Dear Matsimus If you ever need help with something having to do with the German language feel free to contact me. I am a native German speaker and glad to help.
www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=254578&ord=&page=4 hopefully the link works but someone made a what if with a model kit, looks pretty slick.
KPZ-70 the best looking tank of all times. I love this thing. In addition to what it was said in the video it also would have had a modern battlefield situational awareness system that let you see your heading and position and where on the battlefield are the other tanks in your team and stuff like that, the commander could drive and shoot the tank and so on. Today all of these things are second nature and we never think of them as some super advantage but in the 60s and 70s ...they were a game changer. It would have been interesting to see how the tank looked after a few years when thermal gunsights and composite armor packages would have been added to it.
@@MuhdAriff-kv5zn Wait! Did you mean actual football that is played with a ball you kick with the foot or the American thing where you carry an egg with your hands?
I started giggling when he mentioned that both sides "agreed" to metric but secretly drew up their own plans for how its specs should be done. I just find that hilarious because that's how some Soviet design bureaus acted.
A great tank, but unfortunately was fated to fail like many projects due to internal squabbling, politics, and miscommunication. I always enjoy talking about the MBT project as a case study on poor project management.
I love it's proportions, one of the most aesthetic tanks out there! I'ts a shame that the drivers got confused, that was gonna be a defect hard to fix if they managed to develop it
And thus, the KPz 70 and MBT 70 twins were separated as each parents took custody. They grew up, MBT 70 gave birth to Abrams, KPz 70 gave birth to the Leopard 2. Both Abrams and Leopard maintained good relations with each other. Sometimes they play their favorite game with each other: war game. Both tanks lived happily ever after. The end.
The driver was on a turret, on the main turret, and off centered. So whenether the gun was turned, the driver would move in a circular way while facing forward, or he could rotate himself 180 degrees in order to face backwards and reverse at high speeds
This is a tank I wanted to know more of, thank you Matsimus! You should make a video about de TAM (Argentine Medium Tank), the MBT of the Argentine Army. It was developed by Argentina and Germany (it is based on the Marder) in the '70-'80 and it's the only tank that was developed for and built in South America. It also gave way to a whole family of armoured units, such as de VCTP IFV and the VCA Palmaria artillery platform, as well as mortar carriers and command vehicles, all in service in the Argentine Army.
Both sides learned hard lessons from each other other during ww2 and came away with traded view points. The Americans who lost many of their light fast tanks to the germans heavier and slower tanks though that their next MBT should be a heavily armoured machine hence the Abrams. Whereas the Germans learned that speed and numbers is a more effective form of armour hence the leopard .
That's an over simplification. Just because the Germans produced a few tiger tanks and other heavy break through assault weopons, this does not mean, that they gave up mobility on their medium tanks and mbts. From panzer iii via panther to the leopard 2, the hierarchy of capabilities was always, fire power first, mobility second armor protection last. This never changed.
@@HaVoC117X you are confused with the purpose of a medium tank then. Of course german medium tanks were mobile. They're medium tanks 🤣🤣 thats their whole purpose. But to think that German tank design in ww2 thought of mobility before Armour is a laughable idea. Why did almost every german tank design suffer from engine problems. Simple, most were underpowered to deal with the amount of armour the germans wanted on the vehicles, and did not want to reduce armour in favor of speed. Germans designed their tanks for the main intent of them facing other tanks thats why medium tanks like the panther and later versions of the panzer 3 had high velocity anti tank guns. In contrast the Americans/british believed tanks main purpose is infantry support hence most models of shermans had the low velocity 75mm rather then the 17 pounder or other high velocity caliber. Why? Because low velocity guns have more effective HE rounds. And to think that because germans built tiger's/tiger 2s/ panthers in less quantities gustifies some belief that the germans preferred faster medium tanks over them is just plain wrong. German built fewer heavy tanks because they were more costly and difficult to produce not because they liked them less. When the Leo 1 came out it was one of the most lightly armoured MBTs in the world especially in contrast to the Abrams. The doctrine reversal is even more evident when looking at speed with the leo 1 being almost 20 km faster than the early abrams.
@@reelogic2341 Are you brain dead or something? Panzer III and IV had very thin armor compared to T34 and Sherman and were one of the most reliable tanks out there, with decent mobility and capable of withstanding long road marches. The Panther has one of the best power to weight ratios of all wwii tanks. It's off road mobility was unmatched. It's unreliability was not a design error. It was a lack of resource, tools and machines which led to huge fluctuations in production Quality. Just because the 76mm He shell of the Sherman was less impressive than the 75mm He shell doesn't mean that this has to be true for other weapon systems as well. The explosiv filler of the Sherman's m3 75mm gun were 680g of TNT with a 2845kj of explosive energy. While the long 75 kwk 40/L48 had 660g of Amatol creating 2760kj. The difference is minimal. While the german gun could still achieve much higher muzzle velocity for ap rounds. And as you said yourself, enough firepower to be able to destroy even heavy enemy armor was the main critiria for german tanks since 1941. So you even contradict yourself. LOL The kwk 42 of the Pantherhad 690g to 725g of amatol. While the Shermans 76mm had only 465g of TNT. You better start reading some books. The Panther was only 10% more expensive compared to a panzer iv. Only 8500 panzer iv were produced from 1939 to 1945. The germans built 4500 panthers in 1944 alone. Big doesn't have to mean, that it wasn't streamlined for mass production. In the same year the Russians built 11.000 t34/85. The tank exchange ratio was 1 to 4 in favor for the Germans through out 1944, just to give you a scale what those numbers mean.
