What was the best cold War tank?

1. British Centurion. Originally designed to give British tankers and edge against German Panthers and Tigers, the Centurion arrived months after the end of World War II and ended up being the greatest Cold War tank instead.

HOW IS tank armor welded?

Basically you take armoured plate and use rivets or bolts to make them stick together. The advantages of this method are obvious – bolting or rivetting is fairly straight forward and do not require that much skill – it is hard work, but not very difficult.

What tanks did Russia use in the cold War?

USSR

• T-54.
• T-55.
• T-62.
• T-64.
• T-72.
• T-80.

Are military tanks welded?

Today, combat vehicle hulls are typically fabricated from thick armor plates that are manually welded together. While advanced welding technologies to reduce the number of weld passes have been tested and proven, many are deemed too hazardous to be performed by hand.

What is cast armor?

Cast was literally that: all one-piece from a mold. Welded is where they took plates and joined them via welding (as I’m sure you realized) Welded generally could be considered as being “weaker” since the point-of-fault (the weakest spot in the armor) would be at the weld joints.

How good was the Soviet tank turret design?

The Soviet tank turret design is highly optimized for frontal combat – Soviet tanks are often claimed to be designed specifically for attack operations, the lack of side armor only supports those claims.

What are the different types of tanks with turrets?

Other tanks that follow the same general turret design include the Challenger 1 and Challenger 2, where the turret bustle is protected only by thin steel armor and external storage boxes. Soviet tanks and tanks following the Soviet tank design scheme are utilizing a much different turret shape.

How thick is the side armor on the Abrams turret?

The Abrams’ turret is massive. It is noticable wider than the turret of the Leopard 2 or Soviet tanks. Apparently the approximately one feet thick side armor covers the complete flanks of the turret. At the right side, the thickness side armor cavities can be seen.

How does the turret of the Leopard 2 tank look like?

The turret of the Leopard 2 and some other tanks, follows a different design. While the frontal armor and the side armor covering the crew compartment are in terms of thickness similar to the M1 Abrams, the bustle armor is considerably reduced. Judging by different pictures, it seems to have only one third of the normal side armor thickness.