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Fotogalskap av en MBT-70 Eksperimentell, 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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Den MBT-70 Eksperimentell 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 Experimental ble designet for å være rask, smidig, godt bevæpnet og godt beskyttet, men den møtte også mange utfordringer og vanskeligheter under utviklingen. Prosjektet led av dårlig kommunikasjon og koordinering mellom de to landene, motstridende krav og spesifikasjoner, tekniske problemer og forsinkelser, og eskalerende kostnader. MBT-70 Experimental nådde aldri masseproduksjon, og ble til slutt kansellert i 1971 etter at Vest-Tyskland trakk seg fra prosjektet i 1969. Erfaringen og teknologien fra MBT-70 Experimental ble senere brukt til å utvikle M1 Abrams for USA og Leopard 2 for Vest-Tyskland, som ble to av de mest vellykkede hovedstridsvognene i historien.