@@reelogic2341 The Leopard had thin armor but it wasnt a light tank for its time (1965). It had a weight of 44 tons, compare that to an m60 with 48tons (1960). The germans used the weigth to mount a big ass engine and a great running gear to make it the fastest 105mm gun platform in existence. The introduction of composite armor changed alot, so i dont know why you campared a third gen MBT to a Leopard 1. The Abrams was even introduced after the Leopard 2 in the early 1980s.
@@HaVoC117X brain dead??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that would be someone who picks bits of info and applies it to everything. 1. Yes correct the weight of of TNT is comparable, however u do realize that the method of deployment is more important that the weight of explosive. Prime example the kill radius of an 81mm motar firing a 4lb projectile is 35m compared to a 105 mm howitzer firing a 35 lb projectile with a kill radius of only 30 m, why because the motar fires at a lower velocity like a sherman. Imagine if u threw a water balloon as hard as u can at the ground 5m in front of u the water pattern would be long and skinny because the energy is focused forward, great for AP not for HE, now if u lobbed the balloon at the same area it would be a more even spread because of the lower velocity, great for HE less so for AP. 2. Yes a panthers where made in greater amounts in 44 that panzer 4s but you do realize that the panther was designed to replace the panzer 4 and the need for armour haf greatly increased since early 40s so fucking obviously they would be made in greater amounts. 3. Yes the cost of of a panther is only 10% greater than a panzer 4. Why? Because u are comparing the cost for the engine and the hull/turret. that cost does not include any types of arrangement communication systems, or optics which are greater in panther. Even if it was just 10% greater that difference compounds greatly the more numbers of the vehicle u produce. You also seem to think that the purchase prize is the only cost of the vehicle. Maintance and repair costs where much higher in the more advanced panther. Plus the panther burned 65% more fuel than the panzer 4 to reach both their max range of 200 km
It was a very interesting concept, and certainly pushed the envelope for what was possible in a tank design. If nothing else, NATO learned a lot from the program that would go into the tank designs of the late 1970s and 1980s.
Kpz/MBT70 was not a "complete" disaster. Many lessons were learned that went into the design of Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams. In fact the prototype for the M1 had a very similar turret, minus the driver position and rounded front in favor of flat. I am typing this at the beginning of the video for fun so lets see what good guy Matty has today. Love the channel bruv
- 152mm gun/launcher - 20mm remote operated AC - gas turbine engine - non homogenous armor - entire crew of 3 in turret - autoloader This tank was too much ahead of its time.
Murica: **Uses Imperial System of Measurement (Yards)** Everyone Else: **Uses Metric System of Measurement (Metres)** Everyone Else: This is 30 metres long Murica: NO IT'S 32.8084 GOD-BLESSED AMERICAN YARDS LONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@predattak yeah uh not egoboi, nice try. Also it's a joke, America has been fully able to use metric since ever, and Europe are the the ones who cannot adapt to a different system. Americans can use metric just fine. Been doing so for years.
Ft. Knox, KY in the 1980's was "peppered" with old tanks, throughout the installation in areas not accessible to the general public. They proved useful objects for new recruits to paint. Driving to my BOQ for the fist time I had to stop at one particular vehicle. Yup, "bigger than Stuttgart " there was an MBT 70, 152mm launcher / gun.. I remembered the silhouette from and Aroura model kit I built as a kid. I was really impressed with the design, how it resembled the M1 just starting to enter operational service. Well with a tank it's like with a girl, you like a little controversy in her background . I haven't found another MBT70 since. Latter found my true love in Fulda.
i remember fighting them in the old days of MGSPW, one variant gots the 120mm smoothbore with the top mounted 20mm and another one with the 152mm gun/launcher but with the missiles equipped on the sides of the tank.
The saddest bit about it, is that it was such a promising and capable vehicle.. yet fell victim of it's own doubts and second thoughts, and price, as you said Matsimus
Fort Knox had an MBT-70 on display across the street from my barracks. I used to love looking at that thing and wishing the big brass would have built the things.
Thanks for this video. I remember seeing the MBT-70 on display outside of Disney barracks when I was in AIT in the mid 80s. Always liked the idea of that tank.
The mist informative video I've ever seen on the MBT-70. It was an incredibly impressive machine, but the Abrams and Leopard 2 offspring were better tanks for modern, and for today's perspective, post-modern needs. I've seen an old video of the T54 and T69 (the oscillating turret designs) and the MBT-70 on display. In the video, the old tankers looks inside with his camera and the state of the inside is lamentable. It is really sad and they should have been maintained and preserved or given to an Armour museum.
