{"product_id":"ak130014-the-age-of-the-mainbattle-tank","title":"Ak130014 The Age Of The Mainbattle Tank","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnglish. 304 pages. Hard cover. LIMITED EDITION.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric military book with numerous photos and 220 profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fifteen years after the Second World War saw the technology of tank design advance by leaps and bounds, resulting in the concept of the Main Battle Tank (MBT).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book by MP Robinson and Dick Taylor examines the history of the first Western Main Battle Tanks designed in that period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe discussion of these weapons in the context of the 1960–1975 period includes the evolution of successful and unsuccessful designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tank and MBT development programs pursued by the United States and its NATO allies, as well as by neutral Switzerland and Sweden, are documented and described in detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe emergence of 105mm and larger guns capable of being mounted in tanks in the 30-55 ton range became a catalyst for the disappearance of the old medium and heavy tank classifications- and for even more ambitious developments following the Yom Kippur War of 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach army’s interpretation of these advances and the contrasts in Western MBT design priorities are examined in hundreds of photos and color profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AK Interactive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48472960237705,"sku":"AK130014","price":132.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0282\/3041\/8569\/files\/ekjVImZoctzEokHI.jpg?v=1791560623","url":"https:\/\/hammerhouse.com.sg\/products\/ak130014-the-age-of-the-mainbattle-tank","provider":"HammerHouse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}