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What are Challenge Coins and How You Can Make Your Own!

Despite what their name might suggest at first glance, challenge coins were not, historically at least, meant as a reward for completing a challenge. During the 17th century, in France, the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants) were severely persecuted by the Catholic Monarchy, with hundreds of thousands being killed, forced into exile, or compelled to convert. …

(P) Handwritten Letters on the Battlefield Across the Ages

Before the late modern era, described historically as starting from around 1750, literacy rates were very low, in the area of single digits as a percentage of the total population. A rather optimistic projection from Our World in Data places the literacy rate at 12.5% worldwide in 1820, although it is important to remember that …

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$150 illustration competition ending soon!

Come one, come all, there’s a new Tank Encyclopedia competition going on! This time, we are offering $150 for the best illustrations for an upcoming Tank Encyclopedia article! If you want to participate, take a look at the following list of vehicles that we would like illustrated for future articles. If any of them catches …

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Plane Encyclopedia’s $100 writing competition!

We are happy to introduce Plane Encyclopedia’s $100 article writing competition! Think you have what it takes to contribute to their growing community of historical aircraft content? Try your hand at writing an article on a historical aircraft, using their site’s format. All writers are welcome, including first-timers, amateurs, and experienced writers. If your article …

From Soldier to Student: A Guide to Higher Education for Veterans

This guest post has been offered free of charge by the Tank Encyclopedia team for DeployCare.org Transitioning into civilian life can require veterans to make some serious choices. One of the most common decisions that vets face while preparing for this transition is whether to go back to school. Whether it’s to earn a basic …

(P) Military History and Influencers

The Military History field has seen an enormous boom in popularity in the last 20 years, especially helped by the rise of the internet and two of its applications: blogs and Youtube. However, one of the best aspects of this growth is not so much the growth of quantity, but the growth in quality! While …

Durchbruchswagen

German Reich (1935-1939) Heavy Tank – 3 Hulls & 1 Turret Built The Tiger I and the Tiger II are some of the most famous tanks in the whole history of armored warfare. These behemoths of World War Two have captured the imagination and attention of many generations of tank lovers and armor researchers. However, …

(P) Exploring Arizona’s Military History – Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum

Click to visit the website of the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum! Arizona has a rich military history, making it an ideal destination for history buffs, particularly those interested in the Army and the Air Force. Especially since World War II, the state of Arizona has served as a key training and testing ground, and …

Lincoln No. 1 Machine

United Kingdom (1915) Prototype – 1 Built The First World War was supposed to end quickly. Most of the high-ranking officials of the participating countries expected and planned for a short war, in which they would quickly crush their enemies and win glory and territories for their nations. However, after the German defeat at the …

Sd.Kfz.7/1

German Reich (1939) Half-track Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun – 750 Built The most famous German self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAG) are the Panzer IV based Wirbelwind, Ostwind, Mobelwagen and even Kugelblitz. However, despite being overshadowed by their tank-based counterparts, it was actually the half-track SPAAGs that made up the bulk of the German mobile anti-aircraft fleet. Thousands …

Tanque Argentino Mediano (TAM 2C)

Argentina (2013) Main Battle Tank – 1 Built The Tank with the Sun of May As the name suggests, the Tanque Argentino Mediano, or TAM, is the main battle tank of Argentina in South America. Originally designed by a German company in the 1970’s, the TAM entered service in 1980, almost 30 years ago. The …

Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39 (Fake Tank)

Republic of Poland (1939) Medium/Cruiser Tank – Fake A Fake More Famous than the Real Thing The 14TP is a little known Polish tank project of the late 1930s. While the information regarding it is vague and no photos have survived, some pieces of information about the project remain. The 14TP was based on the …

AMX-10 RC & RCR

France (1979) Wheeled Tank Destroyer – 457 Built Roues-Canon The AMX-10 RC first appeared in the late 1970s, in an effort to replace the Panhard EBR heavy armored car, which was then approaching 30 years in service. The project was started at the Ateliers de construction d’Issy-les-Moulineaux in September 1970. The vehicle does share some …

M113½ C/V Lynx

United States of America/Canada/Kingdom of the Netherlands (1963) Reconnaissance Vehicle – 424 Built The 113-and-a-half By 1963, the US army had adopted Cadillac’s M114 to serve as a command and reconnaissance vehicle. However, the vehicle had proven troublesome and it elicited no interest from abroad for any export. Seizing this opportunity, the FMC Corporation (nowadays United Defense …