tank design

The Challenger tank was arguably born in about 1970 when the UK, impressed by the performance of their BURLINGTON (Chobham) armour, but concerned that a wholly new MBT would not be in service before about 1985, proposed the development of a near-term improved tank using some existing components...

Filed in 1941 and approved for patent in 1945, the first tank was designed by Harry M. Pflager for GSCC seems based on the M4 though the application was filed after the U.S. Army had already selected the M4 design. Was this one of the competing designs which lost out? The second, designed by...

While searching patents for French tanks, found this German tank design put forth by Wegmann. I've attached the tank image from the patent as well as the patent itself. Did Wegmann ever build it or did it remain a patent design only?

During WWII the British Army came up with the idea of an Assault Tank to defeat German emplaced anti tank guns (PAK) via artillery suppression. Trialled with Churchills the idea was that the assault tank unit would advance into a friendly artillery bombardment that would suppress the anti tank...

The Jaguar was a joint Chinese/US project between Cadillac Gage and the China National Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Corporation with the intent of modernizing the Type 59 tank and its variants in the mid-1980s. The political fallout of the Tiananmen Square Massacre forced the US and...

Here are a few pictures of the British Army development of the Chieftan tank. The first was the original concept for the Leyland FV4201 medium tank to replace the Centurion when Conqueror production was due to end in 1957. Then there is the '40 ton Centurion' FV4202 to prove the reclined...

Is this a real project, or just a fantasy: http://gunpoint-3d.com/model-agds.html I've done a Google search but can only find fantasy entries? Regards.

1st three: Teledyne Continental uparmor/powertrain effort from the late 1970s - early 1980s, M1 Abrams supplement. 2nd three: GDLS upgrade for Turkish M60 upgrade tender won by the Sabra II using M1A1 turret, new suspension and powerpack.

The "hovertank" is a staple of science fiction novels and board games, yet in the real world fans and skirts never seem to have supplanted wheels or tracks. Does anyone have any projects or prototypes to share on proposed land-based hovercraft? Cheers, Matthew

The FV-215 looks like a very heavy gun tank version of the FV-200 family. The British planned to build a range of AFVs with a common chassis, suspension and drive train as the FV-200 series "universal tank". However in the end only the 120mm gun armed FV-214 Conqueror and FV-222 ARV were built.

I found an interesting document while ago: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/AD0200798.pdf SUMMARY TECHNICAL REPORT OF DIVISION 12. NDBRC VOLUME 1 - TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT AND RELATED PROBLEMS It describes some of the vehicle projects of National Defense Research Committee Division 12...

Scanned this in from an old Army Magazine; this has the clearest, most detailed layout of the specs of the Army's AMS program, which included Crusader, Block III Tank, FIFV, etc. -------- ARMY May 1991 Armor's Future: From One, Many By Eric C, Ludvigsen Associate Editor Convinced of the...

the Japanese have unveiled their new 44 ton tank View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLnjfYKhcU4

My first post, I think. Bear with me... I've tried several times now to find more info on this Abrams CATTB (Component Advanced Technology TestBed), but Google and co lead me to VERY limited information. Text in the pic tell you all I know. Does Anyone know if Jane's International Defence...

In RE Smith's British Army Vehicles and Equipment (Ian Allan, 1964) There is an entry for the "T.V.1000". Described as a 6x6, differentially steered test vehicle powered by a 535bhp Meteorite petrol engine dating from 1959. It is continues: "one of the most powerful wheel vehicles then in...

Proposal by Technology Investments to develop a light tank, i think back in the early 1980's...nothing remarkable 13,000kg, 320hp diesel similar in concept to the US HSTV - according to JA&A. Looks like it is armoured with a 90mm Cockeral? any one confirm main gun armament. Rendered drwaing...

The Vickers Valiant turret was redesigned to incorporate the L11 120mm tank gun. This design came to being in 1982. Weights did change, i have no information on the weight of this tank. In 1985, in an effort to sell tanks to Eygpt the german leopard-2 chasis was matched with the...

vickers developed the Vickers Mk-1 MBT as a private venture - a lighter and cheaper alternative to the Chieftain. It was eventually adopted by India - being named Vijayanta (victory) were production commenced in 1965. Mk-1 38,600kg combat weight, Leyland L60 650bhp engine, 105mm main gun and...

Interesting front engined MBT proposal for the Swiss Army, the NKPz ended up to expensive and the auto loader was apparently problematic.

In the late 1980's I remember the West Germans talking about their plans for their next gen of MBT that was going to replace the Leopard 1. It was called the Leopard 3. Does anyone have anything in the way of how far this project got - i.e prototype? is there any art work or drawings or...