Tank is a term used to denote battle tanks or armored attack vehicles. The concept comes from the English tank, a code name created by the British when, in 1915, they built the first of these tanks.
The tanks can be powered by wheels or by means of a track system (modular links that facilitate movement on rough terrain). Thanks to their armor and the power of their weapons, tanks are used to engage the enemy with direct fire. In addition to all this, one must not forget the fact that tanks are also equipped with other systems that make them powerful tools for warfare. Thus, they have smoke grenade launchers, laser-type alerts, radar and radio alerts. All this without forgetting, of course, the periscopes that have become a fundamental instrument for its operation.
The soldiers in charge of equipping any tank of this type must, by regulation, wear adequate clothing. Specifically, it is essential that they have a bulletproof vest and a helmet to protect their integrity when they have to remove the body through the hatch to carry out a reconnaissance of the terrain. These vehicles are one of the key factors in achieving a military victory. However, mines, military aircraft and artillery can damage tanks. The use of tanks began in World War I, when they were used in trench warfare. Over time, their presence gained importance until it became the key to any military post. For example: “The Iraqi insurgency managed to destroy an American tank and take its crew hostage”, “A Soviet tank destroyed the bridge and left the town incommunicado for eight years”, “Some politicians believe that the solution to the conflicts lies in the use of tanks. Tank, in another sense, is a large container or tank used to contain liquids or gases: “I have a problem with the water tank”, “I’ll lend you the car, but you have to return it to me with a full tank”, “The explosion of a gasoline tank caused the death of four people.” Likewise, very much in relation to this last meaning, it must be said that in the field of the Navy sector it is common to use the term tank as a synonym for tanker. That is to say, it is used to refer to a vessel whose clear objective is to carry out what is the transport of fresh water. However, in other parts of the world, the word in question is used with other meanings. So much so that, for example, in Cuba there is also talk of a tank to refer to what a prison is. And all this without forgetting that in nations like Argentina, Uruguay and El Salvador this is synonymous with the gas tank that cars and other vehicles with similar characteristics have.
The corpulent or resistant people, in short, also known as tanks: “Beware the front of the opposing team: a tank.”
