KPz-70

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Specifications:

Crew:

3x man;

Top speed:

70 km/h

Armament:

1x 152mm XM150E5 cannon; 1x 7,62mm MG-3 machine gun; 1x 20mm MK-20 RH202 autocannon;

Brick count:

1308

Cost:

9,240u

How to use:

20mm autocannon can be operated from gunner seat. Switch APFSDS (15x ballistic gun) to HEAT (10x gun) - X; Fire extinguish system - J; Night vision lights (cosmetic) - Q; Night vision - Num 3 (You need to press it each time - its not gonna stay turned on. Also you need to turn antialiasing and effects on high to make it work) Frontal light - L; Convoy light - I;

History of KPz-70:

KPz-70 (or MBT-70 for USA) was an American–West German joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s.

The KPz-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. The new tank was to be equipped with a number of advanced features such as newly developed "kneeling" hydropneumatic suspension and housing the entire crew in the large turret, and was armed with a 152mm XM150 gun/launcher, which could use both conventional ammunition and the Shillelagh missile for long range combat.

By the late 1960s, the development of the KPz-70 was well over budget and affected by design issues. West Germany withdrew from the project due to costs and new difference in requirements. The United States continued development of the MBT-70 until 1971 when the program was finally cancelled, with funds and technology from the MBT-70 project redirected to the development of the M1 Abrams. West Germany independently developed the Leopard 2 as its new main battle tank.

A prototype series started in 1965, with two mild steel hull and six "complete" hulls of both the US and German versions, for a total of 14 hulls. The lower hull and drivetrain were tested in 1966, and full trials began in 1968.

The tank proved to have better mobility than the M60: it was considerably faster, both in all-out speed and, more importantly, with about three times the acceleration. All of this led to a reduction in the time the tank was exposed to fire, in testing it was 1/3 less likely to be seen while maneuvering than the M60, and it could run a 10 km (6.2 mi) obstacle course in 30% less time.

A year behind schedule, the U.S. and Germany debuted their KPz/MBT-70s publicly in October 1967. An American prototype was displayed outside the Association of the United States Army in Washington. The German demonstration in Augsburg ended prematurely: smoke poured out of the tank after the turret's hydraulics malfunctioned. Observers were nonetheless impressed and German officials said the tank was on track to replace all M48 Pattons of the Bundeswehr by 1972.