The Creator

Picture	Name	Nationality
	David Bocquelet	French
Creator David, from France, started Tank Encyclopedia in 2011, and is still an active contributor with illustrations. His first post was on December 10th, and was an article on the WW2 Polish TK-3 Tankette. As well as being the creator of the website, David has also provided a large number of its illustrations, which have set Tank Encyclopedia aside from other military websites.. David does not just illustrate AFVs, as he also maintains Naval Encyclopedia, Truck Encyclopedia, and his own AFV website. A webmaster and graphic illustrator, you can find is website on dbodesign.com. David’s articles are mostly found HERE. Artworks under the name ‘TheCollectioner’ could be found on his online shop.

Managers

Tank Encyclopedia’s Managers oversee the different areas of operations, YouTube, publications, and finance & admin, under the watchful eye of the Team Manager.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Gareth Lynn Montes	Spanish Welsh
Team Manager Gareth has been interested in tanks from a very young age and joined Tank Encyclopedia in January 2017. He is from Spain, but currently lives in the UK. His first article was the Swedish Königstiger. Gareth has a Masters in International Relations and works as a researcher. Gareth’s main area of interest is the Spanish Civil War and Spain during the Cold War, but also researches and writes about conflicts and tank warfare in Latin America and Africa. As Team Manager, Gareth oversees all areas of Tank Encyclopedia. You can read Gareth’s articles HERE.
	Alex Tarasov	Russia Latvia
TE Publications Manager Alex Tarasov is Russian who lives in Riga, Latvia. His passion about history and in particular a history of armored warfare, arose in his early childhood and remains to this day. One of the main reasons is probably the stories told by his grandparents. His grandfather was a veteran of the Great Patriotic War and the Winter War. The other reason that sparked his interest in history is the place where he lives, famous for its military past and particularly the history of armored forces. Alex was born in 1980 and received his Master’s Degree (MA) in Business Administration from the Baltic International Academy, Riga. For many years he worked as an analyst and this experience helped him in his historical research. Apart from his civilian job, he also writes for Tanks Encyclopedia, as well as for numerous Eastern and Western publishers and military news portals, including Shephard Media, Pen & Sword, Izvestia, and Oborona Rossii, among others. Furthermore, Alex works as the Tank Encyclopedia Magazine Editor constantly trying to improve, enhance and make a better product for the readers. You can buy all online issues of our magazine and book here. In addition to tanks, his main interests encompass questions of combat employment, tactics, and development of doctrinal thought. In his opinion, the big picture matters the most. In his everyday life Alex is a keen runner and traveler. Say ‘hello’ to him on Twitter – https://twitter.com/LeonDead You can read Alex’s articles here – https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/author/alext/
	Atanasije Simić	Serbia
YouTube Manager Atanasije, a native of Serbia, is currently pursuing his Master’s Degree in Economics. He became acquainted with tanks at an early age, and quickly learned to love them through video games, documentaries, and other media. Joining the Tank Encyclopedia team in 2021, Atanasije initially contributed as a Video Editor and Scriptwriter. However, his aptitude and commitment eventually led him to assume the role of managing the YouTube team. Alongside his managerial duties, he is a part-time writer, with a particular focus on the Yugoslav M-84 Main Battle Tank. His first article was on the Russian Renault. You can read Atanasije’s articles HERE Atanasije reminds you to subscribe to the channel.
	Stan Lucian	Romania
Admin and Finance Manager His first article was about the Canadian M113 C&V Lynx. You can read Stan’s articles HERE.

Editors

Supported by some of the Managers, the Editors ensure that the articles that get published on our website are of a rigorous high standard by reviewing content, structure, grammar, and spelling. For an article to be published on our website, two separate Editors have to agree that the article is of the necessary quality.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Andrew Hills	UK
Editor Andrew Hills is from the UK, but currently lives in the USA. He joined Tank Encyclopedia in March 2016, with his first article being Zimmerit in German Use. Andrew’s knowledge and source library encompasses a large palette. Andrew’s first published book was The Tanks of TOG, the definitive guide to the famous TOG tanks and runs FWD Publishing, a private military publishing company. He is currently working on several more tank books. Andrew Hills also has a Youtube channel called ‘FWD Publishing‘ where he posts historical tank films. You can read Andrew’s articles HERE.
