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Fotogaléria MbT-70 Experimentálne, 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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Komisia MbT-70 Experimentálne 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 bol navrhnutý tak, aby bol rýchly, agilný, dobre vyzbrojený a dobre chránený, ale počas svojho vývoja čelil mnohým výzvam a ťažkostiam. Projekt trpel nedostatočnou komunikáciou a koordináciou medzi oboma krajinami, protichodnými požiadavkami a špecifikáciami, technickými problémami a oneskoreniami a zvyšujúcimi sa nákladmi. MBT-70 Experimental nikdy nedosiahol sériovú výrobu a nakoniec bol zrušený v roku 1971 po tom, čo západné Nemecko odstúpilo od projektu v roku 1969. Skúsenosti a technológia získaná z MBT-70 Experimental boli neskôr použité na vývoj M1 Abrams pre Spojené štáty a Leopard 2 pre západné Nemecko, ktorý sa stal dvoma z najúspešnejších hlavných bojových tankov v histórii.