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MBT-70: The Brilliant Tank That Failed (and Changed Everything)
Key Points and Summary – Launched in 1963, the U.S.–West German MBT-70 set out to leapfrog Soviet armor with radical tech: hydropneumatic “kneeling” suspension, spaced armor, advanced fire control, ...
It Was Going to Fail: The MBT-70 was a joint tank project initiated in 1963 by the United States and West Germany to develop a next-generation main battle tank. Aimed at addressing the vulnerabilities ...
MBT-70: How U.S.-German Tank Collaboration Ended in Costly Failure The Soviet threat loomed large in the middle 20th century, influencing all manner of U.S. and European war planning, including tank ...
The Akeron MBT 120 missile fired from a 120mm gun barrel, guided by 'whispering' AI through an infrared seeker, soared 5km to ...
FILE - Two Leopard 2 tanks are seen in action during a visit of German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius at the Bundeswehr tank battalion 203 at the Field Marshal Rommel Barracks in Augustdorf, Germany ...
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