![]() ![]() A substantial number of potential customers must doubt the utility of the latest MBTs for their requirements, especially since relatively modern and useful previous generation MBTs are becoming available at bargain prices as NATO reduces its tank fleets in accordance with arms reduction treaties and post-Cold War economies.Īs a result, the post-Cold War pattern of industrial restructuring has been for some companies to merge or take over smaller companies in order to get the advantages of (relative) size and (more nearly) monopolistic position. At the same time, export markets have become more difficult. In some cases production continues, in others only upgrades to existing MBTs are required, but in either case the work the manufacturers can expect from the home market is clearly defined and limited. ![]() The main Western tank-building nations now have current generation Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) in their armies. But before the battle is even joined, new warfare mobility requirements and budgets conspire to put more lighter armor into service, reducing the MBT numbers. For a start, thin topsides mean that munitions which penetrate from above are the most significant threat on the battlefield. Today, however, the MBT faces new threats. It was for decades said that the best way to kill a main battle tank was with another main battle tank. The Most Powerful Enemy of a Main Battle Tank The Most Powerful Enemy of a Main Battle Tank ![]()
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