	Leander Jobse	Netherlands
Editor Leander is from the Netherlands and currently studies Art Conservation and Restoration in Belgium. He joined Tanks Encyclopedia in March 2017 and has written a modest but steady stream of articles since. Most of his articles cover lightly armored vehicles, preferably with wheels. In 2021, he joined the editorial team. A year later, in 2022, his first book, Rejection and Neglect. The Dawn of Dutch Armor 1914-1933, was published through Tank Encyclopedia, detailing the armored vehicles of the Dutch Army in the period from 1914 until 1933. Aside from AFVs, Leander has an array of other interests, including history in general, cultural heritage, nature, and drawing. You can read Leander’s articles HERE.
	Sonny Butterworth	UK
Editor Sonny grew up in Suffolk in the UK, where he quickly developed an interest in all things military. Impressed most of all by tanks, Sonny read widely on the topic until he began to develop a specific interest in early Second World War German AFVs. Following the completion of his History degree, Sonny decided to use his spare time to take his hobby to the next level by volunteering to write for Tanks Encyclopedia, joining the team in March 2018. He subsequently became a TE Editor in October 2018 and continues to (slowly) work on more articles about early Second World War German AFVs. Sonny also studies contemporary AFVs for a living. In February 2022, he became an analyst at Janes, where he is responsible for writing and editing the Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Armoured Fighting Vehicles series of books and online content. Prior to this he worked for three years for Shephard Media’s Defence Insight business intelligence service, where he worked on market forecasting in the AFV sector. You can read Sonny’s articles HERE.

Writers

Writers represent the backbone of Tank Encyclopedia, constantly researching and writing new articles for publications. As of April 2024, Tank Encyclopedia has over 1,200 published articles. If you think you could join our team and write articles for us, please check out how to with this instructive video.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Adam Gombo-Tolly	Canada
Writer Adam is a local from Southern Ontario whose ancestry hails from Hungary. He recently joined the TE team during the 2023-2024 Article Competition and has had an avid interest in tanks since a young age. Adam is currently studying at university and is pursuing an Honors specialization in History. He enjoys 1:35 scale model-making and tries to remain an avid reader outside of curricular studies. His interests currently lie in armored vehicles produced and operated by the Kingdom of Hungary during WW2, as well as those operated by Canada during the 20th century. You can read Adam’s articles HERE.
	Adam Pawley	UK
Writer Adam, from the UK, once served in an infantry battalion of the British Army Reserve. He now works in the construction industry and lives near Bovington. Adam is our resident M4 Sherman expert. His first article with us was on the M4A3E2 ‘Jumbo’. Adam Pawley manages a Facebook research group: The Medium Tank M4 (Sherman) Group. You can read Adam’s articles HERE.
	Arturo ‘ARTsigismondo’ Giusti	Italy
Writer Arturo is from Turin, one of the most important cities for Italian armored vehicle and civilian vehicle production. Since childhood, he has developed a strong passion for history, especially military vehicle one. He joined the Tank Encyclopedia team in November 2018 and his first article was about the Italian Lancia 3Ro Blindatoa improvised armored truck. Arturo writes about armored vehicles from the Second World War era to modern times, mostly Italian vehicles but also of some other nations, such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, for which he has begun providing private OSINT consulting and freelance analysis. In 2023, Arturo also started collaborating with the Italian military magazine Storia Militare and published his first book, Le Camionette della Repubblica Sociale Italiana published by Soldiershop Publishing. Although its main topic is armored vehicles, Arturo also writes for one of our sister websites, Plane Encyclopedia. You can read Arturo’s articles HERE. You can buy Arturo’s book HERE. You can see Arturo’s analysis HERE.
	Christopher Janusas	USA
Writer Chris was born and raised in New York, coming from a primarily Lithuanian family. He has a BA in History from CUNY Queens College and is a volunteer at the Museum of American Armor. Being the son of an engineer, he enjoys working on cars, as well as armored vehicles. He is particularly interested in the anomalous vehicles designed mostly during the Interwar period, although other vehicles with fascinating or unusual traits also interest him. Chris’ first article was on the Char 2C. Chris is the admin of the Facebook page Armor of the Interwar Period Chris’ Instagram consists of his artwork, model building, and musings: https://www.instagram.com/engineering_fantasies/ You can read Chris’ articles HERE.