Things we all want on our dream tank but we can't have all: -suspension -powerful smoothbore gun -air conditioning -thermal imagers (infrared if you have to) -automatic lead -composite armor -ERA and mounts -Commander or Loader's weapon (e.g. KORD, M2hB, M240c). (or both if you're into that sort of thing) -Autoloader (reccommended from me but only optional) -blast doors HEP (or whatever other smart HE shells you have) HEATFS, and APFSDS. -3-4 crew members (3 if you use the autoloader) -Active Protection System (otional but recommended from me) -Radio -Smoke Discharge launchers/emitters -Try for under 60 tons -NBC protection --Anti-Tank-Guided-Missiles (reccomended by me but optional) -Gyroscopic mounts -Gas turbine or diesel engine
I like the air ride suspension on it. The first low riding tank. I put air shocks on my tracked vehicle. I rode it on one test drive and felt like I was floating. Awesome setup.
Hey Mat, I love your videos, I clicked on this video mostly because I have this vehicle(KPZ-70)in the game War Thunder, this things amazing and a beautiful tank, gotta love the 20mm cannon on top.
This is my first time that I ever see a video of yours and wow I love it. One thing that I want to mention, I think in my opinion that you could use the war thunder tanks even if you do not have it research and it has X-ray so you can show the crew inside. The models there looks pretty awesome.
It was such a beautiful tank, but that seemed to be one of the only things going for it. Still love the Kampfpanzer 70. love the vids Matsimus, can’t wait for some more like this. Maybe we could get one on the Panzer IV?
Disaster Disagreement Tank? I'm gonna be honest, that's a rather tame name and I can see some merit in it, being that this was made in the Cold War and all.
Saw a pretty damn nice model of a KPz-70, where the missile gun had been replaced with a 120mm L/55 gun, the 20mm had been ditched entirely and the armor had been improved around the vehicle much in the same way as with the Leopard. The turret armor was extended all the way to the gun mantle. Also seen a computer model of an MBT-70 modernization that basically looks like a Super Abrams.
Saw one at the German Armour Corp Museum in Munster. Fine looking tank. We put German track on our m113’s, there for lots of 19mm (equal to 3/4”) nuts & bolts.
Locally, in Danbury Conn, US, One of last of the 5 prototypes remaining was recently scrapped with the closure of the Military Museum of Southern New England .
Nice video about powerful tank which is rarely known about ...1963-1965 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇸...labelling different opinions between two countries about design and primary purpose of making this tank at that time
I think my dad has that tank that he made. But he usually makes model airplanes but I think he made that tank with another tank from World War II called The Tiger tank I believe.
As an avid World of Tanks Blitz player I loved seeing that in game KPF footage lol. It is a german tank in that game and rocks the KpfPz moniker, but it is still a cool thing to run around in.
I’m an American and I wish we used the metric system! It’s so F’g stupid that we use imperial...🤬 Awesome video Mat, I learned a lot on this one...I was unaware of this tank prior to watching.
Hi Matsimus, I really like your videos. I have suggestion for you. I think people will appreciate if you make videos about ATGM & MANPADS. Because its more affordable than tanks & fighter aircrafts. Keep making good military videos, bro ! :)
'Bridges were a huge thing. Many rivers cut cross Europe at any one time and having a tank unable to cross certain weight limits is a problem' Panzerkraftwagen VIII Maus "Am I a joke to you?!" :'(
The US insistence on those Gun/Missile launchers not only helped scuttle this design but also led to the abomination of the M60A2, which not surprisingly also failed spectacularly. Another bit of trivia, out of the 60,000 plus missiles made for the 152mm GMLs only a few were ever fired in anger right before the Sheridans were pulled from active service after Desert Storm. They weren’t even fired at tanks, just used to destroy bunkers.
Its ironic that these two countries worked so hard to create an mbt together, scrapped it, then both built mbt's that where incredibly similar in every way
just a bit different: different gun: originally m1 used 105mm, Leopard 2 the 120mm L44 and then L55, different armor altogether, different engines (m1-> gas turbine, leopard 2-> diesel).
metric has imperial equivalents i know, family mechanics have on occasion used wrenches of one on the other. just figure out what is the match then figure out what parts to hook together. metric has its bonuses i'm just way too lazy to learn a unit of measure when i don't get along with numbers.
The Germans and Americans made a tank on 1965 so complex that it made German engineers piss themselves but ended up being too expensive even for the Americans meanwhile the Russians made the ultimate Heavy Tank which is technically an MBT at this point(IS-7) in 1948 but also suffered the same fate as the MBT/Kpz. 70 with it being to expensive for the people making it
I always loved tanks. So much so I started an vehicle armor company, designing new technologies for defeating high caliber rounds and explosives. This tank came out when I was in high school. The tank was way too complicated. Adjustable suspension , was cool. Typical time frame was about twenty years,because as time goes by, new ideas,technologies, but the absolute dumbest idea was to put the driver in the turret. It made drivers sick
American procurement politicians say why use a shell that cost a few hundred or thousands of dollars when we can shoot missiles that cost a hundred thousand dollars and give loads of them to our enemies
The M-48A5 and the M-60A3 with modern upgrades are still in service with some countries and are still excellent tanks . I was a 19D20 Cavalry Scout and was cross trained on these tanks in the 70's. Upgraded M-60's are as good as any steel haul tanks today.
