Favorite Tank From Each Generation

[C130]

0 Gen (WW2): King Tiger

beast of a tank . only if Nazi Germany had more earlier in the war and it was more reliable the outcome of Eastern front could have been a lot different.


1st Gen: T-55

decent armor,gun,light,fast, and a lot built.


2nd Gen: Chieftain

best gun of it's generation and armor when it got the stillbrew upgrade. only shortcoming was it under powered engine.



3rd Gen: Merkava IV Windbreaker

best looking tank in the world IMHO. great gun,great armor,good speed, plenty of room inside the tank so its comfortable.


4th Gen: T-14 Armata

Russians have set the bar for what a 4th gen tank should look and have.

 

[Hell hound]

0 Gen (WW2): King Tiger

beast of a tank . only if Nazi Germany had more earlier in the war and it was more reliable the outcome of Eastern front could have been a lot different.


1st Gen: T-55

decent armor,gun,light,fast, and a lot built.


2nd Gen: Chieftain

best gun of it's generation and armor when it got the stillbrew upgrade. only shortcoming was it under powered engine.



3rd Gen: Merkava IV Windbreaker

best looking tank in the world IMHO. great gun,great armor,good speed, plenty of room inside the tank so its comfortable.


4th Gen: T-14 Armata

Russians have set the bar for what a 4th gen tank should look and have.

still don't know the difference between the 3rd and 4th gen.can you explain it

 

[C130]

still don't know the difference between the 3rd and 4th gen.can you explain it

I can't explain it well maybe @Penguin can give you a better answer

 

[Indus Pakistan]

0 Gen (WW2): King Tiger

beast of a tank . only if Nazi Germany had more earlier in the war and it was more reliable the outcome of Eastern front could have been a lot different.


1st Gen: T-55

decent armor,gun,light,fast, and a lot built.


2nd Gen: Chieftain

best gun of it's generation and armor when it got the stillbrew upgrade. only shortcoming was it under powered engine.



3rd Gen: Merkava IV Windbreaker

best looking tank in the world IMHO. great gun,great armor,good speed, plenty of room inside the tank so its comfortable.


4th Gen: T-14 Armata

Russians have set the bar for what a 4th gen tank should look and have.

King Tiger looks the meanest of the bunch.

 

[The Sandman]

I think this is the most beastly looking tank

 

[Akasa]

0 Gen (WW2): King Tiger

beast of a tank . only if Nazi Germany had more earlier in the war and it was more reliable the outcome of Eastern front could have been a lot different.


1st Gen: T-55

decent armor,gun,light,fast, and a lot built.


2nd Gen: Chieftain

best gun of it's generation and armor when it got the stillbrew upgrade. only shortcoming was it under powered engine.



3rd Gen: Merkava IV Windbreaker

best looking tank in the world IMHO. great gun,great armor,good speed, plenty of room inside the tank so its comfortable.


4th Gen: T-14 Armata

Russians have set the bar for what a 4th gen tank should look and have.

One tank doesn't make a bar.

 

[Beast]

T-34 /85 shall be regard as best tank of WWII. A great balance between firepower, speed and armour while easy to produce, reliable and easy to maintain.

The German king tiger series tank were awesome in armour and firepower but fails in weight, speed and reliabilities. Expensive to repair if damage or broke down. Looks good but in real wartime is not very practical.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

I can't explain it well maybe @Penguin can give you a better answer

Only radical difference I can think of is the unmanned turret for the MBT and the positioning of the crew inside Armata.

 

[GR!FF!N]

Gen -1........

Renault-FT,world's first modern tank...Mass produced.

Though Best of that gen would be...

British Mk V

 

[Skull and Bones]

I love T-55.

 

[Penguin]

Gen -1........

Renault-FT,world's first modern tank...Mass produced.

Though Best of that gen would be...

British Mk V

Indeed, perhaps the original poster should have been more specific and have referred to 'post-WW2' tanks.

Russia:
Heavy tanks: JS-2 to JS-10/T-10
Medium tanks: T-44 (T-34 replacement) > T-54/55
Main Battle Tanks: > T62 > T-80 & T-72 > T-90 > T-14 Armata

USA:
Heavy tanks: M-103
Medium tanks: M-26 Pershing (Sherman replacement) > M46 = M26E2 with new powerplant > M-47 = M46 with a new turret > M-48 Patton > M-60
Main Battle Tanks: Failed/Cancelled MBT-70 > M1 Abrams.
Light tanks > M-41 (M-24 successor)

UK
Comet 1 (A34) light cruiser tank (Cromwell AT complement)
Centurion heavy cruiser tank (Cromwell replacement)
Conqueror heavy (infantry) tank (Centurion AT complement)
Main Battle Tank: Chieftain (Centurion successor) > Chieftain 800 (with Chobham) > Challenger 1 > Challenger 2

France
Heavy tanks: ARL-44 heavy tank > AMX-50/M-4 (+ AMX Chasseur de Char, M-4 based tank destroyer) and Char Sumoa SM > cancelled in favor of M-47 (USA)
Medium Tanks: Char Lorraine (+ Canon d'Assaut Lorraine) > Failed codevelop standardized tank with Germany and Italy > AMX-30 > improved = AMX-32 > improved = AMX-40.
Light tanks > AMX-13
Main Battle Tank: AMX LeClerc

Germany
Failed codevelop standardized tank with Germany and Italy, tandard-Panzer, to replace the Bundeswehr's American-built M47 and M48 Patton tanks > Leopard 1

Failed MBT-70 development in cooperation with the United States beginning in 1963 > future upgrade options of the Leopard 1: vergoldeter Leopard (Gilded Leopard) > Leopard 2

Israel
Merkava Mk1 & Mk2 (105mm Centurion replacement, competing with Chieftain) > Mk3 (stabilized 120mm gun & turret > fire on the move. Bigger engine > faster. ~Leo2) > Mk4 (new fire-control system, modular armor, engine)

Japan:
Type-61 (~M47, M48) > Type 74 (~ M60, Leo1) > Type 90 ( ~Leo2) > Type 10

Italy:
OF-40 (Leo1 equivalent) > Ariete (Leo2 equivalent)

Brazil
Light: MB-3 Tamoyo
Medium: Osorio EE-T1/T2

Argentina
Light: TAM

Austria:
Kurassier (AMX-13 equivalent)

Switzerland
KW.30 (2) > Panzer 58 (10) > Panzer 61 (150) > Panzer 68 (390) > abandoned NKPz (alongside Centurion and Leo2)

Leo2/Abrams equivalent not listed above e.g Rokit K-1, K-2, Altay, Arjun etc.

 

[Hamza913]

The merkhava it the scariest looking of the bunch by far, I mean just look at it! It screams "Run or you will die horribly".

 

[Hell hound]

The merkhava it the scariest looking of the bunch by far, I mean just look at it! It screams "Run or you will die horribly".

merkava is not scary it is the sexiest tank ever made.

 

[Hamza913]

merkava is not scary it is the sexiest tank ever made.

Nah I've seen better looking tanks. The merkava just looks scary. Hats off to whoever is brave enough to face one.

 

[Hell hound]

Nah I've seen better looking tanks. The merkava just looks scary. Hats off to whoever is brave enough to face one.

which tank do you fancy then.ahn mate