MBT-70 エクスペリメンタル – 写真&ビデオ

写真のガレリー MBT-70 実験, 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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ザ MBT-70 実験 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エクスペリメンタルは、高速で機敏で、武装が豊富で、十分に保護されているように設計されていますが、開発中に多くの課題と困難にも直面しました。このプロジェクトは、両国間のコミュニケーションと調整の不足、要件と仕様の矛盾、技術的な問題と遅延、およびコストの高騰に苦しんでいました。MBT-70エクスペリメンタルは大量生産されることはなく、西ドイツが1969年にプロジェクトから撤退した後、1971年に最終的にキャンセルされました。MBT-70エクスペリメンタルから得られた経験と技術は、後に米国向けのM1エイブラムスと西ドイツ向けのレオパルト2の開発に使用され、歴史上最も成功した主力戦車の2つになりました。