Upgraded M-60s are still good as infantry support and can take on soviet era tanks with reasonable chances of survival, but I for sure would not want to face a modern mbt in one
Check out the upgrades on UA-cam. with all the new electronics and new 120mm gun and reactive armor I think it would have a better chance then the German Leopards that seem to have a survival issues in the Turkish Army.. It is better than any other steel haul tanks out there.
@@lisar3006 I have seen the upgraded m60 and it for sure looks capable, especially its offensive capabilities, but I still have severe doubts about its ability to survive impacts from modern APFSDS rounds. Regarding the Turkish Leopards, I believe the situation there is similar to the Iraqi and Saudi Arabian Abrams, tanks deployed in fire support roles and not protected by infantry
He was in another turret, on the turret. His could rotate independently of the gun and thus face forwards (or backwards for reverse) at all times. Also he was of centered, so you can clearly see why the drivers got confused
The Japanese incorporated the hydraulic suspension of the MBT 70 to lower the tank's profile into their Type 74 which has the best features from the M-60.
Man, it's huge!
[Hydraulically lowers itself]
What?!!
I think the Americans took it to Bennys Original Motor Works
Lowryder!
*George Lopez theme intensifies*
Dear Matsimus
If you ever need help with something having to do with the German language feel free to contact me. I am a native German speaker and glad to help.
I don't think he will see your comment by the way
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@@Slycarlo not bad my friend, its written "Ich bin ein Mann" with double n and nouns are written in German with the first letter as a capital ;)
Noice.
Thank you!
Can't imagine seeing Kpz-70 but with modern add-on armor and protecting systems. Damn that must be ridiculously beautiful.
KPZ-70 with 5th generation ERA, a Rheinmetal L/55 cannon and a dual 20mm
www.armorama.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=SquawkBox&file=index&req=viewtopic&topic_id=254578&ord=&page=4 hopefully the link works but someone made a what if with a model kit, looks pretty slick.
@@Ducati121 not how I imagined it'd be but still elegant as heck
@@Ducati121 Absolutely beautiful
@@Ducati121 that looks amazing.
I'm American as hell and proud, but after programming, engineering, and lab work, yes, metric is better. Writing extra 0's really isn't that bad.
"Let's create a new revolutionary battle tank with new components yet seen on any other tank"
US: "Ok"
W. Germany: "Ok"
"Now work together"
Both: "no"
And thus, as a result from this sex scandal, the Leopard and Abrams are blood related in a way
what did they expect? This example perfectly reflects both nation's understanding of teamwork.
@@JosipRadnik1America works on joint projects with other countries probably more than any other country.
KPZ-70 the best looking tank of all times. I love this thing.
In addition to what it was said in the video
it also would have had a modern battlefield situational awareness system that let you see your heading and position and where on the battlefield are the other tanks in your team and stuff like that, the commander could drive and shoot the tank and so on.
Today all of these things are second nature and we never think of them as some super advantage but in the 60s and 70s ...they were a game changer.
It would have been interesting to see how the tank looked after a few years when thermal gunsights and composite armor packages would have been added to it.
I have a Model of that thing and i gota say its one of the prettiest tanks out there
Perfect in every way... except for the fact that it was a disaster!
My only problem with this model is it's price. Dragon charges heavy price for this.
I have that model too :D sadly it is not TOO accurate. But it looks like the KPz-70 at least and i am glad there is a model of it.
Has its charm
Personally I also find it quite appealing to the eye, its sad that it was such a problematic tank
"I'm a Metric boi" 4:16
Then the western measurements is Football and a crate of cola
rise up
metric is better measurement 😯
@@MuhdAriff-kv5zn
Wait! Did you mean actual football that is played with a ball you kick with the foot or the American thing where you carry an egg with your hands?
I started giggling when he mentioned that both sides "agreed" to metric but secretly drew up their own plans for how its specs should be done. I just find that hilarious because that's how some Soviet design bureaus acted.
It really looks like a child of a leopard 1 and a patton ^^
And thus, the Abrams and Leopard II are actually cousins because America and German divorced in the 1970s
@@darnit1944 lol
A great tank, but unfortunately was fated to fail like many projects due to internal squabbling, politics, and miscommunication.
I always enjoy talking about the MBT project as a case study on poor project management.
QU1T07 Your pick has small sunglasses, mine are bigger and better.
Yay! We're back to this kind of content again. Atleast the MBT-70 gave us the M1 Abrams and the Leopard 2.
So, America and Germany was involved in an affair, had KPz/MBT-70 born out of wedlock.
Then broke up. Thus, the Leo and Abrams are half siblings.
@@darnit1944 yes
I love it's proportions, one of the most aesthetic tanks out there! I'ts a shame that the drivers got confused, that was gonna be a defect hard to fix if they managed to develop it
and mediocre protection vs. Expected threats.
The russians had t64s and would had t72s by the time this thing was fielded.
"Mom, dad, please stop fighting" - MBT/Kampfpanzer 70
@peace warrior Well, the Fatherland is quite obvious here
And thus, the KPz 70 and MBT 70 twins were separated as each parents took custody.
They grew up, MBT 70 gave birth to Abrams, KPz 70 gave birth to the Leopard 2.
Both Abrams and Leopard maintained good relations with each other. Sometimes they play their favorite game with each other: war game.
Both tanks lived happily ever after. The end.
