Pretty much what it says on the tin, folks. “The Big Wind” is a colossal, roving fire-extinguisher of Hungarian design that combines one part T-34 Soviet tank with two parts MiG-21 turbine engine.

Here’s What You Need to Know: Rather than fighting off insurgents, the tank was used to beat down fires. Drawing on lessons learned during World War II, the T-34 family of tanks was improved by ...

As the post-conflict cleanup from the first Iraq War demonstrated, oil well fires are nearly impossible to put out without taking extraordinary measures. Luckily ...