The 152-mm Gun-Launcher Main Battle Tank 70 (MBT-70), also known as the KPz-70 in Germany, was a collaborative U.S. and West German initiative to develop a new main battle tank to replace the existing M60 family of MBT during the 1960s.

The MBT-70 (German: KPz 70 or KpfPz 70) was an American–West German joint project to develop a new main battle tank during the 1960s. The MBT-70 was developed by the United States and West Germany in the context of the Cold War, intended to counter the new generation of tanks developed by the Soviet Union for the Warsaw Pact.

Though its armour is not as complex as composite armour seen in Soviet MBT of similar ranks, the KPz-70 can take the initiative with a more aggressive play style and catch the enemy by surprise before they can bring their strongest armour to bear towards the KPz-70's gun.

MBT-70 has a better team composition, and doesn't have to face Abrams in RB or the american Helis, which is nice. XM803 is the worst of the bunch, not only having substantially weaker engine, but no 20mm autocannon and only one smoke charge.

Jul 23, 2024 · The MBT-70 Platoon (Rank IX) becomes accessible once you reach level 17* of the tank campaign. You have the option to instantly upgrade your campaign level using Golden Eagles to gain faster access to this platoon compared to other players, or you can progress through battles to level up.

Dec 12, 2024 · mbt-70 In 1959, the US Army Armor School’s Combat Developments Group released a sobering report evaluating the ability of US forces to fight the USSR. One of the major points raised was that besides having numerical superiority, the Soviet Union had an advantage in tank development lead time.

Mbt-70 is fast, has decent gun and 20mm on top of that. Everything that mbt-70 does good the TTS does bad. Its slow, your Armor is useless against apdsfs and your own gun with stock heat-fs is pure pain

Feb 18, 2021 · KPz has more smoke lauchers and 6 seconds reload, compared to 7.5 seconds on MBT-70. The main difference between the KPZ and MBT is the KPZ has a faster reload for standard ammunition, but a longer reload for ATGMs. I think the KPz is slightly better in the engine compartment but I cant say I remember.

War Thunder’s update 1.71, will introduce both versions of the project to the respective research trees of the American (MBT-70) and German (KPz-70) ground forces, as a rank VI vehicle.

Despite the program's eventual demise, the MBT-70 gives several unique capabilities for Cold War U.S. Army ground forces players, particularly the capacity to launch anti-tank guided missiles from the gun barrel, which is unusual in Western MBTs but prevalent in Soviet MBTs.