The Contenders Part IV: Major-General Salah Aboud Mahmoud Mini-Bio Daniel Sickles during the American Civil War. Even before immortalizing himself via his legendary “Left Hook” maneuver against 14 Iraqi divisions during Desert Storm, he already made history as the first actively-serving amputee general officer in the U.S.

Army’s VII Corps was then-LTG Frederick Melvin Franks Jr., born on 1 November 1936 in West Lawn, Pennsylvania, West Point Class of 1959. The Contenders Part III: LTG Fred Franks Mini-BioĬommanding the U.S. Accommodating a 3-man crew, the Asad had a max speed of 37.28 mph on paved roads and 27.96 mph offroad. The latter version weighed 45.7 tons, had a hull length of 22 feet 10 inches (31 feet 3 inches when the 125mm 2A46M main gun was factored in), a width of 11 feet 9 inches, and a height of 7 feet 4 inches. Armed Forces 43 years after first entering into operational service, and will soon become a welcome addition to the Ukrainian Ground Forces as well. The Contenders Part I: M1 Abrams Brief History and SpecificationsĪmerica’s go-to MBT for this monumental clash was the M1 Abrams, which still remains the mainstay tank of the U.S. John Mecca as “the last great tank battle of the 20th century.”

So if you’re looking for the last truly epic tank battle in history, you must instead look to the Persian Gulf War AKA Operation Desert Storm…more specifically the Battle of 73 Easting on 26-27 February 1991, which was later described by participant Lt. tank battles along the lines of the Battle of Kursk. In other words, these two former Soviet Republics aren’t yet seeing any epic tank vs. However, the Ukrainian defenders have primarily been killing the Russian MBTs with weaponry such as HIMARS rocket artillery, Bayraktar drones, and man-portable anti-tank missile launchers such as the NLAWS and Javelin. Battle of 73 Easting, Explained – Ever since Vladimir Putin’s “ special military operation” in Ukraine began, there have been constant stories about his main battle tanks (MBTs) getting killed left and right.

Gulf war tank battle footage