that hits a personal pet peeve of mine: the fact that the media has no clue what a tank is, and routinely reports inaccurate information as a result.

OK, I'm an armor guy, so I take proper vehicle recognition as a point of pride, and I certainly don't expect the general public to be an expert in differentiating various generations of armored vehicles.

Since the media is supposed to be informing the general public, however, you'd think they would do just a little bit of research to provide an accurate report.  Sure, your average civilian will label anything with a track a "tank", but the media should known enough to differentiate a tank from an armored personnel carrier.

Anyway, Phillips starts with a Reuters video when some genius reporter labels a BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle as a tank, and  goes on to provide a civilian-friendly explanation of what is and isn't a tank.  if you've ever been confused, check out his post and then .

(Nice shot of a 2S19, by the way.  It's not a tank, but it's an impressive piece of self-propelled artillery.)