The evolution of tank gun technology has seen significant changes, with one of the most notable being the shift from rifled guns to smoothbore guns. While British tanks, like the Challenger 2, ...

Muzzle brakes help reduce recoil when firing, which may seem like a useful thing to have on tanks. But modern tanks generally eschew them ... which detaches from the shell when it leaves the barrel.

Bore evacuators can be found on a vast number of different Main Battle Tank (MBT) cannons ranging from the standard 120-mm guns found on the U.S.'s formidable M1A2 Abrams, Germany's Leopard 2 MBT ...

Putin claims the T-90M "Breakthrough" is the best tank in the world. But a bug causes the turret to spin uncontrollably when the tank is hit, putting it out of action.

Most modern tanks no longer have muzzle brakes due to the ammunition they fire, ... which detaches from the shell when it leaves the barrel.