What makes a good MBT?

[hoplitis]

What makes a good MBT?
History!

[Ramm]

hoplitis, sorry for being dense but what do you mean?

[hoplitis]

Eventually a good MBT is judged on how it performs in real battle.

[Randy]

I think these are qualities to look for in developing a good MBT: affordability, maintenance costs, speed, armor protection, armament, range, and deployability. The Panther was a good tank, but had a complicated running gear. The T34 was cheap to build and maintain. The Sherman was easy to build but could not stand up to German armor. I think you have to have the right balance of the above in order to get what you need. The Israeli Merkava is heavy, but does not need to be deployed by air to get to its anticipated battle areas. The M1A1 is not really rapidly deployable due to its weight.

[Ramm]

O.K. of all the 255,000 registered users only these few brave soles will tell us what they think a "good" MBT is?

[Sniper23]

Ramm said:
O.K. of all the 255,000 registered users only these few brave soles will tell us what they think a "good" MBT is?

I'll be one of those brave soles

I think a good MBT has to have great firepower,Speeds a must,small size is good,armour has to be good but cost affective,maintenance must be quick and simple,range is a must, as for weight that is the last thing on my mind[though it has to be light enough to transport by plane], and crew protection is a must have.

I think that makes a good MBT

[Wdll]

a MBT that can be transported by plane? What's the point?