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
152 mm XM-150 gun/launcher, which could use conventional ammunition and the Shillelagh missile for long range combat.
In 1969 the project was well over budget and the Germans 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 "grandfather" of
the Leopard 2 and the M1 Abrams, the current main battle tanks of both countries.
http://www.fprado.com/armorsite/mbt_70.htm
4 comments:
Joy! I do like the MBT70. M60A2 not whacky enough? Sheridan not expensive enough? Try our new MBT70 sir.....
LOL Tim I think that's about the pitch they tried with congress!
When we yanks have a boondoggle we are not messing about!
LOL truth there Don!
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