MBT-70 Πειραματικό – Φώτο &; Βίντεο

Φωτοβλίδα ενός MBT-70 Πειραματικό, The MBT-70 (German: KPz 70) was a 1960s German-U.S. joint project to develop a new main battle tank, which was to be equipped with a number of advanced features. It utilized a newly developed hydropneumatic “kneeling” suspension and housed the entire crew in the large turret. The MBT-70 was armed with a 152mm XM150 gun/launcher, which could use conventional ammunition and the Shillelagh missile for long range combat. By 1969 the project was well over budget and Germany withdrew from the effort, developing a new main battle tank on their own instead (the Leopard 2). In the US the development continued for a short time, until in 1971 when Congress cancelled the program. The MBT-70 is the failed predecessor of the Leopard 2 and the M1 Abrams, the current main battle tanks of both countries.

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Το MBT-70 Experimental ήταν ένα πρωτότυπο ενός νέου άρματος μάχης που αναπτύχθηκε από κοινού από τις Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες και τη Δυτική Γερμανία τη δεκαετία του 1960. Το έργο στόχευε στη δημιουργία ενός άρματος μάχης που θα μπορούσε να αντιμετωπίσει τη σοβιετική απειλή στην Ευρώπη, χρησιμοποιώντας προηγμένες τεχνολογίες, όπως μια υδροπνευματική ανάρτηση που επέτρεψε στο άρμα να ρυθμίσει το ύψος και τη γωνία του, ένα πυροβόλο / εκτοξευτή 152 χιλιοστών που θα μπορούσε να εκτοξεύσει τόσο συμβατικά βλήματα όσο και κατευθυνόμενους πυραύλους και έναν ευρύχωρο πυργίσκο που στέγαζε το τριμελές πλήρωμα και όλα τα χειριστήρια και τον εξοπλισμό.
The MBT-70 Experimental was designed to be fast, agile, well-armed, and well-protected, but it also faced many challenges and difficulties during its development. The project suffered from poor communication and coordination between the two countries, conflicting requirements and specifications, technical problems and delays, and escalating costs. The MBT-70 Experimental never reached mass production, and was eventually cancelled in 1971 after West Germany withdrew from the project in 1969. The experience and technology gained from the MBT-70 Experimental were later used to develop the M1 Abrams for the United States and the Leopard 2 for West Germany, which became two of the most successful main battle tanks in history.