West german cold war tanks. The classic main battle tanks of the 1950s were the british centurion the soviet t 55 series and the us m47 and m48 series which saw continuous updates throughout the cold war. For example the centurion began life with the highly effective 17 pounder 762 mm gun but was upgraded to 20 pounder 84 mm and then 105 mm main armament by 1959 with improved fire control and new engines. West germanyindia 1953 55medium tank blueprints only. The m48 patton designated the kampfpanzer kpz m48 in germany was one of many american tanks supplied to the fledgling west german army in the 1950s the ga2 was an indigenous german upgrade to the tank which among other smaller things replaced the original 90mm gun with the infamous 105mm l7 gun.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Western germany 1978 89 prototype light main battle tank 3 built after designing and building the prototypes of the tanque argentino mediano tam for argentina thyssen henschel decided to improve the vehicle with more modern equipment while maintaining almost the same exterior appearance.
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