It’s a low rider! It would be a hit in East LA!
Speaking of tanks being driven in East LA.
Perfect to get through or right over LA rush hr traffic
Hey isn't this the tank that will give it's driver motion sickness?
Yes. They put the driver in the turret basket, so every time the turret turned, the driver got disoriented. Stroke of genius, eh?
@@mattbrody3565 *B O G B R E I N*
The driver was on a turret, on the main turret, and off centered. So whenether the gun was turned, the driver would move in a circular way while facing forward, or he could rotate himself 180 degrees in order to face backwards and reverse at high speeds
Did the tanks come with a barf bag?
@bojo perez Woosh
"You know why they call it the Royale with a Big Gun, Brett?"
"Em... Because of the metric system?"
CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BRAD!!!
This is a tank I wanted to know more of, thank you Matsimus!
You should make a video about de TAM (Argentine Medium Tank), the MBT of the Argentine Army. It was developed by Argentina and Germany (it is based on the Marder) in the '70-'80 and it's the only tank that was developed for and built in South America. It also gave way to a whole family of armoured units, such as de VCTP IFV and the VCA Palmaria artillery platform, as well as mortar carriers and command vehicles, all in service in the Argentine Army.
The best things that came out of the MBT-70/Kampfpanzer 70 program: the M1 Abrams and Leopard 2.
Both sides learned hard lessons from each other other during ww2 and came away with traded view points. The Americans who lost many of their light fast tanks to the germans heavier and slower tanks though that their next MBT should be a heavily armoured machine hence the Abrams. Whereas the Germans learned that speed and numbers is a more effective form of armour hence the leopard .
That's an over simplification. Just because the Germans produced a few tiger tanks and other heavy break through assault weopons, this does not mean, that they gave up mobility on their medium tanks and mbts. From panzer iii via panther to the leopard 2, the hierarchy of capabilities was always, fire power first, mobility second armor protection last. This never changed.
@@HaVoC117X you are confused with the purpose of a medium tank then. Of course german medium tanks were mobile. They're medium tanks 🤣🤣 thats their whole purpose. But to think that German tank design in ww2 thought of mobility before Armour is a laughable idea. Why did almost every german tank design suffer from engine problems. Simple, most were underpowered to deal with the amount of armour the germans wanted on the vehicles, and did not want to reduce armour in favor of speed. Germans designed their tanks for the main intent of them facing other tanks thats why medium tanks like the panther and later versions of the panzer 3 had high velocity anti tank guns. In contrast the Americans/british believed tanks main purpose is infantry support hence most models of shermans had the low velocity 75mm rather then the 17 pounder or other high velocity caliber. Why? Because low velocity guns have more effective HE rounds. And to think that because germans built tiger's/tiger 2s/ panthers in less quantities gustifies some belief that the germans preferred faster medium tanks over them is just plain wrong. German built fewer heavy tanks because they were more costly and difficult to produce not because they liked them less. When the Leo 1 came out it was one of the most lightly armoured MBTs in the world especially in contrast to the Abrams. The doctrine reversal is even more evident when looking at speed with the leo 1 being almost 20 km faster than the early abrams.
@@reelogic2341 Are you brain dead or something? Panzer III and IV had very thin armor compared to T34 and Sherman and were one of the most reliable tanks out there, with decent mobility and capable of withstanding long road marches. The Panther has one of the best power to weight ratios of all wwii tanks. It's off road mobility was unmatched. It's unreliability was not a design error. It was a lack of resource, tools and machines which led to huge fluctuations in production Quality.
Just because the 76mm He shell of the Sherman was less impressive than the 75mm He shell doesn't mean that this has to be true for other weapon systems as well.
The explosiv filler of the Sherman's m3 75mm gun were 680g of TNT with a 2845kj of explosive energy.
While the long 75 kwk 40/L48 had 660g of Amatol creating 2760kj.
The difference is minimal. While the german gun could still achieve much higher muzzle velocity for ap rounds.
And as you said yourself, enough firepower to be able to destroy even heavy enemy armor was the main critiria for german tanks since 1941. So you even contradict yourself. LOL
The kwk 42 of the Pantherhad 690g to 725g of amatol. While the Shermans 76mm had only 465g of TNT.
You better start reading some books.
The Panther was only 10% more expensive compared to a panzer iv. Only 8500 panzer iv were produced from 1939 to 1945. The germans built 4500 panthers in 1944 alone. Big doesn't have to mean, that it wasn't streamlined for mass production. In the same year the Russians built 11.000 t34/85. The tank exchange ratio was 1 to 4 in favor for the Germans through out 1944, just to give you a scale what those numbers mean.
@@reelogic2341 The Leopard had thin armor but it wasnt a light tank for its time (1965). It had a weight of 44 tons, compare that to an m60 with 48tons (1960). The germans used the weigth to mount a big ass engine and a great running gear to make it the fastest 105mm gun platform in existence.
The introduction of composite armor changed alot, so i dont know why you campared a third gen MBT to a Leopard 1.
The Abrams was even introduced after the Leopard 2 in the early 1980s.
@@HaVoC117X brain dead??? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that would be someone who picks bits of info and applies it to everything.
