Tank destroyers came about during World War II as a method for combating main battle tanks. Some of the best tank destroyers of WWII looked similar to tanks but favored firepower, long range, and ...

The Buick Hellcat logo on the side is subtle, but it's one of those things that tank aficionados know to look for. We can tell you're skeptical, so let’s get the big one out of the way: speed.

The Ferdinand, or Elefant tank destroyer stands out as one of the most unique designs emerging from the Second World War ...

The Buick M18 Hellcat does resemble a tank, but history buffs are quick to point out, it's actually a tank destroyer (TD) -- a now-defunct U.S. Army armor class.

Thanks to a massive 90mm main gun, the M36 was one of the few American tank destroyers that could reliably engage any German armored vehicles, even at extreme distances. During the Second World ...

For every anti-tank round the tank-destroyers fired, they fired 11 high-explosive rounds. During the 1940s, the U.S. Army developed a special weapon to counter the tanks of the German Wehrmacht.

S/Sgt. Choate’s tank destroyer, the only weapon available to oppose the German armor, was set afire by 2 hits. “Ordering his men to abandon the destroyer, S/Sgt. Choate reached comparative safety.

A tank destroyer is an armored fighting vehicle that can be armed with either a direct-fire artillery gun or a missile launcher. The tank to the west of the flagpole is an M60, which was ...

The Buick M18 Hellcat does resemble a tank, but history buffs are quick to point out, it's actually a tank destroyer (TD) -- a now-defunct U.S. Army armor class.