	Craig Moore	UK
Writer Author Craig Moore has written many varied articles for Tanks Encyclopedia. He has his own full page column in the monthly Classic Military Vehicle Magazine for which he also regularly writes five-page articles on armored vehicles. Craig also writes articles for the Britain at War and History of War magazines. He has had an interest in military history since childhood. Eight of his close relatives fought in both world wars: only six survived. One of his uncles lost a leg when his Sherman tank was hit during Operation Totalize in 1944. In 2017, Craig was part of the team that recovered a buried British WW2 Covenanter tank from a Vineyard in Surrey. Craig lives in London but visits tank museums, military vehicle restoration workshops, and archives around the world. You can find his tank books for sale on Amazon. Craig’s first article was about the WW2 10.5cm leFH 18 (Sf.) auf Geschutzwagen 39H(f) SPG. He has good experience in this field as he is also a published author. In 2017, Craig’s first book, Tank Hunter: World War One, was published. Craig manages a Facebook research group: WW1 Tank Hunter and has his own website: tank-hunter.com Craig has also done a ‘Top 5 Tanks’ video for the Tank Museum’s YouTube channel. You can watch that HERE. You can read Craig’s articles HERE.
	Daniele Notaro	Italy
Writer Daniele Notaro resides in northern Italy, specifically in Genoa, Liguria. He is a History student at the University of Genoa. His main interests focus on the Italian Army in the 1930s and 1940s, as well as on the Italian Partisans and the Italian Co-belligerent Army. He also has a minor interest in the Dutch armed forces during the Second World War. His first article for Tanks Encyclopedia was the FIAT 3000. In 2024, he managed to publish his first book, Albania’s Italian occupation: The Italian Anschluss, edited by Soldiershop Publishing. He also collaborates with the Italian military magazine Storia Militare. You can read Daniele’s articles HERE. You can buy Daniele’s book HERE.
	Darren Hazes	Netherlands
Writer Darren is from the Netherlands and joined Tanks Encyclopedia in June 2019. His first article was the Sherman Repotenciado. Darren is currently in his final year of Mechanical Engineering. His field of interest are obscure vehicles and he specializes in Brazilian vehicles. In addition, Darren is an avid scale modeler and posts his self-proclaimed series, ‘Tanks with Darren’, on his personal facebook page for his friends to read and learn about the latest model kit he has built. You can read Darren’s articles HERE.
	David Lister	UK
Writer David originally hails from the East Anglian Fens, and thus thinks that hills are unnatural formations. He tends to specialize in British armor, and is a consultant to several large companies on the subject of British military history, and has even had evidence published by a Parliamentary Committee. David has also published several books covering poorly researched areas of British military history, and can often be found rooting through the archives to gather material for such works. A full list of his books can be found on the publisher’s website: Lister’s books. David Lister has also got a Facebook page: historylisty. He also writes on the ‘Overlord Blog’. You can read David’s articles HERE.
	Prof. Dewald Venter	South Africa
Writer Dewald is from South Africa and has a PhD in Tourism Management. He is an Associate Professor in the tourism field and has a research focus in military heritage tourism. He works closely with the South African Armor Corps and is our in-house expert on South African military vehicles. He is an honorary council member of the SA Armour Museum and manages their web page and social media. His first article was on the Ratel ICV which was published in January 2017. He has published the book South African Armoured Vehicles: A history of innovation and excellence for Helion & Company as part of its Africa @War series. He is also a contributing author for Ratel: The making of a legend which was released in June 2020. You can read Dewald’s articles HERE.
	Francis ‘Frankie’ Pulham	UK
Writer Francis is from Brighton, England, and is a published military historian. Francis has been writing for Tanks Encyclopedia since September 2016, and is our resident T-34 expert. Francis’ first book, Fallen Giants: The Combat Debut of the T-35A Tank was published in August 2017. When not writing for TE or writing his books, Francis is involved in two restoration projects, Both T-34 tanks. Francis’ favorite article is on The Battle Of Verba, about the T-35 tank, also the subject of his first book. Francis runs a Facebook page dedicated to his books: Francis Pulham Books. He has also been involved in the restoration of two T-34 tanks. These include a T-34/76 (Link) and London’s famous ‘Stompie’ (Link) You can read Francis’ articles HERE.
