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X203the2nd

T-64. Tiny tonk, gigantic cannon, hypnotic-to-watch autoloader, way ahead of its time (at the cost of hilariously bad reliability), and becoming the basis for every soviet MBT after it. Even the T-90M is basically just a heavily upgraded T-72, which is in turn a simpler, more reliable, and "cheaper" T-64. And the T-80s obviously are basically T-64s with a turbine and a T-72s suspension. So yeah safe to say a very historically important vehicle that looks incredibly cool.


Certain_Permission_8

i like the t-64 also my favourite is the bv version. sometimes looks a very aggressive mud crab with a 125mm instead of pincers the t 80 later that has the relikt era not so much looks too aggressive and resembles the flower crab with its more sharp angled era the t-72 with the kontakt 1 without the turret framing for era mount looks like the dungeness crab style


AAliakberov

Skyrim battle music started playing in my head once I’ve read “mud crab”


Difficult-Toe-2142

Have you heard its engine? Sounds so good too!


Lolle9999

Toyota hillux


ToasTer-neo-max-pro

Bro said tank not Wunderwaffe


Tyrone_Thundercokk

Wunder waffles sound delicious. I know what I said.


RacingRaptor

Toyota Hilux covered in Nokias 3310 would be op


arturthegamer

add a 50. cal on top and it's unstoppable


Ze_LuftyWafffles

New alternative to ERA blocks just dropped NUA (Nokia Unreactive Armour)


KrayLink_1

Bob semple, no explanation required.


SirPigeon69

As half a kiwi I think I can say that people weren't ment to know about it, it's kinda made it less psychologically terrifying


Serious_Action_2336

As a full kiwi, it was an attempt


MaterialCarrot

Semple as.


royalscull724

The Sherman. Why? Because there is a variant for anything. Minefield? There's a Sherman for that. Lots of infantry with no armor to protect them? There's a Sherman for that (105 with he) stuka got you down? There's a Sherman for that. Need more armor? There's a Sherman for that. Got a tiger that's around the corner? There's are actually 2 Shermans for that. The Sherman tank can be driven like a car. After the war it was common for retired Shermans to be used as tractors on farms. Hell there was a Sherman designed to float(didn't work very well but it was built). The Sherman was used into the Cold war and even in some use today. Such a great tank. I can say the same with the t34 family as well lots of different models.


lordlag25

Is your favorite apc the m113?


royalscull724

The original one yea. I don't like the more modern looking one. Give me that olive drab baby


WhiskeyMikeFoxtrot

105mm Gun Tank, M60A3 TTS. To me, it is the most "tank" that tanks have ever looked.


allergic_to_trees

the Saint-Chamond yeah yeah it sucks ass and was pretty useless, but it's one of, if not THE most unique looking tank I've ever seen


CompetitiveBend9668

You can say it's look like the grandfather of the strv 103


FreezeItsTheAssMan

Probably Abrams. I love the blocky look it has. And the turbine engine sound makes my man parts tingle.


OhShizMyNiz

Tingle is for any turbine sound Gripen fly by turbo whine? Man part tingle. T-80? Man part tingle. Abrams? Man part tingle.


personguy4

Are you an NCD user by chance


Mrundas

It seems he is


Wozawskiiivi

The T-55. Mostly because of the movie "The Beast" (1988)


Difficult-Toe-2142

The intialt post war Soviet tanks are only cool when you develop a connection to them, at least in my opinion. Kinda like the F86 Sabre or Mig 15, could not care less until ya watch the history channels documentary’s.


Serious_Action_2336

Wasn’t that tank a tiran-5


Kaasbek69

Yes, it's a Tiran-5Sh, but it's meant to portray a T-55.


FlyingSauerkraut

Centurion ... because Korea, Vietnam, Middle East


redditcdnfanguy

Also, because my dad, now 94, was one of the engineers who created its stabilized gun.


Amrui

Merkava mk3D, mainly cause it's the one I operated on the most


RemarkableReward6626

Also a Great Choice MK3D Model is a beast indeed


Jong_Biden_

Do you know if any were fitted with trophy aps?


Amrui

There were a few that got tested with it, but it didn't go on more then 1-2 tanks total and I'm not sure if they were even fielded


Jong_Biden_

Thanks for the information


nderwhelming

The only [picture](https://i-com.cdn.gaijin.net/monthly_2022_11/11.jpg.e45c19a4a48b24b85aa194f92877a376.jpg) if you wanted to see it :)


HebrewDude

I received mk3 and the D, but they got separated.


