The latest issue of ARMOR, the official journal of the Armor branch is available online. Click here to download the PDF.
From the Vault: Merkava 2 article from ARMOR magazine
April 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Today we present an article from the Nov-Dec 1985 issue of ARMOR by R. M. Ogorkiewicz titles “Israel’s Merkava Mark 2 Battle Tank.” The article gives a good description of the Merkava as well as explaining the reasons for the vehicle’s unusual design. it is worth pointing out that the author is quite clear in stating that the Merkava is not intended to function as a tank/APC hybrid. This claim still gets made in various online forums from time to time. Ogorkiewicz states that “the fact that the Merkava can carry infantrymen has been misinterpreted by many people, including several contributors to ARMOR, who have wrongly assumed it to be some kind of tank-cum-infantry carrier. Those who have done this not only misunderstand the design of the Merkava, but seem to have no idea of the monstrous size of any tank which would carry not only a major caliber gun and a full load of ammunition, but also a squad of infantry.”
Q & A with Jim Warford about Soviet/Russian Armor
March 25, 2015 by 5 Comments
Tank and AFV News recently had the chance to do a Q & A with retired US Armor officer and writer James M. Warford. Mr. Warford was commissioned in Armor in 1979 as a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California. Mr. Warford has held a variety of Armor and Cavalry assignments, ranging from tank platoon leader to brigade S3, and has served as a tactics instructor both at Fort Knox, Ky. for AOAC, and at CGSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Upon retirement in September, 1996, he was awarded the Silver Medallion of the Order of St. George. He has written numerous articles for ARMOR, the official journal of the Armor Branch, many of which focus on Soviet and Russian armor. He is also a regular contributor at the online forum TankNet.com.
T&AFVNews – You served in armor from 1979 to 1996. Can you tell us what positions you held during your career? What vehicles types did you command?
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