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This is a list of main battle tanks, and other vehicles serving that role, in active military service with countries of the world.A main battle tank (MBT) is the type of powerful, heavily armoured and highly mobile tank which is the backbone of a mechanized land force.
World's first turbine engine equipped tank, the Strv 103 is an indigenous turretless design that uses hydropneumatic hull suspension to aim. WZ-122 [7] 1970 — China: Only a few, project cancelled <38 t 650–680 hp — Main battle tank developed by the People's Republic of China. Its development started in March 1970.
Condensed World Paramilitary Forces 2006 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. "SIPRI Military Expenditure Database". Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. South African Navy official website
Ukraine added a modern German combat vehicle to its arsenal, poised to enhance its ground strategy. German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall delivered the first KF41 Lynx fighting vehicle late last year.
The M1A2 Abrams is an advanced and heavy battle tank and is considered among the best tanks in the world. Their arrival is likely to anger China, which claims Taiwan as part of its territory.
The World War II concept of heavy tanks, armed with the most powerful guns and heaviest armour, became obsolete because the large tanks were too expensive and just as vulnerable to damage by mines, bombs, rockets, and artillery. Likewise, World War II had shown that lightly armed and armoured tanks were of limited value in most roles.
Dozens of Nato’s modern battle tanks are to be sent to Ukraine to bolster the fight against Vladimir Putin’s invasion, ending weeks of diplomatic deadlock over the supply of armour to the country.
Mark II heavy tank (50; World War I) Mark III heavy tank (50; World War I) Mark IV heavy tank (1220; World War I) Mark V heavy tank (1242; World War I) Mark VIII "Liberty" Anglo-American heavy tank (25, 1919) Mark IX armoured personnel carrier (34; World War I) Medium Mark A Whippet medium tank (200; World War I) Medium Mark B medium tank (102 ...