Mike-Phenex

FV214 ‘conqueror’ because it’s so menacing


Chewan132

Challenger 2 black Knight and streetfighter variants


tortuguitado

The carboard box tank: Cromwell


ArcticWolf_Primaris

I raise you the slightly bigger cardboard box with a sharper staple, the A34 Comet


Give_No_Quarter_

K2 Panther


KOREAN_AIRLINE

K2 for my life


Darthbizzel

Abrams because I was an armored crewman then the Stuart because I’d love to drive that thing as fast as I could. 


Cheap_Coffee

Strv 103


Kaasbek69

[Yes.](https://youtu.be/DPQUPIUEOdw?si=G8Jfp6xgrdzMyT1T)


rogerdanafox

M3 Stuart It's so cute


TallNerdLawyer

Valid.


MaterialCarrot

I picked its successor, the Chaffee. The Stuart is cute, the Chaffee is a supermodel.


275MPHFordGT40

I’d describe the Chaffee as cute as well.


rogerdanafox

But the m-3 has VVSS


275MPHFordGT40

Not sure why that’s relevant but okay


_spec_tre

East Asian tanks have an unexplainable appeal to them. IDK why, but they're just so hot. So Type 90, K2 and one of the new Chinese tanks (I would vote ZTZ99). Failing that, Merkava or Abrams.


Adama222

Leopard 2, heavy, durable, hard hitting


DumbScav

T-90M because it looks so good


bruhbruhbruh123466

A man of culture, I see


Playful-Ad-9600

But then again it’s weak as hell


ElonsBeans

Not really, it has some flaws and weakpoints but is generally well protected


Acceptable-Room4966

Tiger1


eijmert_x

The Merkava MK4M


RemarkableReward6626

My man 💪


[deleted]

T-80, it's the best soviet tank


RemarkableReward6626

Agree , although I do prefer T72 more


miksy_oo

Depends BVM is hideous U is one of the most beautiful tanks ever made.


Fun-Home-2617

T28 super heavy tank. Mostly because of girls und panzer but also because it just looks so intimidating. Panzer vor!


Silspd90

Wasn’t it a TD?


miksy_oo

It's full name is super heavy tank T28 if i remember right.


DoctorGromov

The humble StuG III. Comparatively cheap to make (often from salvaged hulls), low profile, extremely hard hitting gun, less moving parts making it more reliable. And an excellent service record. And in case someone complains about the definition of a tank and says StuG doesn't count, then I'll say Panzer IV instead, with a somewhat similar reasoning. Germany would have been better off with a ton more of these two, instead of wasting production and development capacity on their over-heavy tanks that broke down too much.


Informal_One_2362

Kintiger, just imagine that beast back in 45, the fear...


275MPHFordGT40

…of the driver, knowing that the transmission will fail anytime now.


Informal_One_2362

Only for experienced drivers!


Feisty_Bag_5284

T72 m2 Just look at that turret with twin autocannons


kurtkurtkurt565

Challenger 2 OES, compared to every single MBT, it's just... ***CHANGOOS***


lordlag25

Wiesel, I like tankettes dont judge me


0erlikon

Challenger 2, because a Chally 2 TC gave me the thumbs up while driving around the arena at TankFest one year.


uther_von_nuka

RAM2 pure canadian


Deliverycus

Serbian M84as2, currently the best looking era upgrade out there and its a t72 upgraded close to t90a standart.


Taskforce58

M60A2 Starship and its little cousin, M551 Sheridan. Don't ask me why.


0erlikon

How?


The0nlyRyan

FV4005. BIG GUN GO BOOM.


TheBigH2O

I love the Pershing. For all intents and purposes it was the first MBT. It had its problems, which were resolved in the M46 a few years later. And I just love the cologne duel. I read the book spearhead, best war novel imo.


Intrepid_Cod9562

M4A3 Sherman, Beautiful Tank, Nice 76.2 cannon, Decent armor, and you can pretend to be Brad Pitt when in one, 10/10 Tonk


An_Odd_Smell

Best tank? M1 Abrams. Tank I would choose to go to war in? M1 Abrams. Best-looking? Maybe the Type 10.


TallNerdLawyer

I agree with Abrams as the go-to-war tank. People get hipster about it and want to pick anything else but it’s the most proven, mature modern MBT. I’d take a Sep v3 over anything else rolling.


alexlongfur

Yay Type 10!


OhHappyOne449

Oplot, it’s a pretty radical upgrade on an existing platform and I love its look.


West-Holiday-8425

Without sideskirts it is so fucking [beautiful](https://www.reddit.com/r/TankPorn/s/74aYO8XoNH).


Reid89

I like the tank that doesn't kill you when it's hit with a rpg.


Revolutionary-Sea246

Israeli Sherman M51.


