Key Points - The M103, America's last heavy tank, was developed in the 1950s as a direct response to formidable Soviet heavy tanks like the IS-3. Built with exceptionally thick armor and a powerful ...

The Germans and Soviets both employed heavy tanks as breakthrough vehicles, which traded speed for heavier armament and armor to enable them to penetrate fortified lines. The British had the Churchill ...

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Here’s What You Need to Remember: Finally, in 1972 the Marines retired the M103 and ended up with the M60. And that was the end of America’s heavy-tank experiment. What doomed it was the same issue ...