To keep things fair, dedicated tank destroyers are for another list. Very late-war tanks such as the M26 Pershing and A34 Comet arrived too late to make much of a difference or to be included here. For the purposes of this list, the featured tanks need to have either been built in significant numbers or made a significant impact on the conflict. This collection looks at 10 of the most effective tanks of WWII and invites you to decide which is the best. It’s also interesting to see how these machines often reflect the societies that built them. What makes a good tank? Is it the quality of armor or the firepower? How important are cost and ease of maintenance? Is it better to have a few excellent tanks or many, many decent ones? Because every nation operated under different constraints, it’s a debate that goes beyond just the raw numbers. Because such a broad array of machines took to battle - and often against one another, it’s easy (and fun) to compare their strengths and weaknesses. Few things invite a good historical debate quite like the merits of the tanks of World War II.

America battle tanks of ww-2