	Harold Biondo	USA
Writer and Website Admin Harold is from the state of Pennsylvania in the United States and was brought on board Tanks Encyclopedia in mid-2016. Harold is an independent contractor, currently working as a researcher at the US National Archives, and in his spare time is working on an exhaustive history of the Panther tank and its derivatives. He is knowledgeable in all areas of tank study but specializes in the military vehicles of Germany, particularly during the Nazi period, and in American vehicles of the early Cold War. He prides himself on the thoroughness of his articles, and holds the Tanks Encyclopedia record for the longest article. You can read Harold’s articles HERE.
	Kittichart Boonyapakdi	Thailand
Writer Kittichart is from Thailand and joined Tank Encyclopedia 2017. He specializes in Second World War Thai and East Asian armor. His first article was on the Type 76 SPAAG. Kittichart is also an Horologist (the study of watches & timepieces), and works in Pharmaceuticals Kittichart Boonyapakdi also runs a Facebook Page: WW2 Japanese & Axis Army You can read Kittichart’s articles HERE.
	Jeremy ‘CaptainNemo’ Rosenblad	USA
Writer Jeremy Rosenblad is from the United States and joined Tanks Encyclopedia in 2017. He formerly wrote for For The Record News and now assists as a Consultant for Armored Warfare, having informally assisted with World of Tanks previously. Jeremy received his Degree in History back in 2013. His focus is in German tank engines, US WW2 vehicle development, US tank engines, and cataloging tank ammunition from all countries, which remains a continuous work in progress with 2,200+ rounds logged and counting. You can read Jeremy’s articles HERE.
	Karl Mensburg	Germany
Writer and B&W Photo Colorizer Johannes, born and currently residing in Germany, has been a fan of military vehicles since the age of 10, when he adopted his father’s hobby as a scale modeler. Throughout the years, the interest has grown on the topic of German military vehicles from 1918-1945. However, he is also interested in AFVs from neutral and smaller countries during WW2, leading to his first Tank Encyclopedia article, the Latvian nation page published in 2020 for TE. Johannes has continued to write about German vehicles of the early war. His proudest accomplishment to this day is his coverage of the Panzer I and its subvariants. Currently, Johannes is studying Mechanical Engineering in the German Army. You can read Johannes’ articles HERE.
	Joshua Allen	UK
Writer and Patreon Manager Joshua Allen is from the United Kingdom. He joined Tanks Encyclopedia in 2023 and had his first article published in 2024. His interest in military vehicles started when he was building models at a young age. His main interests are armored vehicles from WW2, Britain, the US, M4 Shermans, and engineering and recovery vehicles. The first article Joshua wrote was the M74, the first in a line of US armored recovery and engineering vehicle articles in a quest to complete them all. You can read Joshua’s articles HERE.
	Joshua Martinez	USA
Writer Joshua resides in the southern portion of the United States and has been an avid tank enthusiast since primary school. He joined Tanks Encyclopedia in early 2016, and his first article was the BMPT. His main field of interest was originally World War 2 Romanian tanks, but has now extended it to most Romanian ground equipment from all eras whether it be never built to mass produced weaponry with a mild interest in Romanian aviation. He strives to become a published author sometime in the future. You can read Joshua’s articles HERE.
	Laurance Kenneth Robinson	Isle of Mann Finland
Writer Laurance is a proud mongrel of Manx (Isle of Mann), of Irish and British descent. Raised in a military family, he was brought up surrounded by military history and life. Laurence joined Tanks Encyclopedia in 2017. His first article was the 37mm Bofors anti-tank gun. As a former Territorial Infantryman, he is more inclined towards destroying tanks than operating them, and has become TE’s resident anti-tank writer. Now living in Finland and working as a Chef, he has taken a liking to Finnish history and also writes on our Finnish armor and related pages. Laurance also runs a Finish Military History Blog: finland-at-war.blogspot.com You can read Laurance’s articles HERE.
	‘Life_In_Black’	USA
Writer ‘Life_In_Black’ hails from the United States, and has long had an interest in armored vehicles and military history. What started out as a hobby while wasting far too much time and money on a famous online tank game, soon turned into a fascination with the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) and Israeli military vehicles. While not always confident in his own writing, he can often be found helping out TE writers with his accumulated knowledge of Israeli vehicles while trying in vain to correct the various tank myths that keep getting repeated. You can find their articles HERE.
