTD in [----]. It featured all the hull upgrades of the SU-100 but still had a D-5S [--] mm gun. These SPGs were called SU-85M. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697637673555378266)  2023-09-01T15:48Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The front hull of the IS-2 was initially made with a curve similar to what the KV-1 had but it was changed to one continuous slope to improve protection in the summer of [----]. Starting #OTD in [----] all IS-2 tanks were built with this hull. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697684757075628116)  2023-09-01T18:56Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Due to the loss of PQ-17 tank shipments were redirected through Iran. The first tanks (6 Canadian Valentines) arrived at the receiving center in Baku #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1697705024061690363)  2023-09-01T20:16Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the KT (A-40) flying tank project took off on its first and only flight. A glider carrying a T-60 tank was too heavy to tow with a TB-3 bomber plus the T-60 was already considered obsolete by the time the experiment was performed. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698108837465616808)  2023-09-02T23:01Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"A contract for [----] new light tanks was signed with Cadillac #OTD in [----]. Strangely enough not even a prototype of this new tank had been built. Nevertheless the faith placed in the Light Tank T24 (the future Chaffee) paid off. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698185148305482214)  2023-09-03T04:04Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The Medium Tank T6 was standardized as the Medium Tank M4 #OTD in [----]. The final product would end up looking very different but this was the start of the story of America's most iconic tank of the Second World War. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698548881334665613)  2023-09-04T04:09Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The IS-1 tank was accepted into service #OTD in [----]. The tank offered superior firepower and protection to the KV-1 at a lower weight and with much better reliability. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698748629412970737)  2023-09-04T17:23Z 39.8K followers, [----] engagements


"The switch from KV-1S to IS production approved #OTD in [----] meant that the SU-152 was left without a chassis. The ISU-152 on the chassis of the IS tank was developed to replace it. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698770222797279241)  2023-09-04T18:49Z 40.4K followers, [----] engagements


"Even though the IS-1 was accepted into service #OTD in [----] its weapon was already unsatisfactory. The very same order requested a [---] mm gun on the same chassis kicking off work on the IS-2. This tank would enter production later that year. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1698806561643106637)  2023-09-04T21:13Z 40.3K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] Marshal Fedorenko pitched a massive upgrade to the IS-2 tank. The new 55-60 ton tank would be protected against new German weapons discovered in the summer of [----]. The modernization was not made but the Object [---] tank was made to these specs. #Tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699056888002879962)  2023-09-05T13:48Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the Churchill tank in the USSR ended #OTD in [----]. Despite mechanical issues the tank was found to be well armed and armoured for its class. The Churchill served in Guards Heavy Tank Regiments just like the Soviet KV-1. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699071790923002079)  2023-09-05T14:47Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the KV-1 was shown to the Soviet government. Even though the government asked for a multi-turreted tank it was still permitted to participate in battlefield trials where the tank proved its supremacy over the T-100 and SMK heavy tanks. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699086832711995507)  2023-09-05T15:47Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] the Director of Mechanization Major General Davidson invited WWI tank builder Sir Albert Stern to come out of retirement and develop a new tank. This was the first step towards the formation of the SVDC and their controversial TOG tanks. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699112080836636900)  2023-09-05T17:27Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Crew of an ISU-152 SPG Leningrad Front July [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699130719623143562)  2023-09-05T18:41Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Soviet infantry riders on the back of a KV-1 tank. A tactical marking is painted on the back for the second and third echelons of the attacking formation. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699165302443884922)  2023-09-05T20:59Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The SU-76I was a Soviet SPG built on captured German Pz.Kpfw.III and StuG III chassis. #OTD in [----] a modernized variant with a Pz.Kpfw.III cupola was accepted into production. Due to a shortage of chassis captured in good condition these vehicles were rare. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699413497837162843)  2023-09-06T13:25Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the SU-85B concluded #OTD in [----]. The project proved that it was possible to mount a much more powerful gun on the SU-76M but since the war was already over there was no point in continuing with the project. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699434077432999946)  2023-09-06T14:47Z 40K followers, [----] engagements


