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July 1st, 2008, 03:18 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
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.
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July 5th, 2008, 05:04 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
O.K. of all the 255,000 registered users only these few brave soles will tell us what they think a "good" MBT is?
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July 5th, 2008, 05:31 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
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O.K. of all the 255,000 registered users only these few brave soles will tell us what they think a "good" MBT is?
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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
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July 5th, 2008, 06:05 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
a MBT that can be transported by plane? What's the point?
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July 5th, 2008, 07:45 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
Global and rapid projection of power? It's an american "thing"!  |
July 8th, 2008, 04:42 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
Compromise between mobility and protection, firepower being an uncompromisable requisite.
That's my version for the time being, swap around the word in bold in the sentence above to your liking  .
Also, no one ever thinks about this (except tankers, I guess), but reliability, maintainability, general sturdiness and affordability are musts. You don't want your mother-of-all-tanks to fall apart ten meters after rolling out of the assembly line... |
July 9th, 2008, 05:40 AM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
What kind of tank would Jesus drive?
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July 10th, 2008, 07:14 PM
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Re: What makes a good MBT?
You can now add a fourth attribute IMHO, :- vision.
Having a rating of forty when your opponent has less is a pretty devastating advantage as demonstrated in the last two Gulf wars (walkovers?).
Regards, Warwick
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