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The Type 99 main battle tank is a further development of the Type 98. It is generally similar to the Type 98, but has a number of improvements. The Type 99 was revealed in 2000 and entered service with the Chinese Army in 2001. This main battle tank shows a mixture of Russian and Western influence in its design and technology.
Leopard 2A6. 20. Germany. Most MBTs retired in 2011, 100 Leopard 2 MBTs sold to Finland in 2014. 18 Dutch Leopard 2s are still in use in the German-Dutch tank battalion Panzerbataillion 414 (leased). [50] New Zealand. Military force does not use MBTs, but uses IPVs, such as the NZLAV. Nicaragua. T-55.
A main battle tank(MBT), also known as a battle tankor universal tank,[1]is a tankthat fills the role of armour-protected direct fireand maneuver in many modern armies. Cold War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armourallowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower of a super-heavy ...
Tank classification is a taxonomy of identifying either the intended role or weight class of tanks. The classification by role was used primarily during the developmental stage of the national armoured forces, and referred to the doctrinal and force structure utility of the tanks based on design emphasis. The weight classification is used in ...
The MBT-70 (German: KPz 70) was an American– West German joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s. The MBT-70 was developed by the United States and West Germany in the context of the Cold War, intended to counter the new generation of Warsaw Pact tanks developed by the Soviet Union.
M5 light tank, (Stuart) M6 heavy tank, 60-ton. M7 medium tank (G137) M8 light armored car (Greyhound) M22 Locust tank, light, airborne, 37 mm gun. M24 Chaffee tank, light, 18-ton, 75 mm gun. M26 Pershing tank, medium (originally classified as heavy), full-track, 47-ton, 90 mm.
Like the T-55, the T-62 has three external diesel fuel tanks on the right fender and a single auxiliary oil tank on the left fender. The tank carries 960 litres of fuel in its internal and external fuel tanks. Two optional 200-litre drum-type fuel tanks can be fitted on the rear of the vehicle for an increased operational range.
M1917. M1 combat car. Light tank M2. Light tank M3/M5. Light tank (airborne) M22. Light tank M24. M41/A1/A2/A3 Walker Bulldog. M551/A1 Sheridan (armored reconnaissance airborne assault vehicle)