"The Object [---] tank was accepted into service as the T-62 #OTD in [----]. This tank featured a powerful new smoothbore gun firing fin-stabilized ammunition that could achieve much higher velocities than a rifled gun. #tanks #history #ColdWar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699452419925520815)  2023-09-06T16:00Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Soviet officers with a SU-85 tank destroyer. 1st Ukrainian Front [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699466043066822706)  2023-09-06T16:54Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"T-34-85 tank Austria [----]. American trucks can be seen in the background of the photo. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699490729481871658)  2023-09-06T18:32Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Captured Pz.Kpfw.III tank in Soviet service. Western Front winter 1941-42. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699528935309004926)  2023-09-06T21:04Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"The IS-3 tank was revealed to the entire world #OTD in [----] at the Victory Parade in Berlin. Even though the USSR was dissatisfied with the tank and replaced it in production the following year many nations developed specialized "IS-3 killers" to fight it. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699635710217572361)  2023-09-07T04:08Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Light Tanks M24 or Chaffee at the victory parade in Berlin #OTD in [----]. Even though WW2 saw a decline of the light tank the combination of good armour and armament for its role and reliable components kept the Chaffee in service for decades. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699796716281794849)  2023-09-07T14:48Z 41K followers, 11.3K engagements


"Comet tanks in Berlin on parade #OTD in [----]. Some of these Comets were the new Comet I B type with new exhaust pipes that arrived after VE Day. Most tanks you see in museums today were built this way or modernized to that standard. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699816793143935076)  2023-09-07T16:07Z 39.6K followers, [----] engagements


"#OTD in [----] a Soviet engineer sent to the US to tour American tank plants wrote a scathing review of the M4A4. Trials in the USSR came to the same conclusion: the M4A2 was considerably better and the Red Army could not settle for a substitute. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699829920166240533)  2023-09-07T17:00Z 41K followers, 10.9K engagements


"Sexton self propelled guns at the Victory Parade in Berlin #OTD in [----]. These Canadian-built SPGs were rated by the British to be superior not only to their own Bishop but also the American Priest. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699884318150328785)  2023-09-07T20:36Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The first IS-7 tank prototype was completed #OTD in [----]. At a weight of only [--] tons the tank had the protection and firepower that surpassed the German Maus tank. An order for [--] vehicles was placed in [----] but never completed. #tanks #history #coldwar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1699997213441556720)  2023-09-08T04:04Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"The first IS-2 tank (Object 240) was not built from scratch but converted from the old IS-1 prototype (Object 237). Ironically the work was delayed when Stalin himself decided to drop by and check on the conversion process #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700158453728067857)  2023-09-08T14:45Z 39.7K followers, [----] engagements


"British tanks sent to the USSR were equipped with 2" bomb throwers but ammunition supply was low. Experiments to see if Soviet [--] mm mortar shells could be substituted were successfully conducted on the Transcaucasian Front #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700176467609440296)  2023-09-08T15:57Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Trials of the 17-pounder anti-tank gun in the USSR began #OTD in [----]. This weapon was very powerful but also very heavy. Weighing nearly [--] tons its crew could not push it around the battlefield by hand. #artillery #history #WW2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700201966872211881)  2023-09-08T17:38Z 39.9K followers, 12.6K engagements


"The T-34 was approved for service with the F-32 gun but this gun was never installed in the tank. #OTD in [----] a meeting was held to determine the feasibility of installing the superior F-34 instead. This gun was installed starting in March of [----]. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700258948371366308)  2023-09-08T21:24Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements


"LT vz. [--] tanks were brought from Czechoslovakia to the USSR for trials in great secret. Two tanks arrived #OTD in [----]. Even though the tank was superior to the Soviet T-26 the USSR declined to purchase these vehicles. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700335168039321875)  2023-09-09T02:27Z 41K followers, [----] engagements


"Tanker's Day was instituted as a recognition of the contribution of Soviet armoured forces in the Great Patriotic War. The first Tanker's Day parade was held #OTD in [----]. #tanks #history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700352155067007432)  2023-09-09T03:35Z 39.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Work on the Detroit Tank Arsenal began #OTD in [----]. The factory delivered its first tank in a mere [--] months after breaking ground. The Detroit Tank Arsenal produced [-----] tanks in total during the Second World War more than all of Germany combined. #tanks #history #WW2 #WWII"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Tank_Archives/status/1700361956694056985)  2023-09-09T04:14Z 41.1K followers, [----] engagements

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