Summary and Key Points: In the 1960s, the United States and West Germany partnered to develop the MBT-70, an advanced main battle tank intended to replace both the American M60 Patton and the German ...
Key Points and Summary - The MBT-70 was a U.S.–West German attempt to leapfrog Soviet armor with a tank packed with firsts: a 152 mm gun/launcher for missiles and HE, a three-man turret with a ...
It Was Going to Fail: The MBT-70 was a joint tank project initiated in 1963 by the United States and West Germany to develop a next-generation main battle tank. Aimed at addressing the vulnerabilities ...
MBT-70: How U.S.-German Tank Collaboration Ended in Costly Failure The Soviet threat loomed large in the middle 20th century, influencing all manner of U.S. and European war planning, including tank ...