Main battle tank
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A main battle tank, also known as a battle tank, is a tank that fills the role of armour-protected direct fire and maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, be
Early model Mark I tank at the Battle of Somme, 1916
Abandoned French Hotchkiss H-39 light cavalry tank, Battle of France, 1940
New Panther D tanks being loaded for transport to the Eastern Front
Centurion Mk 5
Super-heavy tank
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A super-heavy tank is any tank that is notably beyond the standard of the class heavy tank in either size or weight relative to contemporary vehicles.
Main battle tank
…development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armour allowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower of a super-heavy tank, the armour protection of a heavy tank, and the mobility of a light tank, in a package with the weight of a medium tank. The first designated MBT was…
British TOG II (80 tons) at The Tank Museum, Bovington
Model of the Flying Elephant design, projected to weigh 100 tons
German super-heavy tank Panzer VIII Maus (188 tons) at the Kubinka Tank Museum.