My name is Sarah Speraneo and I took the Sarah home with me for a week. On October 18th, Sarah and I braved the freezing cold rain to travel by car 17.88 miles to visit the VFW's army tank. The army tank is located at the Veteran of Foreign Wars building in Marion Illinois at latitude 37.75 and longitude -88.93. The tank is an actual tank recoverd from a foreign war (unknown which one) and available for viewing to the public. This would be interesting to take a class to and show them what type of tanks were used in foregin wars. Students of all grades would enjoy the trip because they could physically see the tank as well as experience being close to it, touch it, take a picture with it, which most students would find an army tank just "so totally cool!" The main uses for tanks in a war were for protection, to carry weapons, and to move from place to place. Tank development has consisted of making changes in order to improve protection, mobility and firepower. Improvements to engines and suspensions enable tanks to move faster over rough terrain. Tank armament is constantly being upgraded; tank weapons have ranged from machine guns to missile launchers.
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