What tank has the most powerful engine?

1 Merkava Mk.
The Merkava MK 4 is an Israeli main battle tank equipped with a turbocharged diesel engine that supplies the tank with a horsepower capacity of 1,500.
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What tank is the most powerful?

Currently the Black Panther is one of the most advanced main battle tank in the world, outclassing anything North Korea or China have. Furthermore it is the most expensive main battle tank to date. Deliveries of the K2 Black Panther tank commenced to the South Korean Army in 2016.
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What is the deadliest tank?

The new Russian T-14 Armata main battle tank (MBT), dubbed the “world's deadliest tank,” has been making headlines ever since its first public appearance during this year's May 9 Victory parade in Moscow.
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Which tank has the thickest armor?

The Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus (aka "Mouse") is the heaviest fully enclosed armoured fighting vehicle ever built. The Germans might not have built the Ratte, but that didn't stop them building monster tanks like this one.
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Which tank was better tiger or panther?

The Panther was a compromise. While having essentially the same Maybach V12 petrol (690 hp) engine as the Tiger I, it had better gun penetration, was lighter and faster, and could traverse rough terrain better than the Tiger I. The trade-off was weaker side armour, which made it vulnerable to flanking fire.
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What is the most powerful tank round?

The M829A1 round weighs 20.9 kg (46 lb) and has an overall length of 984 mm (38.7 in). The 7.9 kg (17 lb) of JA-19 propellant creates a chamber pressure of 5,600 bars (81,221 psi), which results in a muzzle velocity of 1,575 m/s (5,170 ft/s).
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Who has better tanks the US or Russia?

Overall the new Russian tank is on par with the US Abrams tank. In some areas it is slightly superior than the Abrams, however it has got no cutting-edge superiority. The Abrams has technical superiority in mobility and cross-country performance.
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What is Russia's best tank?

The T-90M tank, which is one of the newest additions to Russia's T-90 series, is the most technologically advanced battle vehicle within Russia's frontline arsenal, according to The Drive, and was first issued to Russian military divisions in the spring of 2020.
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Which tank has the best firepower?

Here, we have ranked some of the most powerful tanks available globally based on firepower and engine.
  • 8 M60 Patton.
  • 7 T62.
  • 6 Leopard 2A7+
  • 5 T-14 Armata.
  • 4 Abrams M1A2.
  • 3 Challenger 2.
  • 2 K2 Black Panther.
  • 1 Merkava Mk.
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What can destroy an Abrams tank?

The Abrams may be the world's toughest tank and can take a ton of abuse, but not this level of abuse. To put it simply, a main gun round from the Iowa-class battleship will destroy the Abrams easily.
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Can an M1 Abrams survive a nuke?

Obviously, no tank could survive at ground zero of a nuclear bomb, but it would be possible for a tank to survive the blast near the borders of the area affected. After all, the armor is designed to survive a direct hit from a fast-flying, armor penetrating round at any given point.
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Which tank has the best Gun?

The Challenger 2 is pure violence incarnate

What makes this tank one of the best?: The Challenger 2 has a very accurate 120 mm rifled gun and exemplary armor. It holds the record for the longest tank to tank kill in the world.
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What is the heaviest tank?

The heaviest tank ever constructed was the German Panzerkampfwagen Maus, which weighed 188 tonnes (414,469 lb).
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What is the slowest tank in the world?

Everyone knows the VI TOG II* : the true idol of World of Tanks. It is one of the biggest, slowest, and longest vehicles in the game, a combination of characteristics that sounds desperately impractical on the battlefield.
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What is the fastest main battle tank?

Top 5 fastest tanks in the World
  • #5 – Ukrainian BM Oplot tank.
  • #4 – South Korean K2 Black Panther tank.
  • #3 – French AMX-56 Leclerc tank.
  • #2 – German Leopard 2A7 + tank.
  • #1 – Russian T-14 tank.
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What was the strongest tank in ww2?

Known as the "Panther", the Panzer V was the mightiest of them all, with incredibly thick and sloped armor to ricochet most enemy shots, as well as a 75mm cannon that packed almost as much of a punch as the legendary Tiger tank's 88mm cannon.
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Are there any Panzer tanks left?

The Panzer 38(t) light Tank saw operational service in Poland in 1939 and the battle of France in 1940. This German Panzer 38(t) Tank can be found at the Deutsches Panzermuseum in Munster, Germany. This German Panzer 38(t) Tank can be found at the For Freedom Museum, Ramshapellestraat 91-93, 8301 knokke-Heist, Belgium.
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What was better Sherman or Panzer?

By Kevin Hymel. The German Panzer-kampf-wagen V (Panther) tank was superior to the American M4 Sherman in almost every respect, but it could not guarantee victory at every encounter. The Germans knew that their Panther, with its balanced design of firepower, mobility, and crew protection, was their best armored vehicle ...
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What is the most famous tank?

The Sherman tank was the most commonly used American tank in World War II. More than 50,000 Shermans were produced between 1942 and 1945. They were used in all combat theaters—not only by the United States, but also by Great Britain, the Free French, China, and even the Soviet Union.
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Is the t90 better than the Abrams?

Final Conclusion. The T-90A overpowers the M1A2 Abrams in speed, range and armor, but the M1A2 Abrams has a better engine. And the armament can be draw, because the T-90A main gun is autoloader and has an longer effective range than M1A2 Abrams, but the M1A2 Abrams secondary weapon carry a lot more than T-90A.
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Who had best tanks ww2?

Top Ten Tanks of WWII
  • Tiger I – The Germans commonly used Tiger I to refer to any one of a number of their heavy tanks used during WWII. ...
  • Tiger II – A heavy German tank of WWII, the Tiger II tank made its mark on World War II history with its heavy armor and powerful gun.
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Can a RPG destroy an Abrams?

Since most of the readily available RPG-7 rounds cannot penetrate M1 Abrams tank armor from almost any angle, it is primarily effective against soft-skinned or lightly armored vehicles, and infantry.
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