MBT-70 eksperimentaalne - fotod ja video

Foto galery of a MBT-70 Eksperimentaalne, 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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2007 MBT-70 Eksperimentaalne was a prototype of a new main battle tank that was developed jointly by the United States and West Germany in the 1960s. The project aimed to create a tank that could counter the Soviet threat in Europe, using advanced technologies such as a hydropneumatic suspension that allowed the tank to adjust its height and angle, a 152 mm gun/launcher that could fire both conventional shells and guided missiles, and a spacious turret that housed the three-man crew and all the controls and equipment.
MBT-70 eksperimentaalne oli loodud kiireks, paindlikuks, hästi relvastatud ja hästi kaitstud, kuid selle arendamise ajal seisis see silmitsi ka paljude väljakutsete ja raskustega. Projekt kannatas kahe riigi vahelise halva suhtluse ja koordineerimise, vastuoluliste nõuete ja spetsifikatsioonide, tehniliste probleemide ja viivituste ning kasvavate kulude tõttu. MBT-70 eksperimentaalne ei jõudnud kunagi masstootmiseni ja tühistati lõpuks 1971. aastal pärast seda, kui Lääne-Saksamaa 1969. aastal projektist loobus. MBT-70 eksperimentaalsest kogemusest ja tehnoloogiast saadud kogemusi ja tehnoloogiat kasutati hiljem M1 Abramsi arendamiseks Ameerika Ühendriikide jaoks ja Leopard 2 arendamiseks Lääne-Saksamaa jaoks, millest sai kaks kõige edukamat peamist lahingutanki ajaloos.