MBT-70 Experimental – Foto e Video

Foto galeria di un MBT-70 Sperimentale, 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.

fonte: Wikipedia

Le MBT-70 Sperimentale 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.
L'MBT-70 Experimental è stato progettato per essere veloce, agile, ben armato e ben protetto, ma ha anche affrontato molte sfide e difficoltà durante il suo sviluppo. Il progetto ha sofferto di scarsa comunicazione e coordinamento tra i due paesi, di requisiti e specifiche contrastanti, di problemi tecnici e ritardi e di costi crescenti. L'MBT-70 Experimental non raggiunse mai la produzione di massa, e fu infine cancellato nel 1971 dopo che la Germania Ovest si ritirò dal progetto nel 1969. L'esperienza e la tecnologia acquisite dall'MBT-70 Experimental furono successivamente utilizzate per sviluppare l'M1 Abrams per gli Stati Uniti e il Leopard 2 per la Germania Ovest, che divennero due dei carri armati di maggior successo della storia.