	Marisa Belhote	France
Writer and Social Media Manager Marisa hails from Normandy, France. As a nerdy kid fascinated by history growing up in a region filled with museums and monuments dedicated to WW2, she quickly acquired an interest in military technology, including tanks but also planes and submarines. She joined Tank Encyclopedia in April 2019. Her first article was the Saurer-CAT and White-Saurer, though the one she takes the most pride in is the CDM armored car. Her main goal in writing for TE is to bring information only available in French sources to a more international public, though she is also very interested in North Korean armor developments as well as makeshift vehicles and field conversions. Outside of TE, she is currently a student in History and Political Science, and pursues a number of hobbies, such as fishkeeping, writing, and gaming. You can read Marisa’s articles HERE.
	Mark Nash	UK
Senior Writer Mark Nash, from the UK, joined the Encyclopedia in August 2016. Mark has had an interest in AFVs since a young age. This is thanks, in no small part, to his father’s interest in general military history, and his grandfather’s participation in WW2, in NW Europe, as a 17-Pounder Anti-Tank Gunner. Mark has no specialization field but enjoys studying history’s stranger vehicles. In 2017, Mark also started contributing some articles to the UK based Classic Military Vehicle Magazine. Mark Nash is an avid amateur photographer, providing many of his own photos for TE articles. He also displays his work on 500px.com. You can read Mark’s articles HERE.
	Marko Pantelic	Serbia
Senior Writer, Librarian, and YouTube Script Writer Marko is from Serbia and is an Economist in Tourism. He joined Tank Encyclopedia in 2017, with his main interest being in World War Two and Cold War Yugoslavian, Polish, and German vehicles. His first article was on the Škoda Š-I-D (T-32). Marko Pentelic also writes for one of our sister websites, Plane Encyclopedia. You can read Marko’s articles HERE.
	Nathaniel ‘Nate’ MacDonald	USA
Writer Nathaniel MacDonald joined the team in July of 2017 and assists as a Writer, as well as providing the voicing for the initial episodes for the Tank Encyclopedia YouTube channel. Nate earned his Bachelor’s Degree in History and his Master’s in Social Studies Education and Teaching. After graduation, Nathaniel worked with the Durham Light Infantry Museum in the UK, performing accessioning and restoration on uniforms, firearms, and other personal effects. Returning to the US, he worked with the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, assisting with the restoration of WWI aircraft, and working as a senior ground crew member during airshows. At the Aerodrome, Nathaniel also assisted in the restoration of an M1917, which he drives during the show. Nate also volunteers at the American Heritage Museum and assists with the restoration, maintenance, and operation of several vehicles, including an M24 Chaffee, an M4 Sherman, and an M36 Jackson. Nathaniel works as a Ranger with the US Army Corps of Engineers and is currently in training to become an FAA Certified Air Boss. Nate’s first article, on the Tetrarch, can be found HERE.
	Owen ‘ShermanJumbo’ McDonough	USA
Writer Owen hails from the United States (the frigid state of Wisconsin, specifically) and joined Tank Encyclopedia in mid-2022. His first article was the T25 AT (Fake Tank). Owen, who is currently working towards a Degree in Chemistry, prefers to research and write about American prototype armored vehicles of the Second World War. In his spare time, he plays tennis, builds papercraft tank models, and listens to or (poorly) plays music on the guitar. You can read Owen’s articles HERE.
	Thomas Anderson	Australia
Writer Australian Thomas Anderson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science and an Honors Degree in History. He joined Tank Encyclopedia in 2017. Thomas is our resident expert in AFVs used and produced by Australia. To this end, his first article was a look at the AC I Sentinel, published in January 2017. You can read Thomas’ articles HERE.
	Will Kerrs	UK
Writer Will is from the United Kingdom and joined Tank Encyclopedia in March 2015, being one of the first members to join. Will has a formal education in history, and is eventually working towards a PhD. He is the resident Chinese pre-1950 expert, and also speaks Spanish, providing a number of articles on Spanish vehicles. To this end, his favorite article that he has written is the Panzer I Breda. Will Kerrs also manages two Facebook research groups: Chinese Civil War Vehicles – Tanks, Armoured Cars, Aircraft and Spanish Civil War Vehicles – Tanks, armoured cars, and aircraft. You can read Will’s articles HERE.
