Tank Designs

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M4 Sherman (1942) - US

First with vertical plane gun stabilization.

Sherman Firefly (1944) - UK

First tank with APDS rounds.

Panther Ausf.F (1944) - Germany

First tank with night vision.

Centurion Mk3 (1951) - UK

First with 2 axis gun stabilisation.

M46 (1949) - US

First with bore evacuator.

M47 (1951) - US

First stereoscopic range finder.

M48 (1952) - US

First mechanic ballistic computer.

AMX-13 (1953) - France

First autoloader.

 

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T-62 (1961) - USSR

First smoothbore gun.

T-64 (1966) - USSR

First tank with composite armor, first autoloader on MBT.

Strv 103 (1967) - Sweden

Fist tank with gas turbine. It worked together with diesel. First tank with gas turbine alone was Soviet T-80 (1976).

Chieftain Mk 3/3 (1971) - UK

First laser range finder, first thermal sleeve for gun. M551A1 Sheridan in same year also got laser range finder.

M60A2 (1972) - US

First automatic FCS (fire control system).

Magah-6A (1978) - Israel

Fist ERA (explosive reactive armor).

M60A3 TTS (1979) - US

First thermal slight.

M1 Abrams (1980) - US

First tank with separated ammunition and blast doors.

 

[T90TankGuy]

nice compilation . thanks.

 

[Bubblegum Crisis]

@500

I will help you a little (Sorry, no time). ^^

 

[The SC]

Japanese Type 10 MBT

Current Japanese MBT type_90

 

[The SC]

Turkish GIAT MBT

South Korean XK-2 Black Panther and K-9 Thunder MBT

 

[Irfan Baloch]

What is this ??

what tank is that?
looks Western Europe by design
very impressive too

 

[kollang]

what tank is that?
looks Western Europe by design
very impressive too

MBT revolution based on leopard 2 a4 MBT.

 

[Irfan Baloch]

MBT revolution based on leopard 2 a4 MBT.

I see so the wording on the canopy is actually name of the tank itself.

I thought it was just a marketing description of the tank like

tank of the future
or king of the battlefield etc

 

[kollang]

I see so the wording on the canopy is actually name of the tank itself.

I thought it was just a marketing description of the tank like

tank of the future
or king of the battlefield etc

yes i did like this first time

future is now.
Revolution Main Battle Tank | Military-Today.com

 

[Twain]

MBT-70 only 14 prototypes built

http://www.davidpride.com/Army/images/US_Ft_Knox_09.jpg

 

[Manticore]

Type 99A2

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MBT-3000

 

[Jacek_68]

There's some more pictures of 2A4 MBT Revolution in action at Defence24 Polish portal.

 

[neolithic]

Samsung K9 howitzer side view :

1000 × 371 pixels


Related link.

 

[neolithic]

Samsung K9 howitzer front view :

1000 × 940 pixels


Related link.