http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk Welcome to the World of UK Tanks! Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Panther tank is one of the shortest lived members of the German tank artillery, but also one of the most influential. Designed in 1943 as a replacement for the Panzer models, this tank truly deserves its title as best tank design of World War II. With the Soviet introduction of ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/panther-tank/ http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/resources/ Germany’s history with tanks dates all the way back to World War I. With the heavy use of trenches, the British Royal Navy taking inspiration off an American made tractor created the first tanks. Unfortunately for the German army, on the 20th of November 1917 at Cambria, the German army ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/german-tanks/ A brief introduction to the history of British tanks: British Naval tradition provided the platform for British tank design; in 1915, as the British "Landships Committee" combined armor, armament and motorized vehicle technology to create the "tank." The September 15, 1916, "Battle of Fleurs-Courcelette" saw the first British "rhomboid" Mark I ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/british-tanks/ The challenger tank has been used in warfare since 1983 but got a major overhaul with the introduction of the Challenger 2 tank in the 90’s. The challenger tank was originally developed by Royal Ordnance Factories, which was then bought out by Vicker Defense Systems, and then most recently changed ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/challenger-tanks/ Interestingly so the military tank has a higher definition of importance than many may ever know. It has a code of excellence that many countries are not aware of. The brillance of these majestic machines could never be appreciated. It's no wonder the word TANK itself has the spelling of ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/world-war-2-something-to-tank-about/ The three major points in the design of tanks have to do with the firepower, protection, and mobility of the vehicle. These issues are all vital in order to give a tank it’s effectiveness in stopping attacks and also battling through to disable and destroy its target. Firepower is an important ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/tank-design/ Why Drive a Tank In reality tank drivers are taught the skills necessary to survive on the battlefield.  Several variants of tanks are often used to put them through their paces. Among the many skills that are taught, driving a 70 ton monster can be among the most enjoyable. Enlisted and ... http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/driving-a-tank/ Hero Tank - Wait for the game to load and then play!: http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/hero-tank/ Here we will list all tank simulation games that we can find! A good resourse to start with is: TankSim - www.tanksim.com http://www.tankdrivinguk.co.uk/tank-simulation-games/