	William Whynacht	USA
Writer William joined Tank Encyclopedia in July 2017, though due to laziness, he did not get anything published until 2019. Despite that, he knows a lot about US armor from the Second World War and Korean War, and that is the period he mainly writes about. Initial interest in tanks spurred from childhood interest in military vehicles, but was reinforced by the game War Thunder. William has a very strong interest in the specifics on tanks, and has measured the armor thickness on multiple tanks. TE is a fun hobby, and it’s always great to bring new details to light on armored vehicles. You can read William’s articles HERE.
	Zinoviy Alexeev	Russia
Writer Zinoviy has held a fascination with history, particularly armored vehicles, since his early adolescence. He now lives in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he defended his dissertation in the subject of Biogeography, and studies marine landscapes of the Baltic Sea. Zinoviy has also created and headed a Russian team of amateur and professional historians, experts in ballistics and engineers, renowned in the community of armored vehicle enthusiasts for reconstructions and restorations of blueprints of numerous vehicles. Zinoviy made his debut on Tank Encyclopedia in 2022 with the T-VI-100 article. His field of interest primarily encompasses the pre-MBT era, including the periods of WWI, Interwar, WWII, and the early Cold War. Zinoviy focuses mainly on the USSR and Warsaw Pact countries but also welcomes exploration of chthonic Wunderwaffe from any European countries. You can read Zinoviy’s articles HERE.

Artists (Colorizors, Illustrators & 3D Modelers)

Tank Encyclopedia is renowned for its beautiful illustrations. Almost all our articles, including forgotten prototypes and obscure paper designs, are accompanied by at least one illustration to show how the vehicle would look like.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Andrei ‘Octo10’ Kirushkin	Belarus
Illustrator Andrei Kiruskin is from Belarus and joined the team in 2018. Andrei produces all kinds of artwork, but overall tends to enjoy more comic book related stuff. He does enjoy the military theme, but not the historical part of it. Andrei says “I think it’s mainly because around where I live, we had quite a fistful of wars and all the horrors of it…” Andrei’s first illustration for TE was not a tank, quite opposite in fact, an experimental anti-tank weapon, the 60mm Lanciabombe. You can also find Andrei Kirushkin on Instagram.
	Ardhya ‘Vesp’ Anargha	Indonesia
Illustrator Ardhya Anargha is from Indonesia, and he has particular interest in modern military conflict, history, and hardware. He joined the Tank Encyclopedia team as an Illustrator in 2018. His first illustration work for the website was the IT-28 bridge laying tank. Ardhya Anargha’s work can also be found on his DeviantArt profile.
	Bernard ‘Escodrion’ Baker	UK Poland
Illustrator and Writer Bernard is British-Polish. His first illustration for TE was in 2017 (the fake Polnischer Panzerkampfwagen T-39) and his first article for TE was published in 2020 (PZInż.130). Bernard has a Bachelor’s Degree in Philology, specializing in Korean, and a Master’s Degree in Ethnolinguistics. As his day job, he is a English-Polish translator, though he has dabbled in translating from other languages. Bernard’s main historical interest is WWI and the weapons the various armies fielded in it, as well as the Interwar period, mainly centered around the Polish Army. Outside his historical interests, he enjoys world building and has created several languages. Bernard is currently working on illustrating every Polish vehicle (including tanks, trains, planes, and cars) used by the Polish Army in WWII including a lot of prototypes and some ahistorical vehicles. Bernard has also illustrated for our sister website Plane Encyclopedia. Bernard Baker’s work can be found on his DeviantArt profile. His art can also be found on his website: Commonwealth Triumphant. You can read Bernard’s articles HERE.
	Brian S. Gaydos	USA
Illustrator, 3D Modeler, and Writer Brian joined the team at the end of 2018 as a 3D Modeler to help illustrate using renderings of his 3D models. Since joining the team, Brian learned how to illustrate using GIMP, and has largely switched to this style of illustrating. In 2020, Brian tried his hand at writing with his article on the 40M Turán. Outside of TE, Brian works as a plumbing engineer and bicycle mechanic, and spends much of his free time riding his bike in the woods. Brian illustrates all kinds of armored vehicles, but his favorite niche of armored history is the domestic vehicles of the Kingdom of Hungary. You can read Brian’s article HERE.
