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De Panzer 68 was een Zwitserse hoofdgevechtstank ontwikkeld door de Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette in Thun in de late jaren 1960.

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The Panzer 68 was a Swiss main battle tank that was developed in the late 1960s and served until the late 1990s. It was an improved version of the Panzer 61, with a wider track, a stabilized gun and a second machine gun. The Panzer 68 had a four-man crew and was armed with a 105 mm cannon and two 7.5 mm machine guns. It was powered by a V8 diesel engine and had a top speed of 55 km/h. The Panzer 68 underwent several upgrades and modifications over the years, such as a larger turret, a new fire control system and additional armor. The Panzer 68 was the main tank of the Swiss Army until it was replaced by the Panzer 87, a license-built Leopard 2. The Panzer 68 was also considered by the Austrian Army, but they decided not to buy it after some technical problems were revealed. The Panzer 68 was retired from service in 2003 and most of them were scrapped or sold for scrap.