But what makes the M18 Hellcat one of the best tank destroyers of World War II is that it had the highest kill-loss ratio of any armored vehicle in the U.S. inventory. It claimed 526 kills ...

Just three months after the end of World War II the Army disbanded the tank-destroyer branch. While the U.S. military did develop a few more specialized anti-tank vehicles, such as the M56 ONTOS ...

whereas tank destroyers and assault guns have more focused roles. Unlike the light tanks that existed before World War II, destroyers and assault guns proved their worth so well they're still ...

The U.S. Navy later commissioned the Edsall-class destroyer escort ships, with the lead ship entering service in 1943. The Edsall is the latest ship from World War II to be found after decades ...

Commissioned in 1998, the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer was named for Rear ... against Japanese navy in the Pacific during World War II to the most successful record of any Navy ...

The 314-foot destroyer was located largely intact ... at the hands of the Japanese military on March 1, 1942, during World War II. Now, the doomed ship has finally been located, in a happenstance ...

A Navy destroyer that was sunk by Japanese forces during World War II has been discovered, the U.S. Navy confirmed on Monday. The Royal Australian Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the ...