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MBT-70 tank
(List of photos at bottom of page).
The MBT-70 was a joint German-US collaboration. It was a great concept with a fully adjustable suspension that could be lowered or raised. Note how some of the road wheels are above the others. The vehicles were expensive and complex, and thus the project (but not the tank) eventually fell apart. The Germans went on to produce the Leopard 2 and the US the M1 Abrams.
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 434
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 435
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 436
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 437
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 438
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 439
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MBT-70 tank 440
American-German MBT-70 tank prototype
American-German MBT-70 tank prototype
American-German MBT-70 tank prototype.
Photos from US Army Ordnance Museum/Aberdeen Proving Grounds
Please contact me at newfrontiers@mindspring.com if you are interested in high resolution versions of any of these photos for publication. US Army Ordnance Museum/Aberdeen Proving Grounds photo portfolio shot May, 2006 by Narayan Sengupta.
