Heavy tanks, despite what their designation may suggest, weren't simply designed to be great, lumbering hulks. Thick armor to absorb punishment was paramount, certainly, but so too was relative ...
A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi tanks were powering through Lithuania on a race northward to Leningrad. The Luftwaffe knocked out the Soviets’ ...
But the 47-ton KVs were unwieldy, leaving them vulnerable to German troops maneuvering close on the flanks. A day after the German blitzkrieg into the Soviet Union in June 1941, more than 200 Nazi ...