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MBT-70

The MBT-70 (German: or ) was an American–West German cancelled joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s.

Key facts

Weapon.name: MBT-70
Weapon.image: File:Kampfpanzer 70 (DPM).jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: MBT-70 (KpfPz-70)
Weapon.origin: United States West Germany
Weapon.type: Main battle tank
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.number: 14 (prototypes and pilots)
Weapon.primary_armament: 152 mm XM150E5
Weapon.secondary_armament: 20 mm Rh-202 autocannon 7.62 mm M73 or MG 3 machine gun (coaxial)
Weapon.armour: Spaced armour Two layers spaced with 127mm, the inner a softer steel that also served as a spall liner (46mm), and the outer of harder cold-rolled steel (34mm).
Weapon.engine_power: (MBT-70) (KPz-70)
Weapon.transmission: Renk HSWL354/2
Weapon.fuel_capacity: 1,300 litres (343 gallons)
Weapon.pw_ratio: 29.2 hp/t (MBT-70) 29.8 hp/t (KPz-70)
Weapon.suspension: Hydropneumatic
Weapon.vehicle_range: 644 km (400 miles)
Weapon.crew: 3

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Article

21 sections

Contents

History
Background
Development of the MBT-70
Concurrent developments
Design
Armament
Protection
Mobility
Testing
Problems
Cancellation
XM803
Comparative table
Legacy
Variants
Surviving vehicles
American prototypes
German prototypes
See also
References
External links

The MBT-70 (German: or ) was an American–West German cancelled joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s.

The MBT-70 was developed by the United States and West Germany in the context of the Cold War, intended to counter the new generation of tanks developed by the Soviet Union for the Warsaw Pact. The new tank was to be equipped with a number of advanced features such as newly developed "kneeling" hydropneumatic suspension and housing the entire crew in the large turret, and was armed with a 152mm XM150 gun/launcher, which could use both conventional ammunition and the MGM-51 Shillelagh missile for long range combat.