Turret architecture also varies. Oscillating turrets, like those on the French-made AMX-13 light tank, separate elevation and rotation between two pivoting segments.

Putin claims the T-90M "Breakthrough" is the best tank in the world. But a bug causes the turret to spin uncontrollably when the tank is hit, putting it out of action.

With the crew out of the turret, the main gun functions through an autoloading system. It’s a function of many modern tank designs, and some older ones, such as the Russian T-72 and T-80.

This frame from an FPV strike video shows the 'turret toss' effect when a Russian tank's stored ammunition is set off Destroying a tank with a light anti-armor weapon often takes luck as well as ...

The T-90 also has a crew of three and is equipped with an ammo carousel and autoloader in the turret, where about half of the tank's 40 rounds are also stored, as well as a 125 mm smoothbore gun ...

-The U.S. Army is developing a new tank, the AbramsX, which is expected to be lighter, faster, and more fuel-efficient than its predecessor, the M1A2 Abrams.

The Abrams has always been a hefty tank. Even the early M1A1s weighed about 60 tons — compared to Russia's 45-ton T-72 and China's 55-ton Type 99A — but the latest Abrams weighs closer to 80 ...