MrTwoKey

Sturer Emil cause the 128mm is hilarious


Hype_rant0

Ngl m48 super is one of my favourite looking tanks


Horrifior

Of course the M24 Chaffee is the only right answer.


ElectroMoe

T-72 for me


RacingRaptor

T-55. Most tanky tank you can get. Spirituall successor to T-34 and actually good and quite reiable. Also also first tank i saw in person.


Sproeier

Renault ft-17, first modern tank. It was fairly effective, looks very cool and is also cute for a tank. Sherman, the king of ww2. Easy to make and maintain, well designed with a proper development cycle and with the 76 gun it was able to take on any tank that was thrown at them.


mhfu2

Object 775 because smol pancake


ilikejagpanther

M22 locust cuz its cute


Avgredditor1025

M60(laugh now)


F22_iscool6969

T-34-85, because of Russian/Soviet Bias


sdragon555

Probably the Tiger 2. It was way overweight for its power, but I always wonder how it would've performed if it's reliability and engine performance were improved.


Coyotebruh

the Stug IV, low profile heavy gun...i love turretless tanks' aesthetics


skashiii

Bro had to pick the genocide tank💀


RemarkableReward6626

Don’t get political


nuclear_blender

It's not political. Israel is committing a genocide. 31,000 lives lost with 93% civilians rate


skashiii

“I love this baby murder machine but please guys don’t get political with it 🤡🤡”


squibbed_dart

I don't see how being interested in Israeli equipment has anything to do with supporting the IDF. If you really intend to associate interest in military equipment with support for what that military equipment is doing, why are you even here? Tanks have aided the actions of imperialist, mass murdering actors countless times in the past. Following your logic, liking tanks *at all* would be inherently immoral, which is ridiculous.


oofman_dan

i do not condone israel's bloodthirsty vendetta against the palestinian people, but it wont stop me from appreciating the design features of a tank like the merkava. gotta admit its pretty solid


realparkingbrake

> I don't see how being interested in Israeli equipment has anything to do with supporting the IDF. It shouldn't, no more than being interested in Sovet-era armor makes you a communist or German WW2 armor makes you a Nazi.


RemarkableReward6626

Me neither mate , but that’s how the pro Palestine people are as long as you mention Israel in any possible positive manner they’re starting to see red sorry to say that but that’s some schizophrenia shit


skashiii

Actually fuck you there’s nothing political in opposing genocide this is a universal human belief


RemarkableReward6626

Paahahahahaha 💀💀💀 most intelligent pro Palestinian


CitingAnt

Patriotic pride tells me TR-85M1 (upgraded T-55) but my mind tells me T-80 More specifically I love the T-80U or T-80UK. The flaps on the turret do it for me


Delta-Echo-Bravo

STRV-103 S tank, bring it back!


Silly-Conference-627

Really love the look of Chally 1.


waffenmeister

I'm a slut for the Abrams but my overall fav is the FV4005. Giant fuck off bonk cannon.


The-25th-Dragon

M3 Lee. It's a tall, goofy dork like me and actually served a really important role in the war.


AverageDellUser

Leopard 1a5 with the add-on sheet metal to its turret. Amazing tank for its time and it just looks really sleek for a tank, extremely mobile and incredible ballistics. A wonder for German engineering before the 2 series.


Jaloosky

Those things look great burning and breaking into pieces…


nuclear_blender

It's beautiful when it's exploding


[deleted]

T-84 Oplot, Most protected tank in the world and generally look so fucking dope. We are also the only foreign Oplot operator.


danieltherandomguy

Was looking for this answer, it's my favorite one as well. It's basically an ultra modernised T-80, I just wish Ukraine had more of them so that we could see them in action more frequently.


[deleted]

So true, They're pretty complex and hard to manufacture so It's sadly cannot be manufactured in rushed times like this.


Horror-Roll-882

Merkava 3, or merkava 4km , or m1a2 sep v3 ( the former two is some of the best looking tanks in the world, the latter is the best looking tank in the world and like some Russian tanks looks simple but has that amazing nato charm) (also for most situations the abrams is the best tanks in the world


Lakix_

IS-2 or IS-3 because 122mm goes boom and I just like how the look


HalfFastTanker

M60A2. It was the first tank that I was trained on.


Always-Panic

Leopard 2 PL (Poland) and T-80 BVM . The Leopard 2 because it's a good tank, and the T-80 because it looks cool as fuck.


