MBT-70
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The MBT-70 was an American–West German cancelled joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s.
MBT-70 (KpfPz-70)
Interior arrangement. Gunner's station in right foreground, commander's station to his rear, driver's rotating capsule partially obscured in left side of turret
MBT-70 prototype test firing an MGM-51 missile
Turret weapon layout, autocannon in stowed position, barrel pointing backwards
M1 Abrams
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The M1 Abrams is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare, it is one of the heavies
MBT-70
…the XM803) until 1971 when the program was finally cancelled, with funds and technology from the MBT-70 project redirected to the development of the M1 Abrams. West Germany independently developed the Leopard 2 as its new main battle tank. The joint German–US main battle tank program was the brainchild of US…
A U.S. Army M1A2 SEPv3 conducting training in Poland in 2024
MBT-70 (German: Kampfpanzer 70)
General Motors XM1 prototype
M1 Abrams tank being inspected upon assembly at the Chrysler Lima Army Tank Plant, 1979