Academy

All aspects of the tank

Layout, armor, ammunition, sights, mobility, crews, and the three doctrines. Work them in order or jump a track.

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Fundamentals

6mWhat a tank isA protected gun that can move under fire. Everything else is a variation.8mAnatomy of a hullGlacis, turret ring, bustle, sprocket — the map of every MBT.6mFour seats, three seats, no seats in the turretLoader vs autoloader, and the unmanned turret bet.

Protection

9mArmor, slope, and special arraysRHA, composites, ERA, and why a 30° plate is thicker than it looks.7mActive protection and the top-attack eraTrophy, Afghanit, Arena — and the drones that ignore them.

Firepower

9mWhat comes out of the gunAPFSDS, HEAT, HE, HESH, gun-launched missiles — pick the nature for the target.7mSights, stab, and the first-round hitThe fire-control computer is as lethal as the gun.

Mobility

7mPower, ground pressure, and strategic liftHorsepower per tonne is only the tactical half. Getting there is the rest.

Doctrine

8mAmerican doctrineCombined arms, crew survivability, and shooting first at night.8mEuropean doctrineThe North German Plain, gunnery culture, and several answers to the same map.8mRussian and Soviet doctrineDeep operation, echelons, and the tank as a cheap operational tool.8mHow a platoon actually fightsHull-down, bounding overwatch, and why the commander’s hatch is a battlefield.

History

8mFour generations of MBTFrom Centurion and T-54 to unmanned turrets.7mA short history of the gun-on-tracksFrom the Somme to the drone age, in one briefing.