MBT-70坦克问题美国陆军从未看到“滚动”

摘要和要点:MBT-70是美国和西德之间的大胆冷战合作,以创建一个革命性的主要战车。 - 尽管如此,诸如Hydropneaumatic悬架,先进的盔甲和组合枪/导弹发射器之类的创新功能,该项目遭受了冲突的优先事项和技术纠纷,导致成本和延误飙升。 - 德国军队中从未见过的“滚动”的MBT-70坦克问题在19 fortyfive上首先出现。

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摘要和要点:MBT-70是美国和西德之间的大胆冷战合作,以创建一个革命性的主要战车。

摘要和要点:

-Despite innovative features like hydropneumatic suspension, advanced spaced armor, and a combined gun/missile launcher, the project suffered from clashing priorities and technical disputes, leading to soaring costs and delays.

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- 泥泞的撤离和最终取消的取消强调了该项目的失败。然而,MBT-70深刻影响了未来的坦克设计。

-Technologies and lessons learned directly contributed to the creation of two legendary tanks: America’s M1 Abrams and Germany’s Leopard 2, both renowned today as among the world’s most effective armored vehicles.

伟大的MBT-70实验

The MBT-70 project was an ambitious joint venture between the United States and West Germany during the 1960s, aimed at developing a revolutionary main battle tank to counter the Soviet Union’s armored threats during the Cold War.

The project sought to combine the technological prowess of both nations to create a tank that would surpass existing models like the American M60 Patton and the German Leopard I.

美国M60 Patton

但是,由于缺乏共同的共同愿景,该项目最终失败了。

MBT-70:项目概述

MBT-70,被称为德国的KPZ 70,旨在结合几个在当时开创性的高级功能。

These included a hydropneumatic suspension system that allowed the tank to “kneel” for a lower profile, advanced spaced armor for enhanced protection, and a 152mm XM150 gun/launcher capable of firing both conventional rounds and the MGM-51 Shillelagh anti-tank missile.

hydropnopenatic悬架 152mm XM150枪

该坦克还采用了独特的设计,整个船员都被安置在炮塔中,旨在提高机组人员的生存能力。

缺乏共同的愿景

缺乏有效的沟通 不同的要求 增加了成本。