1. Yes correct the weight of of TNT is comparable, however u do realize that the method of deployment is more important that the weight of explosive. Prime example the kill radius of an 81mm motar firing a 4lb projectile is 35m compared to a 105 mm howitzer firing a 35 lb projectile with a kill radius of only 30 m, why because the motar fires at a lower velocity like a sherman. Imagine if u threw a water balloon as hard as u can at the ground 5m in front of u the water pattern would be long and skinny because the energy is focused forward, great for AP not for HE, now if u lobbed the balloon at the same area it would be a more even spread because of the lower velocity, great for HE less so for AP.
2. Yes a panthers where made in greater amounts in 44 that panzer 4s but you do realize that the panther was designed to replace the panzer 4 and the need for armour haf greatly increased since early 40s so fucking obviously they would be made in greater amounts.
3. Yes the cost of of a panther is only 10% greater than a panzer 4. Why? Because u are comparing the cost for the engine and the hull/turret. that cost does not include any types of arrangement communication systems, or optics which are greater in panther. Even if it was just 10% greater that difference compounds greatly the more numbers of the vehicle u produce. You also seem to think that the purchase prize is the only cost of the vehicle. Maintance and repair costs where much higher in the more advanced panther. Plus the panther burned 65% more fuel than the panzer 4 to reach both their max range of 200 km
It was a very interesting concept, and certainly pushed the envelope for what was possible in a tank design.
If nothing else, NATO learned a lot from the program that would go into the tank designs of the late 1970s and 1980s.
Kpz/MBT70 was not a "complete" disaster. Many lessons were learned that went into the design of Leopard 2 and M1 Abrams. In fact the prototype for the M1 had a very similar turret, minus the driver position and rounded front in favor of flat. I am typing this at the beginning of the video for fun so lets see what good guy Matty has today. Love the channel bruv
I got to see this MBT-70 in the Deutsches Panzermuseum, when i visited it in 2014 and i really love this tank.
There used to be one at Ft. Knox, but that was 40 years ago.
- 152mm gun/launcher
- 20mm remote operated AC
- gas turbine engine
- non homogenous armor
- entire crew of 3 in turret
- autoloader
This tank was too much ahead of its time.
KPz 70 used a diesel, only MBT 70 did use a turbine
Murica: **Uses Imperial System of Measurement (Yards)**
Everyone Else: **Uses Metric System of Measurement (Metres)**
Everyone Else: This is 30 metres long
Murica: NO IT'S 32.8084 GOD-BLESSED AMERICAN YARDS LONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes but how many cm ?
Everyone else: it's 3000 .. just add 2 zeros
Murica: NO IT'S 1181.10236 GOD-BLESSED AMERICAN INCHES LONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@predattak wait.. how many feet is that?
America: "Sorry, could you speak up? We can't hear you from the *MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON* !!!!"
@@Orangefan77 Oh look everyone, egoboi is here :))
Nazi Germany got you to the moon and they were metric.
@@predattak yeah uh not egoboi, nice try. Also it's a joke, America has been fully able to use metric since ever, and Europe are the the ones who cannot adapt to a different system. Americans can use metric just fine. Been doing so for years.
Ft. Knox, KY in the 1980's was "peppered" with old tanks, throughout the installation in areas not accessible to the general public. They proved useful objects for new recruits to paint. Driving to my BOQ for the fist time I had to stop at one particular vehicle. Yup, "bigger than Stuttgart " there was an MBT 70, 152mm launcher / gun.. I remembered the silhouette from and Aroura model kit I built as a kid. I was really impressed with the design, how it resembled the M1 just starting to enter operational service. Well with a tank it's like with a girl, you like a little controversy in her background . I haven't found another MBT70 since. Latter found my true love in Fulda.
i remember fighting them in the old days of MGSPW, one variant gots the 120mm smoothbore with the top mounted 20mm and another one with the 152mm gun/launcher but with the missiles equipped on the sides of the tank.
"Sat on by a Maus Tank" 😂😂😂 I love it!
The saddest bit about it, is that it was such a promising and capable vehicle.. yet fell victim of it's own doubts and second thoughts, and price, as you said Matsimus
Awesome work Matsimus, mbt 70 was a beautiful design
but people could not agree.
Great video as always! Thanks for the upload Matsimus!👍
Fort Knox had an MBT-70 on display across the street from my barracks. I used to love looking at that thing and wishing the big brass would have built the things.
Thanks for this video. I remember seeing the MBT-70 on display outside of Disney barracks when I was in AIT in the mid 80s. Always liked the idea of that tank.
there was one of the prototypes of this at the military museum of southern CT, but they scrapped it. what a shame.
The mist informative video I've ever seen on the MBT-70. It was an incredibly impressive machine, but the Abrams and Leopard 2 offspring were better tanks for modern, and for today's perspective, post-modern needs. I've seen an old video of the T54 and T69 (the oscillating turret designs) and the MBT-70 on display. In the video, the old tankers looks inside with his camera and the state of the inside is lamentable. It is really sad and they should have been maintained and preserved or given to an Armour museum.
