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The US Army’s MBT-70 tank was destined for failure

Summary and Key Points: MBT-70 was an ambitious project between the United States and West Germany to develop a new Main ...
The XM803 tank prototype design, a stepping-stone between the MBT-70 project and the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, was briefly ...
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 ...