main battle tank
Heavy combat armor
A main battle tank is a heavy armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat, combining firepower, armor protection, and mobility.
It emerged as the dominant land warfare platform after World War II, replacing the earlier distinction between heavy and medium tanks: The M1 Abrams is the U.S. Army's main battle tank.
Often abbreviated MBT.
Large mounted gun
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- caliberBore diameter or quality
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
howitzer · shell · missile · machine gun · armament · ordnance · recoil · munitions
Person with authority over others
- gunnerOne who fires artillery
- loaderOne who fills containers
- driverVehicle operator
- hatchOpening in deck or floor
periscope · intercom · stations · situational awareness · buttoned up · unbuttoned
Made of distinct parts
- reactiveTending to respond
- platingSurface metal application
- protectionGuarding against harm
- ballisticOf hurled objects
ceramic · steel · titanium · hardened · survivability · appliqué · ERA · passive
Marks showing passage
- engineMachine producing motion
- transmissionSending of information
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- torsion barRod storing energy through twist
diesel · turbine · sprocket · idler · horsepower · torque · ground pressure · cross-country
Organized land-based military
- divisionSplitting into parts
- brigadeLarge military unit
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- corpsMilitary unit or group
armored corps · cavalry · deployment · logistics · formation · doctrine · NATO · Warsaw Pact
Commitment to wed or attend
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- defenseProtection against harm
ambush · counterattack · maneuver · onslaught · barrage · suppression · hull-down · flanking
U.S. main battle tank
- Leopard2007 Apple OS version
- ChallengerSpecific vessel or vehicle name
- CenturionBritish tank model
cannon
Large mounted gun
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- ammunitionWeapon projectiles and charges
- caliberBore diameter or quality
gunner · howitzer · shell · missile · machine gun · armament · ordnance · recoil · munitions · smoothbore
commander
Person with authority over others
hatch · periscope · intercom · stations · situational awareness · buttoned up · unbuttoned
composite
Made of distinct parts
- reactiveTending to respond
- platingSurface metal application
- protectionGuarding against harm
ballistic · ceramic · steel · titanium · hardened · survivability · appliqué · ERA · passive · modular
tracks
Marks showing passage
- engineMachine producing motion
- transmissionSending of information
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
torsion bar · diesel · turbine · sprocket · idler · horsepower · torque · ground pressure · cross-country · fording
army
Organized land-based military
corps · armored corps · cavalry · deployment · logistics · formation · doctrine · NATO · Warsaw Pact · expeditionary
engagement
Commitment to wed or attend
- firefightExchange of gunfire
- assaultViolent offensive act
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
defense · ambush · counterattack · maneuver · onslaught · barrage · suppression · hull-down · flanking · direct fire
Abrams
U.S. main battle tank
- Leopard2007 Apple OS version
- ChallengerSpecific vessel or vehicle name
- CenturionBritish tank model
main battle tankarmored personnel carrier
Protected military transport vehicle
troop transport · supply truck · fuel tanker · ambulance · cargo carrier
main battle tankmotorcycle
Powered two-wheeler
jeep · technical · Humvee · dune buggy · scout car
main battle tankfighter jet
Armed military aircraft
submarine · warship · aircraft carrier · bomber · attack helicopter
main, mainly, mains, mainland, mainline, mainframe, mainstream, maintain, maintenance