	Dragan ‘Phantom25Sniper’ Iustin	Romania
3D Modeler Iustin joined TE team in September 2021 as a 3D Modeler. The first model he worked on is the FCM-12T, for which he managed to make all the variants of. Iustin lives in Ramnicu Valcea, and started to work as a 3d modeler in summer 2019. So far the most complex model he made for Tank Encyclopedia is the Lazanski IFV, for which he worked on for almost over 200 hours. Iustin is in his last year at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Craiova. One of his wishes, conceived seven years ago, is to make an open world game with tanks.
	Jaycee ‘AmazingAce’ Davis	USA
B&W Photo Colorist Jaycee “Amazing Ace” Davis had been a tread head since 2011 and eventually joined the Tank Encyclopedia team in 2015. He currently serves Tank Encyclopedia as a photo colorist, or an artist who specializes in colorizing original black and white photos. Jaycee colorizes all military vehicle photos, land, air, or sea, that are requested by the team using the most accurate color sources available to ensure that the vehicles and environment are portrayed correctly. These photos mainly appear in TE articles or in the Tank Encyclopedia Magazine. Colorizations by Jaycee also appear in armored vehicle related books commissioned outside of TE, written by fellow TE members. While having wide general knowledge on historical and technical aspects of armored vehicles, Jaycee’s real mastery on the subject of military history and technology is in the Renault FT. He is the author and artist for the Operation Priority: Renault FT Variant Database series, an interactive series of books that document the history, strategy, and technical aspects of the Renault FT tank. The series tells a story about the history of conflict in the early twentieth century based on the technological development of the Renault FT. The main book and its supplementary books are available for free here. In academia, Jaycee graduated UCI (University of California Irvine) with a Degree in History. He has learned museum curatorial and vehicle restoration skills at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois, Wyoming. He currently works as a military supply chain analyst. You can find the one article he authored HERE.
	Oussama “Godzilla”	Algeria
Illustrator Oussama, or better known as “Godzilla”, is an Algerian illustrator who has shown an interest in both military equipment and art since he was a child. His first passion was for planes, which he inherited from his father, who had designed two plane prototypes, but his interest in tanks soon followed. On 13th September 2021, he began his Tank Encyclopedia diary, with the L.K.A. as his first illustration. Since then, he has helped create a number of other illustrations for TE. You can find his work at https://www.instagram.com/god21lla_brigade?igsh=c2x2YnRjbXUxNmJ5
	Pavel ‘Carpaticus’ Alexe	Romania Sweden
Illustrator and Writer Pavel was born in Romania but has been living in Sweden for the majority of his life, where he now studies Medical Engineering at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology. His interest in tanks was sparked from an early age by toys and games. He joined the TE team in summer 2018 as an illustrator, with his first illustration being the Panzerkampfwagen II Ausf.G (VK9.01) alongside Octo10, and has since made hundreds of illustrations, as well as writing several articles, with his first being on the AMX 37 ‘Char de Rupture’. You can read Pavel’s articles here.

Youtube Team

The Tank Encyclopedia YouTube team has been growing since 2021. We have a dedicated team of audio editors, narrators, script writers, and video editors for our weekly videos. You can view our channel here.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Alben Bloomfield	USA
Narrator Alben joined Tank and Plane Encyclopedia in 2023 as a narrator, bringing together his passions of voice acting and military history. He spent 15 years in the Telecommunications Industry, to include stints at Newport News Shipbuilding, working alongside aircraft carriers and submarines in construction and later with NASA-Langley Research Center; all feeding a deep fascination with learning how complicated things work. Tank and Plane Encyclopedia give him an outlet to help others enjoy it as well.
	Andrew Jungelson	United Kingdom
Narrator Andrew is a more recent addition to the narration team for both Tank Encyclopedia and Plane Encyclopedia, joining in 2023. His interest in military history began early, after receiving various Airfix model kits as a child, and has since gone on to receive an Undergraduate Degree in History, and a Postgraduate Degree in International Relations.
	Aurum Branham	United States of America
Narrator Since joining Tank Encyclopedia in 2023, Aurum has lent his distinctive voice to the narration of videos on both the Tank and Plane Encyclopedia channels. Aurum found his start as an Esports Commentator in 2016 and over time has transitioned to become a full-time voice actor for all manner of projects. His love of aviation helped fuel his decision to get involved with Tank Encyclopedia. In addition to voice acting, Aurum is also a vocalist and an award-winning lyricist.
