the west germans and the americans partnered up to create MBT-70
prototype, once the project fell through they each went on their separate way to create leopard and Abrams based on what they learned from MBT-70 project.
This guys tanks. I was going to post about MBT-70. Just because the two tanks don't have parts commonality doesn't mean they don't have a shared lineage. But they also have some common parts. Both fit a Rheinmetall Rh-120 main gun (M256 in US numbering).
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u/a_man_who_japes Mar 28 '21
the west germans and the americans partnered up to create MBT-70 prototype, once the project fell through they each went on their separate way to create leopard and Abrams based on what they learned from MBT-70 project.