Things we all want on our dream tank but we can't have all:
-suspension
-powerful smoothbore gun
-air conditioning
-thermal imagers (infrared if you have to)
-automatic lead
-composite armor
-ERA and mounts
-Commander or Loader's weapon (e.g. KORD, M2hB, M240c). (or both if you're into that sort of thing)
-Autoloader (reccommended from me but only optional)
-blast doors
HEP (or whatever other smart HE shells you have) HEATFS, and APFSDS.
-3-4 crew members (3 if you use the autoloader)
-Active Protection System (otional but recommended from me)
-Radio
-Smoke Discharge launchers/emitters
-Try for under 60 tons
-NBC protection
--Anti-Tank-Guided-Missiles (reccomended by me but optional)
-Gyroscopic mounts
-Gas turbine or diesel engine
I remember seeing models of this in hobby stores in the late '70s--early '80s. As early-mid teenage boys, we thought it was very cool.
The old 1/48 scale Aurora kit. Not very accurate, but it caught the sexy shape. I had it as a kid in the late 1960s.
on the other side of the iron curtain:
xaxaxa T-64 go *brrrrrrrrrrrrrr*
The KPZ/MBT-70 tank did have an experimental sabot dart that could easily punch through the hull armor of the T-64A
Cosmic Flash And so did the Abrams and Leopard 2. Add fuel to fire, did the MBT 70 even have viable armor?
@@Mrskydoesminecraft1 The Kpz 70 was a newer then the t-64, wich, despite that, could also penetrate the armor of the Kpz-70 with relative ease.
@@m1a1abramstank49as far as I can see the armor on the kpz/mbt70 is absolutely pathetic
I like the air ride suspension on it. The first low riding tank. I put air shocks on my tracked vehicle. I rode it on one test drive and felt like I was floating. Awesome setup.
I build at least 50 tank models as a kid and I never knew about this tank! Thanks.
Hey Mat, I love your videos, I clicked on this video mostly because I have this vehicle(KPZ-70)in the game War Thunder, this things amazing and a beautiful tank, gotta love the 20mm cannon on top.
I’ve never clicked on a video so fast. I love the concept and design of this tank
This is my first time that I ever see a video of yours and wow I love it. One thing that I want to mention, I think in my opinion that you could use the war thunder tanks even if you do not have it research and it has X-ray so you can show the crew inside. The models there looks pretty awesome.
I don’t know if it is still there, but in 1992 there was an MBT 70 at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.
Nice, this one I didnt know about, as always a well done video.
Enjoyed a lot Matt
It was such a beautiful tank, but that seemed to be one of the only things going for it. Still love the Kampfpanzer 70. love the vids Matsimus, can’t wait for some more like this. Maybe we could get one on the Panzer IV?
Disaster Disagreement Tank?
I'm gonna be honest, that's a rather tame name and I can see some merit in it, being that this was made in the Cold War and all.
One of the 2 remaining prototypes is on display in my home town. I think it is the one shown in the pictures in the video.
A mate and I stumbled across an alternative hull for the MBT70 on Sennelage training area a few years back.
Saw a pretty damn nice model of a KPz-70, where the missile gun had been replaced with a 120mm L/55 gun, the 20mm had been ditched entirely and the armor had been improved around the vehicle much in the same way as with the Leopard. The turret armor was extended all the way to the gun mantle.
Also seen a computer model of an MBT-70 modernization that basically looks like a Super Abrams.
Imagine having the KPz70 turret on a Leopard 2 chassis
Why is his head bigger than mine? 😔
@Bradyn Urfer you better get the jumbo. Period
@Bradyn Urfer oh you want the T-29.
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Saw one at the German Armour Corp Museum in Munster. Fine looking tank. We put German track on our m113’s, there for lots of 19mm (equal to 3/4”) nuts & bolts.
this is one of my favorite tanks along with the M60A2
why not m60a3 starship instead ? 😁
@@rahmansetiawan6052 Eeewww
@@rahmansetiawan6052 the M60A2 is the tank nicknamed the "starship"
@@atts_other_at yea you right, my memory messed on that one 😅
Locally, in Danbury Conn, US, One of last of the 5 prototypes remaining was recently scrapped with the closure of the Military Museum of Southern New England .
Hi Matt,
Which on-line store did you buy your 1/16 Scale tank? I am keen to buy a Leopard II in UN white, because I think it looks cool.
Too good for this world
Or something like that
😂😂
wait a minute, a world of tanks blitz Kpz 70 gameplay? and, can u make a video about T95 heavy tank hybrid? thats gonna be awesome
the fact it's a tier 9 makes no sense
@@gulagkid799 ikr
Metric is the way? Thems is fightin' words!!!
Another lesson in the pitfalls of joint development projects. They sometimes cost more than going it alone.
Love your vids keep it up.
Nice video about powerful tank which is rarely known about ...1963-1965 🇩🇪🤝🇺🇸...labelling different opinions between two countries about design and primary purpose of making this tank at that time
Two of their MBT programs. Don't forget the Starship ;)
There used to be a prototype MBT 70 in a tank museum in Danbury, CT. I'm not sure if it's still open. It definitely is a interesting tank to look at.
wyatt1358 they scrapped it last year
Now that sucks.
I think my dad has that tank that he made. But he usually makes model airplanes but I think he made that tank with another tank from World War II called The Tiger tank I believe.
The way how the driving controls on that tank work is the only question I have 😎👍
Rarely you see such a failure that was at the same time one of the most important and influential designs ever.
