Название: Osprey New Vanguard 216 - Super-Heavy Tanks of World War II
Автор: Kenneth W Estes
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год: 2014
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 48
Размер: 2,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

This title explores the conception and design of a range of enormous and powerful tanks that came to be designated as 'super-heavy'. The fascinating super-heavy tanks of World War II were heirs to the siege machine tradition - a means of breaking the deadlock of ground combat. As a class of fighting vehicle, they began with the World War I concept of the search for a "breakthrough" tank, designed to cross enemy lines.