	Kácser Gábor/“Gabe”	Hungary
Audio Editor ‘Gabe’ joined Tanks Encyclopedia in February 2020, originally as a Writer. After his first writing trial however, he quickly found that he was not quite up to the task. He lurked around the Discord until June 2020, when he answered the call for help editing YouTube videos for the channel. Realizing his previous skills could be useful, he applied. A few days and with some assistance, the B2 Centauro was uploaded. Ever since, he’s been cleaning audio and gathering bloopers.
	Julesans	? ? ?
Video Editor Julesans first applied to be a Video Editor for Tank Encyclopedia after a casting call on 28th January 2023. He has since worked on numerous projects on both the TE and PE channel. Much of his real life is very distinguished from his online persona, even in online business. Julesans still finds it weird being a medical student creating videos about military vehicles. Still, he enjoys doing it and gets to learn a thing or two about history which he can flex on his history nerd friend. As for other hobbies, Julesans loves anime, video games, and the detective genre.
	Marti Akatu “Brancovich”	Cyprus Australia
Video Editor Marti Tombul “Brancovich” initially discovered Tank Encyclopedia through his interest towards tanks and armored vehicles. From what started as a simple Google search, ended as him becoming part of the team. Although, he would not go to TE directly. During late May 2022, “Branco” joined the Plane Encyclopedia team from a TE YouTube post regarding recruitment needs for a new Video Editor. He took interest and began by meeting the former team head for the plane channel, Ed Jackson. After making several videos over the summer and early autumn, “Brancovich” was invited to join the Tank Encyclopedia’s YouTube team, after the amalgamation of the direction of both channels. “Bra”n would go onto create several videos for TE, including ones for the L6/40, Bunkerflak, and Neubaufahrzeug. “Brancovich” is in his last years in the TMK College in Nicosia and has keen interest for both tanks and planes. He collects history memorabilia and enjoys reading and discovering more about tanks, particularly during the Second World War. His other interests would be coding and marine life research.
	“Rel Wood” Woodward	United States of America
Audio Editor and Narrator Rel Wood (previously known as just “Wood”) joined the Tank Encyclopedia Youtube team in 2021 after cold calling in the comments section looking for members. Rel has been a fan of tanks since binging World of Tanks during his Undergrad days and has pivoted his previous experience with voice acting, content creation, and live esports commentary to Tank Encyclopedia’s videos and audiobooks. His favorite tank is the Shinhoto Chi-Ha and will periodically gush about how it was the best looking tank of the war. He has three degrees and currently works as a Government Attorney.
	Teslashark/VK1602	China/America
Video Editor ‘Teslashark’ joined Tanks Encyclopedia in 2022 when looking for work-from-home odd jobs. ‘Teslashark’ works in the film and media industry. He is a year 1 player of both World of Tanks and War Thunder, and also an alumni of many military history forums. He plans to eventually become a video script writer for TE, though so far his only published works are a joke article on Oryxspioenkop and the cyberpunk novel Encryption Straffe.
	Tony Lim / Sosoniaru	Indonesia
Narrator Tony has always loved tanks since he was a kid. He stumbled upon Tanks Encyclopedia as he looked around for references and stories to listen to as he traveled. He proceeded to join Tanks Encyclopedia in 2021 because of his love of tanks. Tony is an avid tank museum hopper around the world and a 1/35 plastic tanks collector and model builder. He is a regular narrator in both Tanks Encyclopedia and Planes Encyclopedia.

Website Admin Team

The glue that keeps Tank Encyclopedia running, the admin team are in charge of making sure the website works. The Admin team is currently working on a website redesign to keep our beloved website as pretty as possible whilst also making it easy to navigate.

Picture	Name	Nationality
	Jeffrey Gaydos	USA
Website Admin Jeff joined Tank Encyclopedia in 2020 after urgings from his twin brother Brian S. Gaydos to help create a dark mode feature for the website. He is a recent Computer Science graduate of The Ohio State University and is currently a backend developer for OverDrive Inc. Aside from creating dark mode and other more custom features of the website, Jeff helps handle bug reports and suggestions from users as well as general website maintenance. For more specific information on Jeff’s work for Tank Encyclopedia, see his portfolio website below. Bug reports are best received via the community discord in the #feedback channel or directly to user “Jeff_G” (Jeff_G#3210). Jeff’s Portfolio Website: https://jeffreygaydos.github.io/