German tanks were feared not only for their armor and cannons, but for the weapon hidden inside them. The MG 34 served as the backbone of German armored firepower, mounted in turrets, hulls and anti ...

At the onset of the Second World War, German tanks were equipped with relatively modest 37mm main guns. By the final years of the conflict, their armor rolled into battle with 75, 88, even 122mm guns ...

Military history is riddled with weapons systems failing to live up to the reality of the situation on the battlefield. […] ...