A tank is an armored fighting vehicle.
Tank is a term used to describe combat tanks or armored attack vehicles . The concept comes from the English tank , which was a code name created by the British when, in 1915 , they built the first of these tanks.
Tanks can be wheel-driven or tracked (modular links that facilitate movement on uneven terrain). Thanks to their armor and the power of their weapons , tanks are used to confront the enemy through direct fire.
For example: “The Iraqi insurgency managed to destroy an American tank and take its crew hostage,” “A Soviet tank destroyed the bridge and left the people incommunicado for eight years,” “Some politicians believe that the solution to the conflicts is in the use of tanks.”
Tank equipment
In addition to all of the above, we must not overlook the fact that tanks are also equipped with other systems that make them powerful tools for war . Thus, they have smoke grenade launchers, laser-type alerts, radars and radio alerts. All this without forgetting, of course, the periscopes that have become a fundamental instrument for its operation.
Soldiers who are in charge of manning any tank of this type must wear, as a matter of regulation, appropriate clothing for this purpose. Specifically, it is essential that they have a bulletproof vest and a helmet to protect their integrity when they have to remove the body from the hatch to carry out a terrain reconnaissance.
These vehicles constitute one of the fundamental factors when it comes to obtaining a military victory. However, mines, military aviation and artillery are capable of damaging tanks.
The use of tanks began in the First World War , when they were used in trench warfare . Over time, its presence gained importance until it became the key to any military advance.
A tank can be a large reservoir.
Other uses of the term
Tank, in another sense, is a large container or tank that is used to contain liquids or gases : “I have a problem with the water tank,” “I'm going to lend you the car, but you have to return it to me with the fuel tank.” full” , “The explosion of a gas tank caused the death of four people” .
Likewise, very much in relation to this last meaning, we have to explain that in the field of the marine sector it is common to use the term tank as a synonym for cistern . That is, it is used to refer to a vessel whose clear objective is to transport fresh water.
However, in other parts of the world, the word in question is used with other meanings. So much so that, for example, in Cuba they also talk about a tank to refer to what a prison is. Large or resistant people , finally, are also known as tanks: “Be careful with the opposing team's forward: he is a tank.”