{"product_id":"the-age-of-the-main-battle-tank","title":"The Age of The Main Battle Tank","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product_meta\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"sku_wrapper\"\u003eAK130014\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1 class=\"entry-title\"\u003eTHE AGE OF THE MAIN BATTLE TANK\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish. 304 pages. Hard cover. LIMITED EDITION.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistoric military book with numerous photos and 220 profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen years after the Second World War saw the technology of \u003cbr\u003etank design advance by leaps and bounds, resulting in the concept of the\u003cbr\u003e Main Battle Tank (MBT).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book by MP Robinson and Dick Taylor examines the history of the first Western Main Battle Tanks designed in that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe discussion of these weapons in the context of the 1960-1975 \u003cbr\u003eperiod includes the evolution of successful and unsuccessful designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tank and MBT development programs pursued by the United States \u003cbr\u003eand its NATO allies, as well as by neutral Switzerland and Sweden, are \u003cbr\u003edocumented and described in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of 105mm and larger guns capable of being mounted in \u003cbr\u003etanks in the 30-55 ton range became a catalyst for the disappearance of \u003cbr\u003ethe old medium and heavy tank classifications- and for even more \u003cbr\u003eambitious developments following the Yom Kippur War of 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach army’s interpretation of these advances and the contrasts in \u003cbr\u003eWestern MBT design priorities are examined in hundreds of photos and \u003cbr\u003ecolor profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/a3ef70447c8aef7783e0.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/fAK130014_Main_Battle_Tank-246-247.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" style=\"max-width: 424px; height: 360px; margin: 0px; width: 254px;\" alt=\"The Age of the Main Battle Tank - AK130014\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/a3ef70447c8aef7783e0.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AK130014_Main_Battle_Tank-252-253P.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"The Age of the Main Battle Tank - AK130014\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 424px; height: 360px; margin: 0px; width: 254px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/a3ef70447c8aef7783e0.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/vAK130014_Main_Battle_Tank-38-39.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"The Age of the Main Battle Tank - AK130014\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 424px; width: 254px; height: 360px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.metrohobbies.com.au\/cdn\/shop\/files\/AK1300143_grande.jpg?v=1703244703\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"AK Interactive AK130014 The Age Of The Mainbattle Tank – Metro Hobbies\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 600px; width: 360px; height: 360px; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/ak-interactive.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AK130014_Main_Battle_Tank-44-45.jpg\" jsaction=\"VQAsE\" class=\"sFlh5c pT0Scc iPVvYb\" alt=\"Buy THE AGE OF THE MAIN BATTLE TANK online for59,95€ | AK-Interactive\" jsname=\"kn3ccd\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"max-width: 1080px; height: 360px; margin: 0px; width: 509px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AK Interactive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57794890236288,"sku":"AK130014","price":70.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/1601\/9328\/files\/AK130014.jpg?v=1775213376","url":"https:\/\/pienoismallimarketti.fi\/products\/the-age-of-the-main-battle-tank","provider":"Pienoismallimarketti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}