The Age of the Mainbattle Tank

Please note that this is an English language product.

Historic military book with numerous photos and 220 profiles.
English. 304 pages. Hard cover. LIMITED EDITION.

The fifteen years after the Second World War saw the technology of tank design advance
by leaps and bounds, resulting in the concept of the Main Battle Tank (MBT). This book by
MP Robinson and Dick Taylor examines the history of the first western Main Battle Tanks
designed in that period. The discussion of these weapons in the context of the 1960-1975
period includes the evolution of successful and unsuccessful designs. The tank and MBT
development programs pursued by the United States and its NATO allies, as well as by
neutral Switzerland and Sweden are documented and described in detail. The emergence of
105mm and larger guns capable of being mounted in tanks in the 30-55 ton range became
a catalyst for the disappearance of the old Medium and Heavy tank classifications- and for
even more ambitious developments following the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Each army's
interpretation of these advances and the contrasts in Western MBT design priorities are
examined in hundreds of photos and colour profiles.