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The initial engine choice in 1954 for what was known at the time as "Medium Gun Tank No.2", later designated the "FV4201" and given the service name 'Chieftain', was a Rolls-Royce diesel V8, however during the Chieftain's design phase NATO introduced a policy in 1957 requiring all armoured fighting vehicles to have a multi-fuel capability.
Leonardo da Vinci sketch of his armored fighting vehicle. Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with the invention of a war machine that resembled a tank. [6] In the 15th century, a Hussite called Jan Žižka won several battles using armoured wagons containing cannons that could be fired through holes in their sides, but his invention was not used after his lifetime until the 20th century. [7]
The engine had originally been an effort by Ford to produce a V-12 liquid-cooled aircraft engine patterned after the Rolls-Royce Merlin, but failed to earn any aircraft orders and so was adapted as a V-8 for use in tanks; use of this lower profile engine together with the choice of a rear transmission and rear sprocket drive layout made it ...
In June 2018 while von der Leyen was still in command of the German MoD, it was revealed that deployment of the new vehicles and systems is scheduled for 2035 with full operational capability to be achieved by 2040. [7] At the time it was said that full-scale development of the tank could be launched if export customers were found. [19]
In response to the information about the T-54A tank the US had to develop new M60 tank (production started in 1959) heavier than 46 metric tons, which M74 armored recovery vehicle was unable to retrieve. The design of a new ARV vehicle was based on the chassis and parts of the automotive component of the M48 Patton and M60 tanks. The original ...
The engine development was delayed and the prototype was fitted (in order to save time) with a 190 hp 13-liter V6, originally intended for the Š-III breakthrough tank prototype. In September 1937, the V6 engine was removed and the original Škoda engine intended for it was installed.
The M103 heavy tank (officially designated 120mm gun combat tank M103, initially T43) [3] was a heavy tank that served in the United States Army and the United States Marine Corps during the Cold War. Introduced in 1957, it served until 1974, by which time evolution of the concept of a main battle tank considered heavy tanks obsolete.
A Tiger undergoing engine repairs. The tank's weight significantly limited its use of bridges. For this reason, the Tiger was built with water-tight hatches and a snorkel device that allowed it to ford water obstacles four metres deep. The tank's weight also made driving through buildings risky, as the presence of a cellar could result in a ...