M60A2 looks terrible with the 152mm. It was a big waste of money.
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Ive seen the real MBT-70 at Fort Benning. its quite the beast.
As an avid World of Tanks Blitz player I loved seeing that in game KPF footage lol. It is a german tank in that game and rocks the KpfPz moniker, but it is still a cool thing to run around in.
Yo, what graphic setting did you use on blitz?
Thanks! It was enlightening to hear about the German side of the effort.
What game are you playing in this part (6:39-9:29) of the video? It looks almost like World of Tanks before the HD updates.
enjoy your content.. what is the game you were playing to illustrate this tank?.. thanks
GO METRIC! GO!
I’m an American and I wish we used the metric system! It’s so F’g stupid that we use imperial...🤬 Awesome video Mat, I learned a lot on this one...I was unaware of this tank prior to watching.
Just wondering how comes you have the rlc 29th reg logo as your profile?
Hi Matsimus, I really like your videos. I have suggestion for you. I think people will appreciate if you make videos about ATGM & MANPADS. Because its more affordable than tanks & fighter aircrafts. Keep making good military videos, bro ! :)
'Bridges were a huge thing. Many rivers cut cross Europe at any one time and having a tank unable to cross certain weight limits is a problem'
Panzerkraftwagen VIII Maus "Am I a joke to you?!" :'(
What software do you use to showcase the 3d model?
The US insistence on those Gun/Missile launchers not only helped scuttle this design but also led to the abomination of the M60A2, which not surprisingly also failed spectacularly.
Another bit of trivia, out of the 60,000 plus missiles made for the 152mm GMLs only a few were ever fired in anger right before the Sheridans were pulled from active service after Desert Storm. They weren’t even fired at tanks, just used to destroy bunkers.
Great informative video. Top tier
*sees Armoured Warfare footage: oh, you are a man of culture aswell
Its ironic that these two countries worked so hard to create an mbt together, scrapped it, then both built mbt's that where incredibly similar in every way
just a bit different: different gun: originally m1 used 105mm, Leopard 2 the 120mm L44 and then L55, different armor altogether, different engines (m1-> gas turbine, leopard 2-> diesel).
metric has imperial equivalents
i know, family mechanics have on occasion used wrenches of one on the other.
just figure out what is the match then figure out what parts to hook together.
metric has its bonuses
i'm just way too lazy to learn a unit of measure when i don't get along with numbers.
That's quite a big tank! Great to see
You want to see one? You really should because it is a beautiful tank and up in person it is even more beautiful!
Its cool you found footage
I never thought i would see world of tanks blitz and armored warfare on this channel
Underrated tank in wargame rd
The Germans and Americans made a tank on 1965 so complex that it made German engineers piss themselves but ended up being too expensive even for the Americans meanwhile the Russians made the ultimate Heavy Tank which is technically an MBT at this point(IS-7) in 1948 but also suffered the same fate as the MBT/Kpz. 70 with it being to expensive for the people making it
I always loved tanks.
So much so I started an vehicle armor company, designing new technologies for defeating high caliber rounds and explosives.
This tank came out when I was in high school.
The tank was way too complicated.
Adjustable suspension , was cool.
Typical time frame was about twenty years,because as time goes by, new ideas,technologies, but the absolute dumbest idea was to put the driver in the turret.
It made drivers sick
Yes, the mbt 70! Been asking for this one for a while! Now I have to ask for my dream vid: the Ticonderoga class cruiser pls!!! :) :)
What is the game you were playing in the background?
American procurement politicians say why use a shell that cost a few hundred or thousands of dollars when we can shoot missiles that cost a hundred thousand dollars and give loads of them to our enemies
The M-48A5 and the M-60A3 with modern upgrades are still in service with some countries and are still excellent tanks . I was a 19D20 Cavalry Scout and was cross trained on these tanks in the 70's. Upgraded M-60's are as good as any steel haul tanks today.
Upgraded M-60s are still good as infantry support and can take on soviet era tanks with reasonable chances of survival, but I for sure would not want to face a modern mbt in one
Check out the upgrades on UA-cam. with all the new electronics and new 120mm gun and reactive armor I think it would have a better chance then the German Leopards that seem to have a survival issues in the Turkish Army.. It is better than any other steel haul tanks out there.
@@lisar3006 I have seen the upgraded m60 and it for sure looks capable, especially its offensive capabilities, but I still have severe doubts about its ability to survive impacts from modern APFSDS rounds. Regarding the Turkish Leopards, I believe the situation there is similar to the Iraqi and Saudi Arabian Abrams, tanks deployed in fire support roles and not protected by infantry
man how the driver can drive the tank when the turret look left and right ? 😂
He was in another turret, on the turret. His could rotate independently of the gun and thus face forwards (or backwards for reverse) at all times. Also he was of centered, so you can clearly see why the drivers got confused
@@juanordonezgalban2278 I think he meant all the sights/mountings in the way of the driver's periscope
The Japanese incorporated the hydraulic suspension of the MBT 70 to lower the tank's profile into their Type 74 which has the best features from the M-60.
Ok, was it just me, or during the game play video section, there was two tanks having a main gun sword fight in the distance??