The history of the tank goes back 75 years. In this short period of time, from a clumsy, clumsy machine, the power of which was barely enough to move itself at walking speed, the tank turned into a powerful, maneuverable steel fortress, armed with artillery and machine guns, rockets and smoke exhaust systems, reliably protected by strong armor, capable of " survive" even in conditions of the use of weapons of mass destruction. As a result, having gone through separate periods of doubt and uncertainty about their capabilities, the armored forces fully established themselves as the main striking force of the ground forces. Note. OCR: In fact, these are revised and expanded materials published over several years in the journal Tekhnika Youth.