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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.
Tanks M1 Abrams United States: Main battle tank: 120 mm 2,640 active, 2,000 estimated in storage [31] 4640 total (active + reserve) M10 Booker United States: Light tank/assault gun: 105 mm 108 in service, 504 planned in total 12 MPF prototypes delivered. [41] First of 96 M10 ordered delivered in April 2024. [42] 504 M10 planned in total. [43]
M1129 mortar carrier (MC) M1130 command vehicle (CV) M1131 fire support vehicle (FSV) M1132 engineer squad vehicle (ESV) M1133 medical evacuation vehicle (MEV) M1134 anti-tank guided missile vehicle (ATGMV) M1135 nuclear, biological, chemical, reconnaissance vehicle (NBC RV) M113 armored personnel carrier – 6,000 [2][3] M58 Wolf.
West Point Mint. The West Point Mint is a U.S. Mint production and depository facility erected in 1937 near the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, United States. As of 2019 the mint holds 22% of the United States' gold reserves, or approximately 54,000,000 troy ounces (1,700,000 kg) [2] (over $100 billion USD as of 2021).
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.
The M1 Abrams (/ ˈeɪbrəmz /) [ 10 ] is a third-generation American main battle tank designed by Chrysler Defense (now General Dynamics Land Systems) and named for General Creighton Abrams. Conceived for modern armored ground warfare, it is one of the heaviest tanks in service at nearly 73.6 short tons (66.8 metric tons).
M41 Bulldog tank at Fort Meade Museum, Maryland. The M41 Walker Bulldog, officially 76-mm gun tank M41, was an American light tank developed for armed reconnaissance purposes. [ 8 ][ 9 ] It was produced by Cadillac between 1951 and 1954 and marketed successfully to the United States Army as a replacement for its aging fleet of World War II ...
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 ...