Key Points and Summary - An expert ranks the top five tanks in U.S. Army history, crowning the M1 Abrams as the undisputed king. -The Abrams' complete dominance over Iraqi T-72s in the Gulf War ...

We at Task & Purpose care deeply about issues affecting active-duty military and veterans. We also love a good tank name. “ASVAB Waiver,” “Divine Intervention,” and “Bye Felicia” are just a few that ...

If you've ever seen James Garner's movie "Tank" (unlikely; it's not great), you might have thought that it was just Hollywood straining credulity again. Surely, even a former U.S. Army command ...

In the summer of 1942, the British Eighth Army was losing the war in North Africa. Erwin Rommel’s Afrika Korps had smashed through the Gazala line, captured Tobruk, and sent the British reeling back ...

Anyone who reads Task & Purpose knows: we adore a good tank name. Sure, we love our friends and families, but not as much as tanks with names like Dropped as a Baby, ASVAB Waiver, and Come And Take It ...

A recent Armor article titled “Tanks Need the Infantry to Lead the Way” highlighted the significant advantage that infantry provides armored formations. A Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) ...

The tradition of naming tanks for American generals began not with the Americans themselves, but with the British. The United States military’s M1 Abrams main battle tank (MBT) first entered service ...

NATO countries continue to invest heavily in modern main battle tanks capable of surviving some of the most dangerous battlefields on earth If a large-scale conflict erupts in Europe, tanks will once ...