10 TANK Legendary::

10 TANK Legendary::

Over the past century, dozens of tanks have been designed and manufactured to create their own path in the arena of battle in various parts of the world.
Based on the expert of experts, polls, and technical comparison, has made 5 parameters to determine the 10 best tank ever made.

Each tank was given an assessment by category:

    * Power Shot
    * Armor (protective / defense)
    * Mobility
    * Total production
    * The fear that can cause this tank of its time

The five parameters are then used as the total value of each tank.


START OF THE MOST LOW ranking:


10. M-4 Sherman (U.S.)

Spoiler for A picture showing the impression of elegance from the M-4 Sherman successfully captured and released by the War Production Board, 1944:


Top Speed: 38.6 km / h
Range of motion: 160.9 km
Engine: Nine-Cylinder Radial Ford engine
Power-weight ratio: 15.8 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 62 mm
Main Armament: 75 mm high-velocity gun

Was first produced in 1942. Tank is less potential in terms of weapons and defense forces (armor). Machines that use relatively efficient and reliable, which makes it potentially in terms of mobility. But what makes this tank is different from other tanks is the ease of producing it. 48 000 units of M-4 Sherman produced only in 3 years (43 TANK / DAY!).


9. MERKAVA (ISRAEL)

Spoiler for Merkava issued a camouflage smoke during exercise in the Golan plateau:


Top Speed: 54.7 km / h
Range of motion: 498 km
Engine: Teledyne Turbo-Charged Diesel Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 14.28 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: undisclosed
Main Armament: 120 mm gun

Was first produced in 1977. Armor tank is almost without a gap, and that's what makes it have the highest defense compared to other tanks. However, the perfect thickness of armor has resulted in below average speed, so that these tanks are very low mobility. Merkava tanks are very complex and is expensive, so its production was small. However, this tank has proven its effectiveness in the arena of battle, the power of weaponry which no doubt and fear that can be caused by the tank was successfully placed in the ranking of 9.


8. T-54/55 (USSR)

Spoiler for One T-55 owned by Saddam Husssein that coalition troops were hit during the Gulf War I took place:


Top Speed: 48.27 km / h
Range of motion: 402.25 km
Engine: V-12 Water-Cooled Diesel Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 14.44 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 203 mm
Main Armament: 100 mm gun D10T

First made in 1948. T-54/55 had an average tank capacity in terms of firepower, mobility, and defense. This tank has the highest production number, which is 95,000 units. Nevertheless, the awesomeness that generated from the tank is still below average, to be scared of this tank is just the amount of mass.


7. Challenger (UK)

Spoiler for A Challenger moves through the dusty streets during exercises in Oman, 2001:


Top Speed: 59.53 km / h
Range of motion: 547.06 km
Engine: Condor V-12 engine
Strength-weight ratio: 19.2 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: undisclosed
Main Armament: 120 mm gun riffled

First made in 1982. Tank has a high value on its world-class defense and maximum firepower, 120 mm gun is a record breaker. The disadvantage is the mobility and the amount of production is small. Fear that can be caused by the tank is also not enough to make the enemy tremble.


6. MK IV Panzer (GER)

Spoiler for Panzer IV convoy moves in a town in France during the German occupation in Vichy, France, late 1942:


Top Speed: 39.90 km / h
Range of motion: 209.17 km
Engine: Maybach V-12 Gasoline Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 10.6 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 50 mm
Main Armament: 75 mm gun

First made in 1937. This tank has an average value of mobility, and good enough in terms of firepower and defenses. However, this tank is a complex machine and terdisain very complicated, like other German tanks, the tank is not easy to mass-produced. Scary impression generated is very large tank, in the early days of World War I, tanks can not be ditlakukkan.


5. CENTURION (UK)

Spoiler for the new Centurion manufactured out of heavy armory in Leeds, 1950:


Top Speed: 35.39 km / h
Range of motion: 193.08 km
Engine: Meteor V-12 Gasoline Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 12.54 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 17-152 mm
Main Armament: 105 mm gun

First made in 1945. Although the average ability in terms of mobility, this tank has a high firepower. So is the armor it has, so that makes this British-made tanks have almost the maximum score in this category. In addition, these tanks are produced in quantities large enough for a simple design.


4. WW I Tank (UK)

Spoiler for WW I Tank trapped in a trench when the British army:


Top Speed: 6.43 km / h
Range of motion: 35.39 km
Engine: Daimler Six-Cylinder Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 3.3 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 6-12 mm
Main Armament: two 6-Pounder Gun

First made in 1917. This tank does have a thin armor, but this tank is the only vehicle armor that never existed, and has the mobility and firepower that is high enough. However, this tank is a high-tech products in his day so produced are not in large numbers. Conversely, the fear generated is very large vehicles, there has never been that rivals it evokes fear in the enemy, thus placing it in fourth position.


3. TIGER (GER)

Spoiler for The front of Tiger's incredible is one of the images included in the portfolio of photography produced by the German High Command, 1942, to embellish a collection of their weapons:


Top Speed: 37 km / h
Range of motion: 194.68 km
Engine: Maybach engines
Strength-weight ratio: 12.3 horsepower / ton
Armor thickness: 100 mm
Main Armament: 88 mm gun

First made in 1942. This tank has the highest value dalamhal weapon strength, 88 mm, which had a monster of its time. His armor is almost the maximum score. Tiger is a heavy tank, but has adequate speed. Total production value is very low resulting in almost zero, however, fear that can cause this tank is very large, even the name is intentionally made to create a special psychological effect on the part of the enemy.


2. M-1 ABRAMS (U.S.)

Spoiler for A M-1 Abrams over the sand dune in northern Kuwait during firing exercises, 4 months before Operation Iraqi Freedom:


Top Speed: 67.57 km / h
Range of motion: 465 km
Engine: Textron AGT 1500 Gas Turbine Engine
Strength-weight ratio: 26.64 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: undisclosed
Main Armament: 120 mm M256 gun

First made in 1983. Abrams reach full value in terms of firepower and defense, one of the rival of any tanks that exist today. The engine which results in lower gas consumption mobility, although still somewhat above average. Other low scores on the production level, this tank is a monster tank complex, expensive, and difficult for the technician. As one of the strongest tanks that exist today, this tank has a high impact on the psychological enemy, so that full value is obtained in the category of fear-factor.


1. T-34 (USSR)

Spoiler for Parade T-34 owned by the Cuban army in Havana, January 1961. Three months later this tank memgang key role in giving the victory against the U.S. invasion in the Bay of Pigs:


Top Speed: 54.7 km / h
Range of motion: 431.2 km
Engine: Four-Stroke Engine Cylinder Desel
Strength-weight ratio: 15.87 horsepower / ton
Armor Thickness: 65 mm
Main Armament: 76.2 mm gun

First made in 1940. Almost the maximum score in the category of weapon strength, mobility, and defense. Exceeded other tanks preformance production levels, reaching full value here. Fear that can be caused by the tank is also no doubt, make it have almost the maximum score.

Source: Military Channel, Discovery Channel


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