Oto Melara1980's MBT concept

[JAZZ]

Reported in Ground Defense International Dec-1980. Article showed drawings of two new projwcts that oro melara was working on. One was a new battle tank equiped with a 'vickers 105mm gun' and the engine positioned at the front, the second an ICV armoured with a 90mm gun, said to be a cpncept runner for the MCC-80.

I have rendered the orginal MBT drawing - see attached. Anyone source any photos of Oto Melara's concepts?

 

[Ranger6]

Hey Jazz,

Sorry I don't have any more information on this project, but it looks really cool. I do know that OTO was playing with a lot of different tank-based ideas during the 1980s. You might find more information in Jane's Armour and Artillery or Jane's Weapons Systems for that era.