Borrowing from a few other member's ideas, I'm adding to the "For those who" series with one for tanks.
I've loved tanks since I was about six years old. My father was a loader on the M48 Patton tank in the 1950s with the 50th Armored division the "Jersey Blues".
I would later follow in his footsteps and become a driver of the M60A3 Patton in the early 1980s. I served with the 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides".

The first tank is not my favorite, but is the actual tank that I drove. This picture was taken by me at Camp Pitman, which was on the border of West Germany and Czechoslovakia in 1984.


The M60A3 Patton MBT TTS (Main Battle Tank - Tank Thermal Sight).

 

My favorite tank is one of the most feared tanks of World War II.
It is the Königstiger A.K.A. King Tiger, Tiger II, or Royal Tiger. The German designation was: Panzerkampfwagen TigerAusführung B. (Sdkfz 182).

 

The M48 Patton tank. This is the type that my father served on.

 

German Kampfpanzer Leopard (Leopard 1)

 

"Little Willie" was considered the first tank. It was a prototype for the British Mark I tank.
It was built in the fall of 1915 and had a top speed of 2mph. It never saw combat.

 

The British cruiser tank "Comet" A34. It saw service with multiple countries from 1944 - 1958 with the U.K. and as late as the early 1970s in some countries.

 

Liking your tanks.
What is the cover across the front of the turret? Waterproofing?
Jim

 

Thanks Jim.
Yes, it's usually a heavy canvas type material with a thick waterproof coating on it.
John

 

The Canadian Tank Cruiser Ram Mk II (2). The hull was based on the M3 Lee/Grant series and it was modified to hold the British QF 6 Pounder main gun.

 

The Japanese Type 97 "Chi Ha" medium tank. This was the most produced tanks by the Japanese. Production was from 1938 - 1943.

 

The Soviet Union T-34 medium tank. This tank is the most recognized tank from Eastern Front in WWII. It had 76.2mm main gun and a maximum speed of 33mph/53km/h.
It was produced from 1940 - 1958 in 3 different countries. The T-34 is still in service to this day in smaller nations.

 

The Italian C-1 Ariete Main Battle Tank.
This tank was produced from 1995 - 2002 and is still in service today. It has a 120mm main gun and a maximum speed of 40mph/65km/h.

 

Italy always has great designs no matter what the vehicle is.
Almost looks streamlined and designed in a wind tunnel.
Offence and defense were surely the design criteria but it still looks fast.
And it looks HUGE!
Thanks
Jim

 

The Swedish Stridsvagn 122 Main Battle Tank. This tank was produced from 1994-2002 and is still in service today.
This tank is based on the German Leopard 2A5 and has many improvements. The main gun is a 120mm smooth bore and the top speed is 42mph/68km/h.

 

The Char B1 French Tank.
This tank was built prior to World War II in 1935. It saw service with the French Army until 1940 when Germany invaded France. In 1944 - 1945 it was used by the Free French Forces to help fight the Germans.
The main gun was a 75 mm ABS SA 35 howitzer and the turret was equipped with a 40mm cannon. The top speed was 17mph/28km/h.

 

The Israeli Merkava ("Chariot") IV main battle tank. Produced from 2004 to present day.
The main gun is a 120mm smooth bore and the top speed is 40mph/64km/h. The unique feature of this tank is that can carry up to 10 infantry inside and can be fitted with a toilet for long missions.

 

The German Tiger tank. Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung E "Tiger Ein".
The most recognized tank of WWII. It had an 88mm main gun and a top speed of 28mph/45km/h and weighed about 63 tons combat loaded (57 tonnes).
Below is a picture of the only running Tiger in the world. Tiger 131 from the Bovington Tank Museum in England.

 

The Australian AC1 Sentinel WWII Cruiser Tank.
Produced in Australia by the New South Wales Railway Company from 1942 - 1943. The main gun was a QF 2 pounder (40mm) and the top speed was 30mph/48km/h.

 

The Polish K2 "Black Panther" Main Battle Tank.
The Polish Army is getting a brand new tank. It features a 120mm smooth bore main gun, top speed is unknown at this time, but should be about 40mph.

 

The Chinese Type 99 or ZTZ-99 Main Battle Tank. It was produced in 1998 - 2001 as the Type 98, then from 2001 - 2011 as the Type 99, then from 2011 to present as the Type 99A.
This tank features a 125mm smooth bore gun and has a top speed of 47mph/76km/h.