A tank gun is the main armament of a tank. Modern tank guns are high-velocity, large-caliber artilleries capable of firing kinetic energy penetrators, high-explosive anti-tank, and cannon-launched guided projectiles. Anti-aircraft guns can also be mounted to tanks.
L30 gun on a Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Challenger 2 tank.
French Saint-Chamond tank of 1917, with 75 mm gun in nose
Replica of German A7V "Wotan" showing 57 mm Maxim-Nordenfelt gun in front
British Mk II tank captured by German troops in April 1917, showing long 57 mm naval gun in side sponson
A tank is an armoured fighting vehicle intended as a primary offensive weapon in front-line ground combat. Tank designs are a balance of heavy firepower, strong armour, and battlefield mobility provided by tracks and a powerful engine; their main armament is often mounted within a turret. They are a mainstay of modern 20th and 21st century ground forces and a key part of combined arms combat.
The first tank to engage in battle, the British Mark I tank (pictured in 1916) with the Solomon camouflage scheme
An M4 Sherman in Italy in 1943 during WWII
A Leopard 2A7 in Germany
A Japanese Type 10 firing.