![]() However, the T28’s story and existence is often confused, mostly because it went by a few different names back in the 1940s. That’s right, they lost a 100-ton tank and found it in a bush three decades later. Known to many as the Doom Turtle, Zoom Turtle and Tutel for obvious reasons, the T28 has indeed become a legend – even though it never really did much of anything.Īnd as if the T28’s appearance wasn’t already meme-worthy enough, the US military managed to lose it for almost three decades, before finding it again in a bush. But still, weighing nearly 100 tons, having four tracks, a foot of frontal armor and a strong resemblance to a turtle is the perfect recipe for an icon. ![]() Ironically, the T28 never saw combat, having missed both the end of the war in Europe and Japan before it was ready. Developed during the Second World War as a potential counter to enemy fortifications in Europe, this quad-tracked beast was fitted with so much armor that no anti-tank guns could kill it. ![]() Today we are finally covering what is in our opinion, one of the coolest and most interesting tanks ever built: the Superheavy Tank T28. ![]()
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