Object 770 – The loneliest heavy tank

The Object 770 is one of the final heavy tanks ever made, although today it is often buried in the list of weird…

Jagdpanzer E 100: Germany’s 136-Ton Superheavy Tank

The E100 is a fascinating, elusive superheavy tank developed by Germany during the Second World War. At 136 tons its only beaten by…

Soviet T-35 Tank: An Overcomplicated Monstrosity of War

The T-35 is a Soviet heavy tank of insane proportions, with five turrets, five machine guns, three cannons, a crew of 12 and…

When Russia Built An Insane Tricycle Tank — That Failed Spectacularly For One Little Reason

During World War I, Russia constructed the Tsar Tank, a vehicle unlike anything the world had ever seen. But this tricycle-like behemoth had…

The Story Of The Landkreuzer P. 1000 Ratte — Hitler’s 1,000 Ton Super Tank

ullstein bild/Getty ImagesAdolf Hitler inspects a tank in 1945. In the midst of World War II , Hitler pushed for the creation of…

Hitler’s Precision-Guided Bombs: Fritz X & Hs 293

Perhaps the most memorable depictions of recent conflict are the videos showing small targets hit by bombs guided by lasers or the Global…

V2 Rocket, Aggregat A4 – German Long-Range Guided Ballistic Missile

Aggregate A4 , V2 Rocket – V1 Flying Bomb – Hagelkorn BV246 – Henschel Hs 298 and Rheintochter – photo 2017 Aggregat A4…

The Kugelpanzer Ball Tank

German ReichBall Tank – 1 Built Introduction After the First World War, unique concepts to deal with the No Man’s Land issue came…

Karl-Gerät – A 600 mm Siege Mortar

Between 1941 and 1945 Germany operated some of history’s largest mobile siege mortars. Known as the Karl-Gerät, these monstrous machines could launch shells…

The Schwerer Gustav: Nazi Germany’s World War II Super-Cannon That Was The Largest Gun Ever Built

Built by Krupp in 1941, the Schwerer Gustav railway gun was the Nazis' "miracle weapon" that could blast through 20 feet of concrete…

Castle Bravo: The Largest U.S. Nuclear Explosion

Just 9 years after the United States detonated the first atomic bomb came Castle Bravo, a thermonuclear device more than 700 times more…

Let’s Remember When French Paratroopers Once Used Bazooka Vespas in Combat

From forceful fighter jets to tough-as-hell tanks, the world’s militaries often use monster machines to flex their might. But intimidation comes in all…