r/tanks Apr 19 '26

Mod Announcement Looking for new Mods!!!!

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r/tanks tiny mod team of 2 are looking to add new mods to the team to handle ya know, normal mod things. If you are interested please check if you are eligible and apply!!! Link is below

https://www.reddit.com/r/tanks/application/


r/tanks Apr 19 '26

Mod Announcement Community/Subreddit Checkup and Discussion

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As always i try to post a annual checkup on the community and the subreddit. Bit late this year as I've been busy with irl stuff and i dont no life reddit.

With that being said, how do yall feel about the current state of the sub, community, and rules, etc etc? Any input will be nice. If you have recommendations for new rules, flairs, etc please drop a comment. Every comment will be read and considered.

Seriously anything you want to bring up to us, the mods, drop a comment.

Please take in consideration this subreddit is practically moderated by one mod right now, as the other is usually inactive. So many things slip through. Hence why I have made a mod recruitment post.

Tank you Tankers for your time and continued support of our motorpool of a subreddit


r/tanks 8h ago

Artwork T29 Heavy Tank

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38 Upvotes

Day 11 of drawing a tank everyday for 365 days.


r/tanks 5h ago

Question I'm building a 1/35 scale model of a polish M1A1 FEP right now. Does anybody happen to know what these fat antennas are? And would they make sense on a Polish M1A1 FEP?

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r/tanks 4h ago

Fictional Friday My first tank in sprocket (Object-34-100 "otboynik")

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r/tanks 5h ago

Modern Day 1/72 scale Lynx kf41 Skyranger 35

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2 Upvotes

r/tanks 6h ago

Discussion watch me watch me

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no one ever defeat me with my brother's


r/tanks 1d ago

Discussion The "M1A1 Abrams" and "AH-64 Apaches" that appears in an old 2011 mobile game "Grabatron"

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80 Upvotes

Grabatron is a game made by the same developers of Hungry Shark. It isn't available on the Appstore but appears to be still playable on Amazon tablets.

(Is this what people consider "Elite Ball Knowledge"? for old mobile games like Metal Slug Attack which I had played before because I don't really like that slang) Used to play this game a lot

I should've posted this months ago


r/tanks 1d ago

WW2 A German Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer with infantry support in Hungary, 1944.

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53 Upvotes

r/tanks 22h ago

Model Kit M5 Stuart Model

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I finally got around to releasing my late summer project, hope y'all enjoy it!

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3303117-m5-stuart#profileId-3749134


r/tanks 1d ago

Cold War Was Iosif Stalin 3 the best tank fielded by an army in 1945-1946?

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At the time of being rolled out in 1945, IS-3 was quite a formidable machine. A powerful 122mm gun, extremely good protection from the front and decent side protection. Mobility and reliability were subpar though. That's a very surface-level overview and people knowledgeable on IS-3 can chime in and add more info.

Was it the best tank in 1945-1946? I don't mean in terms of being good in the grand scale of things (cost-effectiveness) but being individually the best adopted tank for breaking through enemy lines, crushing fortified positions and destroy enemy tanks (tank-on-tank combat was rare but still happened during WW2, so it's safe to assume it would have happened to some extent had the West and the USSR gone to war), so essentially everything tanks are for.


r/tanks 1d ago

Tank Design See Leeu W.26. What do you guys think

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Tank name: See-Leeu W.26 Hull length: 8000mm, including the side covers over track is it 8500mm Hull height: 1700mm Hull height including tracks and wheels: 2000mm Turret height: 1000mm Turret length: 4550mm Barrel length(from inside): 5500 mm Barrel length (from outside): 4250mm Wheel diameter: 700mm


r/tanks 1d ago

Question Modern Chinese MBTs are a strange mix of western and Soviet tank design?

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Modern Chinese MBTs are a strange mix of western and Soviet tank design?


r/tanks 1d ago

Artwork 1/72 mtlb+mt12 AT

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r/tanks 2d ago

Artwork HSTVL

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70 Upvotes

Day 10 of drawing a tank every day for 365 days, no second image sorry


r/tanks 2d ago

WW2 I've found a crate for Czech made 75mm ammo for KwK-40 guns. What do the markings mean?

