Both Soviet-style tanks and American ones like the Abrams have their strengths and weaknesses as seen in the war in Ukraine.

Russia has been battling Ukraine in Kursk since August 2024, when Kyiv launched a surprise cross-border incursion into ...

In the Abrams, ammunition is stored behind the turret and separated from the crew by blast doors in protected racks for safety. The Soviet-style tanks store ammo in the turret, leading to ...

He told researchers that the crew wouldn't have survived in a Soviet-style T-series tank, but it wasn't the Abrams armor ...

US Abrams tanks have seen combat in Ukraine, where Soviet-style tanks are by far the most prevalent. Soviet-style tanks are smaller and lighter than their American counterparts. Both designs have ...

but the tanks lack the kind of thick armor that shields Abrams crews. In the Abrams, ammunition is stored behind the turret and separated from the crew by blast doors in protected racks for safety.

The M1 Abrams is a marquee weapon that was designed ... adding to the potential for a catastrophic kill, especially of a tank with exposed ammunition. While the Abrams is an unquestionably tough ...