Thanks for the idea Austin! I think the community needs a bite at this apple!
Homework assignment.
What should a future Main Battle Tank look like?
I personally consider the MBT-70 the last attempt at developing a super tank. Consider these stats....
* 152mm cannon. Capable of obliterating anything on the battlefield even today...and without special shells.
* Secondary armament consisting of a 20mm cannon and a 7.62mm machinegun! No more wasting main gun rounds on APCs! Additionally you have a credible anti-air weapon.
* A 1500 horsepower engine.
* Hydro-pneumatic suspension.
* Advanced front spaced armor.
* Quick! Faster to accelerate than even the Leopard 1!
* Using it hydro-pneumatic suspension it could achieve a hull down position lower than a Challenger tank...
The list goes on but those are a few of the highlights. So tell me. What is missing and what should a future MBT look like.
I'm personally digging the 20mm cannon as secondary weapon. I really don't see what they can't be done with our current tanks. Additionally a cannon that large would make unrestricted city fighting a much easier task. Old skool warriors wouldn't be crying about the lack of a real Combat Engineer Vehicle with a demolition gun.
Does it need a mortar like the Israeli's? What about firing missiles like the Russians are so fond of? Weight is a factor...do we give up armor protection for even mobility (strategic, not tactical)?
Or do you think the tank as we know it is at an evolutionary dead end?
Homework assignment.
What should a future Main Battle Tank look like?
I personally consider the MBT-70 the last attempt at developing a super tank. Consider these stats....
* 152mm cannon. Capable of obliterating anything on the battlefield even today...and without special shells.
* Secondary armament consisting of a 20mm cannon and a 7.62mm machinegun! No more wasting main gun rounds on APCs! Additionally you have a credible anti-air weapon.
* A 1500 horsepower engine.
* Hydro-pneumatic suspension.
* Advanced front spaced armor.
* Quick! Faster to accelerate than even the Leopard 1!
* Using it hydro-pneumatic suspension it could achieve a hull down position lower than a Challenger tank...
The list goes on but those are a few of the highlights. So tell me. What is missing and what should a future MBT look like.
I'm personally digging the 20mm cannon as secondary weapon. I really don't see what they can't be done with our current tanks. Additionally a cannon that large would make unrestricted city fighting a much easier task. Old skool warriors wouldn't be crying about the lack of a real Combat Engineer Vehicle with a demolition gun.
Does it need a mortar like the Israeli's? What about firing missiles like the Russians are so fond of? Weight is a factor...do we give up armor protection for even mobility (strategic, not tactical)?
Or do you think the tank as we know it is at an evolutionary dead end?