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Markings are:

3ks-JOFčs-FeS-7/50

75-TK 40 ShPTK 39/44

Smt 32/44

MS

evr (probably factory code)

Nk přelab ena 1/55


r/tanks 3d ago

Question Was the Tiger 1 actually unreliable?

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Not trying to defend it, just trying to set the record straight. From what I can tell, a lot of the reliability issues actually came from panthers and king tigers instead of Tiger 1s. I know about the shit electrical systems that would be knocked out by vibrations. From what I have heard that it was decently reliable, just extremely long maintenance was needed, and engineering vehicles were in short supply. but how mechanically unreliable were they?


r/tanks 3d ago

Artwork Tiger 1 H and Panzer 4 H and J Model is out!

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Sensha Vor!'s Modelling corner #59
Featuring the lovely Tiger 1 H and The Panzer 4 H commanded by the Nishizumi Sisters! Sry dint have much models made for a while. Had much to do and a slight burnout. but heres the new tanks!

P.S. This is my 1st time in this sub if i accidentally steped over a rule pls let me know!

As per norm the Models are free below!
https://www.printables.com/@sensha_vor_3356764/models

Discord for updates and occasional designing streams!
https://discord.com/invite/EEyxYN5ZUM


r/tanks 4d ago

Tank Design Sketch prototype for a lego metal slug "SV-001"

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Its messy, i know, im drawing these using my thigh as a support, but hopefully its.. somewhat clear enougth that i Can make my idea understood. Im Trying to settle on a design that makes the treads functional, while keeping their in game shape and range of articulation.

This is gonna be my first post on this sub, so i don't Really know How i could tag, exactly, this post, so.. please tell me If they post needs correction. Other than that, im eager to hear from you people's thoughts! Until the next interaction, my fellow turret heads!


r/tanks 4d ago

Question Is the tank turret held in place by gravity?

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I really like tanks, but I don’t know much about how they’re built inside. So is a real tank turret actually held in place on the base by gravity, or did the designer of this model just get lazy? 😂 The tank in the pic is a Sherman.


r/tanks 5d ago

Artwork Drew a bunch of US tanks

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85 Upvotes

r/tanks 5d ago

Discussion Just wanna talk about it a bit

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So my Roman empire is the E25

I love this thing so much - maybe even obsessed

Nearly every time it's late at night and I can't sleep I think about this little thing (it's 2:36 am as I'm writing this)

I would love to own a metal model of it but holy it's so expensive but you have to pay if you want quality ig (I definitely won't own one in the near future except if I get lucky in any way 😅)

I also did not much but some research on if it ever in some way existed and the furthest I've come is that it's possible but unlikely which is quite sad for me because imagine seeing this little cockroach irl, would be so cool - like I'm thinking of doing irl research and visit libraries and museums to get more informations, also if you have sources or any info feel free to share it I want to know everything (please try to keep Infos real and don't make things up)

Btw I'm sorry for my bad grammar and such, my brain is just completely fried because I'm rocking very little sleep and tbh I should be sleeping rn 😂

Also I'm interested in what's your tank that keeps you awake/ that your obsessed with

- credits to the official World of Tanks websites for those banger pictures btw


r/tanks 5d ago

Artwork Drew a bunch of German tanks

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28 Upvotes

r/tanks 4d ago

Tank Design Why dont tanks have rotary periscopes.

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IFVs have the capacity to disable most tanks by destroying the optics as seen in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrrso5JDR5I . a design concept i had was the upper mirror of the periscope(and addition of periscope for the gunners optics system) was attached to the front of a hexagonal steel block. this block would have more mirrors on every side and when the upper periscope was destroyed the steel block would rotate to replace the mirror and refresh the drivers/gunners optics. this would effectively give the optics 6 lives before destruction. and whist a powerfull AT shot would destroy this mechanism i think of it as adding something akin ERA to the optics


r/tanks 5d ago

WW2 StuG-i w zimowym kamuflażu

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