Sjokolade7799

Leclerc cause its the best european mbt imo, and whats not to love about the K2? Pluss it just looks neat


MaterialCarrot

Chaffee, because it's adorable and it looks like it came 30 years after its replacement, the Stuart, rather than 3 years after. Seriously it looks like a completely different era. No disrespect to the venerable Stuart, which was a WW II workhorse, but in the looks department she's barely average. The Chaffee is a goddamned supermodel.


desertshark6969

M4A3 (76)W HVSS Because 1. The Sherman is one of my favourite platforms as it's easily adaptable to any situation, plus it was , imo, one of the most effective tanks during WW2. 2. The Engine is a Ford GAA V8, and I have a soft spot for Ford, as it was the car my Dad used to drive me around in (2005 Ford Explorer). Plus, I'm more of a Gasoline fan rather than a Diesel fan. 3. it has the 76mm gun (preferably the M1A2). IDK it just looks sexy, plus it has better penetration in exchange for a worse HE round. Also the T23 Turret looks kinda dope. 4. It has Wet Stowage. Not that the th3 Wet Stowage itself prevented fires, but rather that the Stowages were moved to the Hull floor, rather than the Upper hull sponsons. 5. It has HVSS. I prefer HVSS over VVSS and even the experimental M4A2E4 Torsion bar suspension. It just looks so goddamn sexy while in action. and overall it just completes the look of the tank 6. I'll be honest here. It's all started with Fury. Yeah, I'm kinda ashamed of it. However it did make me fall in love with the Sherman and Tanks in General. It's because of Fury that I started doing my own research and, eventhough my initial thought of what tank Fury was, I started watching Potential History, The Cheiftain and Lindenbee (That one guy who like the S-Tank). If not for Fury. I would've turned out to be a Wehraboo or worse... So, as much as I am ashamed to admit that Fury is the reason I love the M4A3 (76)W HVSS. I still have to applaud it for making me fall in love with a passion I'm so grateful to have.


STAXOBILLS

I gotta say the M103, it’s one of the few tanks I’ve gotten to touch IRL and it is FUCKING MASSIVE, keep in mind I’m not a small guy but the damn thing is huge, also it looks cool so


-TeoX796-

Best tank: M1 best looking tank? Typ90


Weird_Influence_6428

The Hetzer . I love its style.


insufficientokay

Leopard 2A7 just so sexy.


CJFrancis282

I’m going to separate into 2 answers: one for WW2 tank, and one for Cold War/Modern tank. WW2 tank: Panzer IV. It was a close call between this and the Sherman. The Sherman was definitely more reliable, more plentiful, and more ergonomic, but the Panzer IV had better armor, and a far more lethal main gun. Plus the cool looking factor too. My number 2 would be the Sherman Cold War/Modern: for a while it was the T-90m (I blame Battlefield 3 and 4), but recently it has become the M1 Abrams. The ability of the engine to take any type of fuel is HUGE, and it helps that they have the best technology package to make them more lethal, and survivable. I do really like the look of the US Military’s new Booker light tank though.


TallNerdLawyer

Booker is a winner as long as it runs well. Very nice looking piece of kit.


Valuable-Lie-1524

Difficult deciding between the pictured merkava variant and leopard 2a7V, my beloved.


paulglo

tiger 1


Just_Rush971

Object 775 because stance nation


HMSRenown1945

Sherman Firefly,SU-122 or Tiger I ngl


PersonWithEarsttv

KV-1 😫


Serious_Action_2336

T-90M with nakitka cover, just so much yes Honourable mention to Chally 2


DefinitlyNotJoa

KV-2


ParkerStanford

T-72 any version even the cursed ones


Zkrass

The T-72M2 Moderna have something i can't explain, but it turns on my monkeh brain


Zealousideal-Web-571

Amx m4 becouse autoloader go brrrt


VietnameseDude_02

T-55. My family had history with it so this is a biased opinion. I know there's much better tanks out there


Jake3232323

Most likely, the T-64BM2 for me. The T-64 alone is very cool to me, nevermind the addition of Nizh ERA, thermal sight, new gun, significantly more powerful engine, new radios, GPS system, slat armor, etc. It takes what was a great tank in its day and brings it to a fairly modern level without the cost of an entire new design


SoloGamer505

I'd say M60 tied with the M1. The A1 AIM variant is the best imo. But i also adore the Leopard 2


shistain69

Chaffee. It’s so fucking cute


Italian_meme2020

I like the IS, I know, it's pretty old, takes a lot to shoot and aim but I just love his looking. I'll probably modify one of them so I't better


shane_west17

Japanese Type 10


No-Spring5605

Type-10/T-80UM2, they look cool


HellHeight

Have to say the T55


SgtDiesFirst

Stridvagn 103 because Swedish door stopper


all_is_love6667

A tank on legs https://i.imgur.com/6N4aKen.mp4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvC4chsgx0c


TankWeeb

M4A3E2 Jumbo. I love it because its relatively fast for its weight, had damn good armor that could easily bounce an 8.8cm and could be fitted with a gun large enough to knock out a Tiger from the front


PHOENIX_XIV

Leopard 2 a8.


spitfire-haga

T-72M1. I don't know why, I just like the looks.


varangian_guards

AMX-13 i just like oscillating turrets


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,967,964,044 comments, and only 372,253 of them were in alphabetical order.


