Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The tank is a 65-ton masterpiece of engineering, designed to withstand direct rocket hits and destroy targets two miles away with pinpoint accuracy. We trace the evolution of the tank from its primitive origins in WW1 to the modern behemoth that is the M1A2 Abrams.

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