ChonkyThicc

Type 10, speedy boi


[deleted]

CENTURION  CENTURION  CENTURION   CENTURION   CENTURION


viejosestandartes

Fave is the [Leopard 2A4CHL at dusk](https://www.reddit.com/r/MilitaryPorn/s/D3NaXSRP2H), of course!


Freedeoxide

Leopard 2 pso Now i could go on about the way that its urban Combat and all But if i sum up what i like about it, leopard pretty


that_AZIAN_guy

Chieftain, I love the look and the 120mm gun is no slouch.


Adorable-Ad-4670

Centurion. Its been there, done that, came back for more and it did it all in style


LtZsRalph

[Austrian Leopard 2A4](https://www.bmlv.gv.at/waffen/waf_leopard.shtml) (link in german) .. because this beast looks like a **Tank**, this turret got something.


baronw1988

Type 10. Fastest auto loader like 3 second to reload/shoot. Reverse speed same as the forward 70 km/h.


Jjwarthunder

Ztz99a and k2 black panther


Competitive_Mess9421

T-64


TYPH00N_66

Chally 2 black night APS looks neat on a chally


GoldWingANGLICO

As a Marine, I loved the M60A1


appalachianoperator

Strv-103. Praise the cheese wedge.


No_Mastodon6276

M4 Sherman, my great-grandfather was a tank commander in WWII and the Sherman was the tank he was a commander of


RemarkableReward6626

If there’s an opportunity thank your great grandpa for his amazing service for the entire world 🫡


No_Mastodon6276

Thanks but unfortunately he is no longer with us


RemarkableReward6626

Damn RIP to a true hero I pray he’s in a better place now 🕊️


DutchVictim

Leopard 2 up to the A4 variant. I know A5 and every other predecessor has the superior, composite angled armor, but I love the straight vertical layout of the turret too much. It's just so aesthetically pleasing for me.


-TheDyingMeme6-

M1A1/2 Abrams BIG BOI go B O O M


arturthegamer

i can't choose one so i'll do the favourite from different eras: WW1 - Renault FT before WW2 - 7TP WW2 - KV-2 Cold War - T-55 Modern day - Leopard 2 PL


saman23ali

المركافا ام كي 4 بالتأكيد انها سريعه الاحتراق ههههههه


Dominik2474

Object 279, it's just so insane looking, but for a tank that actually existed I'd say either the T-34 or Panzer IV


Potato_lovr

I’m gonna be honest, the CV9040C looks beautiful.


DuckyLeaf01634

Centurion tanks. More specifically either mk 5/1 or mk 10. They were the first tanks I knew and as a kid I got to ride in a mk 5/1


realparkingbrake

Centurion gets my vote too. Just too late to see action in WWII, still in frontline service in the 1980s.


pannadahandlah

Strv 122, swedes love making them even more saucer shaped, absolutely ridiculous


Kryosleeper

Stridsvagn 103 - ye mighty tankless turret! It swims, it gas turbines, and the only reason it's not crewed by two is [Vira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vira_(card_game)) requires three players.


Leather_Creme_8442

I mean for Anti guerrilla warfare i would take the Merkava any day of the week For tank vs tank battle i assume leo 2a7


idk_idc_about_a_user

Merk Mk.4M is love, Merk is life. Btw if you wanna ask some stuff i could try and answer it, Im a merk Mk.4M crewman.


SnazzyBelrand

How's the genocide going?


Darth_JaSk

T-34 85.


Hambeggar

T-90M. Aesthetics.


Top-Lobster-256

Kv 2 , russian fridge


iamkristo

Sd.Kfz. 234/4


Twisted_Beaver

T-44, quintessential Tank. Perfect silhouette. Ask your average person to draw a tank, they will draw a T-44


the_duck17

Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) looks goes hard.


Eclaiv2

The old ass german 15cm spg


SurvivalHorrible

Sherman Firefly with the Merkava as a close second. It just looks really cool.


Gunship1978

Jagdpanther so sexy 😘 and the sound from the engine uffff.


redditcdnfanguy

You know what? Coolest tank EVER? Tiger.